Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled
Burkina Faso
5
in 2025
Nigeria
5
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Nigeria rank
41st
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 5 against 5 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nigeria ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.88 | 3.88 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 5.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 4.3 | 5 | 0.7 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 4.2 | 0.7 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 5 | 0.5 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civil liberties rating, gaps filled, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Burkina Faso, at 5 against 5 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civil liberties rating, gaps filled between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 41st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.