Burundi vs Tanzania: Democracy
Burundi
3
in 2025
Tanzania
3
in 2025
Burundi rank
94th
Tanzania rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Burundi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3 against 3 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Tanzania ahead.
Burundi ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 3 | 2.4 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burundi or Tanzania?
- Burundi, at 3 against 3 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burundi and Tanzania?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Tanzania?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Tanzania rank globally for democracy?
- Burundi ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.