Which has higher suffrage, Burkina Faso or South Africa?

Burkina Faso, at 100 against 100 in South Africa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?

92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso

100

in 2025

South Africa

100

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

1st

South Africa rank

1st

Burkina Faso currently reports 100 against 100 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was South Africa ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 4.

Decade	Burkina Faso	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0	10	10	South Africa
1920s	0	10	10	South Africa
1930s	0	12.5	12.5	South Africa
1940s	10	20	10	South Africa
1950s	42	20	22	Burkina Faso
1960s	100	20	80	Burkina Faso
1970s	100	20	80	Burkina Faso
1980s	100	20	80	Burkina Faso
1990s	100	60	40	Burkina Faso
2000s	100	100	0	—
2010s	100	100	0	—
2020s	100	100	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher suffrage, Burkina Faso or South Africa?: Burkina Faso, at 100 against 100 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage 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?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for suffrage?: Burkina Faso ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.