Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Afghanistan
79.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
79.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
152nd
Burkina Faso rank
153rd
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 79.5% against 79.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 152nd and Burkina Faso ranks 153rd of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.1% | 92.3% | 4.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 92.3% | 4.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 57.7% | 91.3% | 33.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 89.7% | 28.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 89.7% | 18.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 85.0% | 27.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 75.3% | 2.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Afghanistan, at 79.5% against 79.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 0.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Afghanistan ranks 152nd and Burkina Faso ranks 153rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.