Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Participatory political institutions index
Burkina Faso
0.344
in 2025
Guinea
0.362
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
130th
Guinea rank
128th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.362 against 0.344 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Guinea ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.073 | 0.165 | 0.092 | Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.0775 | 0.165 | 0.0875 | Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.078 | 0.165 | 0.087 | Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.084 | 0.213 | 0.129 | Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.1046 | 0.2146 | 0.11 | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.1805 | 0.1727 | 0.0078 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.2348 | 0.15 | 0.0848 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.2615 | 0.2072 | 0.0543 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.3542 | 0.393 | 0.0388 | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.4552 | 0.4848 | 0.0296 | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5159 | 0.5466 | 0.0307 | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4343 | 0.4175 | 0.0168 | 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?
- Guinea, at 0.362 against 0.344 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.018, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Guinea ranks 128th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.