Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Democracy
Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
South Africa
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Africa
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 168 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or South Africa?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and South Africa 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).