Burkina Faso vs Kyrgyzstan: Democracy

Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
Kyrgyzstan
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Kyrgyzstan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kyrgyzstan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 1 0 1 Burkina Faso
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Kyrgyzstan
1990s 0.9 1 0.1 Kyrgyzstan
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1.44 1.89 0.4444 Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or Kyrgyzstan?
Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and Kyrgyzstan?
0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kyrgyzstan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for democracy?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).