Burkina Faso vs United States: Transparent laws
Burkina Faso
0
in 2025
United States
0
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
44th
United States rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- Burkina Faso
- United States
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 against 0 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 92 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Burkina Faso or United States?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 against 0 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Burkina Faso and United States?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and United States rank globally for transparent laws?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.