Burkina Faso vs United States: Multi-party elections
Burkina Faso
1
in 2022
United States
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Burkina Faso
- United States
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Burkina Faso or United States?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Burkina Faso and United States?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and United States rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.