Burkina Faso vs Namibia: Democracy
Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
Namibia
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Burkina Faso
- Namibia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or Namibia?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Namibia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and Namibia?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Namibia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Namibia rank globally for democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 167 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
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).