Political centralization index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Political centralization index was 0.742 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.742
Change on year
up 39.7%
World rank
47th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.785
in 1990
All-time low
0.247
in 2017
Years of data
92
1919–2025
Political centralization index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.742 for political centralization index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 186.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.785 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.247, in 2017.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 92 years of available data.
Political centralization index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.608 | — |
| 1920 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.491 | -19.2% |
| 1948 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.378 | -23.0% |
| 1950 | 0.363 | -4.0% |
| 1951 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.368 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.54 | +46.7% |
| 1961 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.558 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.738 | +32.3% |
| 1968 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.674 | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.536 | -20.5% |
| 1973 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.705 | +31.5% |
| 1976 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.718 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.596 | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.617 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.694 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.671 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.671 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.671 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.671 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.671 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.755 | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.785 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.776 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.693 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.592 | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.577 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.461 | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 0.444 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.439 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.445 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.433 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.422 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.355 | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.284 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.259 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.251 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.247 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.287 | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.284 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.274 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.303 | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.406 | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 0.531 | +30.8% |
| 2025 | 0.742 | +39.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.742 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.742 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.608 | 0.608 | 0.608 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.608 | 0.608 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.608 | 0.608 | 0.608 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.4533 | 0.378 | 0.491 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.3635 | 0.363 | 0.368 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6012 | 0.54 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6385 | 0.536 | 0.718 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.687 | 0.617 | 0.755 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6252 | 0.461 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4401 | 0.439 | 0.445 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3255 | 0.247 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.426 | 0.274 | 0.742 | 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 political centralization index in Burkina Faso?
- Political centralization index in Burkina Faso was 0.742 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.785 in 1990.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.247 in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for political centralization index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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