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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Burundi

Burundi: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.15 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.15
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
156th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.474
in 1994
All-time low
0.109
in 2018
Years of data
110
1916–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Burundi, 1916–2025

0.10.20.30.40.5191619702025

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

Analysis

In 2025, liberal political institutions index in Burundi stood at 0.15.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Burundi peaked at 0.474 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.109, in 2018.

That places Burundi 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Burundi, year by year

Year Value Change
1916 0.195 —
1917 0.195 +0.0%
1918 0.195 +0.0%
1919 0.195 +0.0%
1920 0.195 +0.0%
1921 0.195 +0.0%
1922 0.196 +0.5%
1923 0.195 -0.5%
1924 0.195 +0.0%
1925 0.195 +0.0%
1926 0.195 +0.0%
1927 0.195 +0.0%
1928 0.195 +0.0%
1929 0.195 +0.0%
1930 0.195 +0.0%
1931 0.195 +0.0%
1932 0.195 +0.0%
1933 0.195 +0.0%
1934 0.195 +0.0%
1935 0.195 +0.0%
1936 0.195 +0.0%
1937 0.195 +0.0%
1938 0.195 +0.0%
1939 0.195 +0.0%
1940 0.195 +0.0%
1941 0.195 +0.0%
1942 0.195 +0.0%
1943 0.195 +0.0%
1944 0.195 +0.0%
1945 0.195 +0.0%
1946 0.195 +0.0%
1947 0.195 +0.0%
1948 0.195 +0.0%
1949 0.195 +0.0%
1950 0.195 +0.0%
1951 0.205 +5.1%
1952 0.205 +0.0%
1953 0.205 +0.0%
1954 0.205 +0.0%
1955 0.205 +0.0%
1956 0.205 +0.0%
1957 0.205 +0.0%
1958 0.205 +0.0%
1959 0.205 +0.0%
1960 0.207 +1.0%
1961 0.252 +21.7%
1962 0.394 +56.3%
1963 0.404 +2.5%
1964 0.398 -1.5%
1965 0.398 +0.0%
1966 0.353 -11.3%
1967 0.234 -33.7%
1968 0.234 +0.0%
1969 0.234 +0.0%
1970 0.239 +2.1%
1971 0.235 -1.7%
1972 0.231 -1.7%
1973 0.231 +0.0%
1974 0.239 +3.5%
1975 0.244 +2.1%
1976 0.274 +12.3%
1977 0.283 +3.3%
1978 0.292 +3.2%
1979 0.292 +0.0%
1980 0.296 +1.4%
1981 0.296 +0.0%
1982 0.318 +7.4%
1983 0.407 +28.0%
1984 0.407 +0.0%
1985 0.407 +0.0%
1986 0.406 -0.2%
1987 0.4 -1.5%
1988 0.304 -24.0%
1989 0.304 +0.0%
1990 0.311 +2.3%
1991 0.299 -3.9%
1992 0.303 +1.3%
1993 0.394 +30.0%
1994 0.474 +20.3%
1995 0.464 -2.1%
1996 0.443 -4.5%
1997 0.464 +4.7%
1998 0.464 +0.0%
1999 0.458 -1.3%
2000 0.456 -0.4%
2001 0.459 +0.7%
2002 0.447 -2.6%
2003 0.447 +0.0%
2004 0.45 +0.7%
2005 0.334 -25.8%
2006 0.329 -1.5%
2007 0.323 -1.8%
2008 0.32 -0.9%
2009 0.321 +0.3%
2010 0.305 -5.0%
2011 0.307 +0.7%
2012 0.307 +0.0%
2013 0.237 -22.8%
2014 0.223 -5.9%
2015 0.15 -32.7%
2016 0.11 -26.7%
2017 0.115 +4.5%
2018 0.109 -5.2%
2019 0.148 +35.8%
2020 0.122 -17.6%
2021 0.178 +45.9%
2022 0.206 +15.7%
2023 0.135 -34.5%
2024 0.161 +19.3%
2025 0.15 -6.8%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 0.15 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.232, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 0.15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4325, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Liberal Political Institutions Index in Burundi 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.

YearChange FromTo
1962 +56.3% 0.252 0.394
2021 +45.9% 0.122 0.178
2019 +35.8% 0.109 0.148
2023 -34.5% 0.206 0.135
1967 -33.7% 0.353 0.234
2015 -32.7% 0.223 0.15

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.195 0.195 0.195 4
1920s 0.1951 0.195 0.196 10
1930s 0.195 0.195 0.195 10
1940s 0.195 0.195 0.195 10
1950s 0.204 0.195 0.205 10
1960s 0.3108 0.207 0.404 10
1970s 0.256 0.231 0.292 10
1980s 0.3545 0.296 0.407 10
1990s 0.4074 0.299 0.474 10
2000s 0.3886 0.32 0.459 10
2010s 0.2011 0.109 0.307 10
2020s 0.1587 0.122 0.206 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 154 Saudi Arabia 0.184 compare
  2. 155 Syria 0.166 compare
  3. 157 Russia 0.147 compare
  4. 158 Cuba 0.146 compare
  5. 159 El Salvador 0.141 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Burundi?
Liberal political institutions index in Burundi was 0.15 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.474 in 1994.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.109 in 2018.
How does Burundi rank for liberal political institutions index?
Burundi ranks 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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