What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

0.007, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Burkina Faso

0.283

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.276

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

136th

Guinea-Bissau rank

137th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.283 against 0.276 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th of 175 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.738	0.057	0.681	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.738	0.057	0.681	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.738	0.057	0.681	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.572	0.099	0.473	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.572	0.122	0.45	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.606	0.1222	0.4838	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.613	0.1753	0.4377	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.6224	0.0959	0.5265	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.3168	0.1527	0.1641	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.2955	0.2212	0.0743	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.281	0.2566	0.0244	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.2862	0.2735	0.0127	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?: Burkina Faso, at 0.283 against 0.276 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.007, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.