Burkina Faso vs New Zealand: Democracy
Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
New Zealand
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Burkina Faso
- New Zealand
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 168 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or New Zealand?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and New Zealand?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and New Zealand?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and New Zealand rank globally for democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and New Zealand 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
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).