Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Burundi
Burundi: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Burundi, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Burundi peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
That places Burundi 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 4 | -55.6% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 152 Cameroon 1 compare
- 152 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 152 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
- 152 Haiti 1 compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 152 Libya 1 compare
- 152 Togo 1 compare
- 152 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 1 compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Burundi?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Burundi was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Burundi ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.