Equal Access to Power Index in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.663 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.663
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.794
in 1983
All-time low
0.502
in 1919
Years of data
92
1919–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equal access to power index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.663.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.794 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.502, in 1919.

That places Burkina Faso 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.502 0.502 0.502 1
1920s 0.502 0.502 0.502 10
1930s 0.502 0.502 0.502 2
1940s 0.706 0.706 0.706 3
1950s 0.706 0.706 0.706 10
1960s 0.707 0.707 0.707 10
1970s 0.707 0.707 0.707 10
1980s 0.7748 0.746 0.794 10
1990s 0.746 0.746 0.746 10
2000s 0.746 0.746 0.746 10
2010s 0.6982 0.609 0.776 10
2020s 0.711 0.663 0.743 6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 84 Namibia 0.679 compare
  2. 85 Albania 0.669 compare
  3. 85 Ukraine 0.669 compare
  4. 88 Mali 0.662 compare
  5. 89 Hong Kong 0.651 compare
  6. 90 Kenya 0.64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Burkina Faso?
Equal access to power index in Burkina Faso was 0.663 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.794 in 1983.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.502 in 1919.
How does Burkina Faso rank for equal access to power index?
Burkina Faso ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal Access to Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.