Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Engaged Society Score

Burkina Faso
-1.5
in 2025
Eritrea
-1.49
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
166th
Eritrea rank
165th

Engaged Society Score over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Eritrea
-3-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports -1.49 against -1.5 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 166th and Eritrea ranks 165th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 10 and Eritrea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Eritrea Difference Ahead
1910s -1.74 -2.03 0.289 Burkina Faso
1920s -1.74 -2.03 0.289 Burkina Faso
1930s -1.74 -2.03 0.289 Burkina Faso
1940s -0.996 0.162 1.16 Eritrea
1950s -0.996 -0.341 0.655 Eritrea
1960s -0.308 -0.9011 0.5931 Burkina Faso
1970s -0.539 -2.06 1.52 Burkina Faso
1980s -0.274 -2.73 2.46 Burkina Faso
1990s 1.18 -0.7904 1.97 Burkina Faso
2000s 1.31 -1.15 2.47 Burkina Faso
2010s 1.63 -1.48 3.1 Burkina Faso
2020s 0.5607 -1.46 2.02 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher engaged society score, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at -1.49 against -1.5 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in engaged society score between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
0.01, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for engaged society score?
Burkina Faso ranks 166th and Eritrea ranks 165th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Engaged Society Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.