Burkina Faso vs North Korea: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Burkina Faso
0.376
in 2025
North Korea
0.407
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
132nd
North Korea rank
130th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Burkina Faso
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.407 against 0.376 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.031.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was North Korea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 132nd and North Korea ranks 130th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.006 | 0.407 | 0.401 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.006 | 0.407 | 0.401 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.096 | 0.407 | 0.311 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.106 | 0.407 | 0.301 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.328 | 0.407 | 0.079 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3465 | 0.407 | 0.0605 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.489 | 0.407 | 0.082 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.6644 | 0.407 | 0.2574 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.5177 | 0.407 | 0.1107 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Burkina Faso or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.407 against 0.376 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 0.031, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and North Korea rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 132nd and North Korea ranks 130th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.