How does Burkina Faso rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Burkina Faso ranks 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Burkina Faso

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Burkina Faso
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burkina Faso: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.551 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.551

Change on year

down 6.3%

World rank

115th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.859

in 2017

All-time low

0.311

in 1920

Years of data

1919–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.551.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.859 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.311, in 1920.

Burkina Faso ranks 115th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Burkina Faso, 1919 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1919	0.318	—
1920	0.311	-2.2%
1921	0.311	+0.0%
1922	0.311	+0.0%
1923	0.311	+0.0%
1924	0.311	+0.0%
1925	0.311	+0.0%
1926	0.311	+0.0%
1927	0.311	+0.0%
1928	0.311	+0.0%
1929	0.314	+1.0%
1930	0.323	+2.9%
1931	0.323	+0.0%
1947	0.372	+15.2%
1948	0.365	-1.9%
1949	0.365	+0.0%
1950	0.387	+6.0%
1951	0.387	+0.0%
1952	0.387	+0.0%
1953	0.387	+0.0%
1954	0.387	+0.0%
1955	0.387	+0.0%
1956	0.387	+0.0%
1957	0.387	+0.0%
1958	0.422	+9.0%
1959	0.429	+1.7%
1960	0.588	+37.1%
1961	0.604	+2.7%
1962	0.604	+0.0%
1963	0.604	+0.0%
1964	0.604	+0.0%
1965	0.604	+0.0%
1966	0.59	-2.3%
1967	0.582	-1.4%
1968	0.592	+1.7%
1969	0.592	+0.0%
1970	0.575	-2.9%
1971	0.575	+0.0%
1972	0.575	+0.0%
1973	0.575	+0.0%
1974	0.552	-4.0%
1975	0.552	+0.0%
1976	0.552	+0.0%
1977	0.538	-2.5%
1978	0.558	+3.7%
1979	0.546	-2.2%
1980	0.529	-3.1%
1981	0.441	-16.6%
1982	0.443	+0.5%
1983	0.515	+16.3%
1984	0.51	-1.0%
1985	0.509	-0.2%
1986	0.518	+1.8%
1987	0.512	-1.2%
1988	0.495	-3.3%
1989	0.493	-0.4%
1990	0.544	+10.3%
1991	0.611	+12.3%
1992	0.629	+2.9%
1993	0.636	+1.1%
1994	0.636	+0.0%
1995	0.636	+0.0%
1996	0.636	+0.0%
1997	0.639	+0.5%
1998	0.644	+0.8%
1999	0.762	+18.3%
2000	0.793	+4.1%
2001	0.793	+0.0%
2002	0.793	+0.0%
2003	0.793	+0.0%
2004	0.793	+0.0%
2005	0.793	+0.0%
2006	0.798	+0.6%
2007	0.798	+0.0%
2008	0.798	+0.0%
2009	0.792	-0.8%
2010	0.805	+1.6%
2011	0.797	-1.0%
2012	0.798	+0.1%
2013	0.823	+3.1%
2014	0.847	+2.9%
2015	0.848	+0.1%
2016	0.827	-2.5%
2017	0.859	+3.9%
2018	0.828	-3.6%
2019	0.829	+0.1%
2020	0.823	-0.7%
2021	0.827	+0.5%
2022	0.811	-1.9%
2023	0.747	-7.9%
2024	0.588	-21.3%
2025	0.551	-6.3%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.551 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.341, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.551 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5635, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1960	+37.1%	0.429	0.588

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.318	0.318	0.318	1
1920s	0.3113	0.311	0.314	10
1930s	0.323	0.323	0.323	2
1940s	0.3673	0.365	0.372	3
1950s	0.3947	0.387	0.429	10
1960s	0.5964	0.582	0.604	10
1970s	0.5598	0.538	0.575	10
1980s	0.4965	0.441	0.529	10
1990s	0.6373	0.544	0.762	10
2000s	0.7944	0.792	0.798	10
2010s	0.8261	0.797	0.859	10
2020s	0.7245	0.551	0.827	6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

113 Mali 0.576 compare
114 Philippines 0.56 compare
116 Ukraine 0.545 compare
117 Kazakhstan 0.54 compare
117 Togo 0.54 compare

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More reference data data for Burkina Faso

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Burkina Faso?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Burkina Faso was 0.551 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.859 in 2017.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.311 in 1920.
How does Burkina Faso rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Burkina Faso ranks 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.