Burkina Faso vs Hong Kong, China: Democracy
Burkina Faso
0
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
0
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
146th
Hong Kong, China rank
146th
Democracy over time
- Burkina Faso
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 against 0 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 146th and Hong Kong, China ranks 146th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or Hong Kong, China?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 against 0 in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and Hong Kong, China?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Hong Kong, China?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Hong Kong, China rank globally for democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 146th and Hong Kong, China ranks 146th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).