Burkina Faso vs Trinidad and Tobago: Democracy

Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
Trinidad and Tobago
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Trinidad and Tobago
00.511.52196019892018

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1 1 Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 0 1.9 1.9 Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 0.9 2 1.1 Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 1 2 1 Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 1.44 2 0.5556 Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or Trinidad and Tobago?
Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and Trinidad and Tobago?
0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Trinidad and Tobago?
57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for democracy?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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).