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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.274 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.274
Change on year
down 34.8%
World rank
122nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.75
in 1950
All-time low
0.274
in 2025
Years of data
92
1919–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.274. That is the lowest value across all 92 years on record.

That represents a change of down 34.8% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.75 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.274, in 2025.

That places Burkina Faso 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Burkina Faso, year by year

Year Value Change
1919 0.64 —
1920 0.64 +0.0%
1921 0.64 +0.0%
1922 0.64 +0.0%
1923 0.64 +0.0%
1924 0.64 +0.0%
1925 0.64 +0.0%
1926 0.64 +0.0%
1927 0.64 +0.0%
1928 0.64 +0.0%
1929 0.64 +0.0%
1930 0.64 +0.0%
1931 0.64 +0.0%
1947 0.742 +15.9%
1948 0.742 +0.0%
1949 0.742 +0.0%
1950 0.75 +1.1%
1951 0.75 +0.0%
1952 0.75 +0.0%
1953 0.75 +0.0%
1954 0.75 +0.0%
1955 0.75 +0.0%
1956 0.75 +0.0%
1957 0.75 +0.0%
1958 0.75 +0.0%
1959 0.75 +0.0%
1960 0.555 -26.0%
1961 0.555 +0.0%
1962 0.555 +0.0%
1963 0.555 +0.0%
1964 0.555 +0.0%
1965 0.555 +0.0%
1966 0.555 +0.0%
1967 0.494 -11.0%
1968 0.494 +0.0%
1969 0.494 +0.0%
1970 0.587 +18.8%
1971 0.587 +0.0%
1972 0.587 +0.0%
1973 0.587 +0.0%
1974 0.587 +0.0%
1975 0.504 -14.1%
1976 0.504 +0.0%
1977 0.504 +0.0%
1978 0.522 +3.6%
1979 0.522 +0.0%
1980 0.505 -3.3%
1981 0.548 +8.5%
1982 0.548 +0.0%
1983 0.566 +3.3%
1984 0.566 +0.0%
1985 0.566 +0.0%
1986 0.566 +0.0%
1987 0.566 +0.0%
1988 0.451 -20.3%
1989 0.451 +0.0%
1990 0.384 -14.9%
1991 0.384 +0.0%
1992 0.468 +21.9%
1993 0.468 +0.0%
1994 0.468 +0.0%
1995 0.468 +0.0%
1996 0.468 +0.0%
1997 0.468 +0.0%
1998 0.468 +0.0%
1999 0.512 +9.4%
2000 0.512 +0.0%
2001 0.512 +0.0%
2002 0.512 +0.0%
2003 0.512 +0.0%
2004 0.512 +0.0%
2005 0.512 +0.0%
2006 0.512 +0.0%
2007 0.512 +0.0%
2008 0.512 +0.0%
2009 0.512 +0.0%
2010 0.512 +0.0%
2011 0.512 +0.0%
2012 0.512 +0.0%
2013 0.574 +12.1%
2014 0.646 +12.5%
2015 0.679 +5.1%
2016 0.704 +3.7%
2017 0.704 +0.0%
2018 0.677 -3.8%
2019 0.68 +0.4%
2020 0.687 +1.0%
2021 0.628 -8.6%
2022 0.657 +4.6%
2023 0.582 -11.4%
2024 0.42 -27.8%
2025 0.274 -34.8%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 0.274 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.188, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 0.274 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2945, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.64 0.64 0.64 1
1920s 0.64 0.64 0.64 10
1930s 0.64 0.64 0.64 2
1940s 0.742 0.742 0.742 3
1950s 0.75 0.75 0.75 10
1960s 0.5367 0.494 0.555 10
1970s 0.5491 0.504 0.587 10
1980s 0.5333 0.451 0.566 10
1990s 0.4556 0.384 0.512 10
2000s 0.512 0.512 0.512 10
2010s 0.62 0.512 0.704 10
2020s 0.5413 0.274 0.687 6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 119 Ukraine 0.334 compare
  2. 120 Eswatini 0.315 compare
  3. 121 Saudi Arabia 0.285 compare
  4. 123 Djibouti 0.268 compare
  5. 124 Bolivia 0.266 compare
  6. 124 Gabon 0.266 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Burkina Faso?
Judicial checks on government index in Burkina Faso was 0.274 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.75 in 1950.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.274 in 2025.
How does Burkina Faso rank for judicial checks on government index?
Burkina Faso ranks 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.