Press freedom fh in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Press freedom fh was 1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1
in 1979
All-time low
0
in 1983
Years of data
36
1979–2016
Press freedom fh in Burkina Faso, 1979–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for press freedom fh in Burkina Faso is 1, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, press freedom fh in Burkina Faso peaked at 1 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1983.
That places Burkina Faso 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 351,209 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.455 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.103 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.134 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.309 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.261 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is press freedom fh in Burkina Faso?
- Press freedom fh in Burkina Faso was 1 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest press freedom fh recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1979.
- What is the lowest press freedom fh recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1983.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for press freedom fh?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2016.
- Is press freedom fh rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Press freedom fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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