What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

0.018, 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Burkina Faso

0.344

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.326

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

130th

Guinea-Bissau rank

132nd

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.344 against 0.326 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.018.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 132nd of 176 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	0.073	0.06	0.013	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.0775	0.06	0.0175	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.078	0.06	0.018	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.084	0.043	0.041	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.1046	0.043	0.0616	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.1805	0.048	0.1325	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.2348	0.1408	0.094	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.2615	0.1952	0.0663	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.3542	0.2558	0.0984	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.4552	0.3041	0.1511	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.5159	0.3347	0.1812	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.4343	0.3397	0.0947	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?: Burkina Faso, at 0.344 against 0.326 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.018, 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 participatory political institutions index?: Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.