Which has higher political civil liberties index, Algeria or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 0.346 against 0.339 in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Algeria and Burkina Faso?

0.007, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?

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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Political Civil Liberties Index

Algeria

0.339

in 2025

Burkina Faso

0.346

in 2025

Algeria rank

137th

Burkina Faso rank

136th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Algeria
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.346 against 0.339 in Algeria, a difference of 0.007.

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

Algeria ranks 137th and Burkina Faso ranks 136th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.143	0.318	0.175	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.1439	0.3204	0.1765	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.151	0.321	0.17	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.149	0.379	0.23	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.1475	0.4135	0.266	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.1287	0.4906	0.3619	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.1303	0.5025	0.3722	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.1631	0.4298	0.2667	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.519	0.7106	0.1916	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.5363	0.855	0.3187	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.5036	0.8876	0.384	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.3497	0.6575	0.3078	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Algeria or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 0.346 against 0.339 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Algeria and Burkina Faso?: 0.007, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Algeria ranks 137th and Burkina Faso ranks 136th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.