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
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.
Equal Access to Power Index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.502 | — |
| 1920 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.706 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.707 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.762 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.794 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.746 | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.754 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.609 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.682 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.668 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.636 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.623 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.776 | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.726 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.743 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.723 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.685 | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.663 | -3.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.663 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.489, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.663 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5935, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
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
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.