Political Rights Rating in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Political Rights Rating was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1984
All-time low
2
in 1978
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political Rights Rating in Burkina Faso, 1972–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating in Burkina Faso stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating in Burkina Faso peaked at 7 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1978.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political Rights Rating in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3 | — |
| 1973 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.56 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating in Burkina Faso?
- Political rights rating in Burkina Faso was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1984.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1978.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for political rights rating?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.