Burkina Faso vs Peru: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Peru
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How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0.7 0.7 Peru
1970s 1 0.2 0.8 Burkina Faso
1980s 0 2 2 Peru
1990s 0.9 1.2 0.3 Peru
2000s 1 1.9 0.9 Peru
2010s 1.44 2 0.5556 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or Peru?
Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and Peru?
0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Peru?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Peru 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).