Political civil liberties index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Political civil liberties index was 0.346 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.346
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
136th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.904
in 2015
All-time low
0.318
in 1919
Years of data
92
1919–2025
Political civil liberties index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political civil liberties index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.346.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.904 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.318, in 1919.
Burkina Faso ranks 136th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Political civil liberties index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.318 | — |
| 1920 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.321 | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.379 | +18.1% |
| 1948 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.392 | +3.4% |
| 1951 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.426 | +8.7% |
| 1956 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.441 | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.505 | +14.5% |
| 1961 | 0.493 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.493 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.493 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.493 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.493 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.493 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.481 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.509 | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.488 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.502 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.543 | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.439 | -19.2% |
| 1981 | 0.427 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.443 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.435 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.415 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.429 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.434 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.443 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.534 | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 0.716 | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 0.768 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.776 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.797 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.855 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.884 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.882 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.878 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.898 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.904 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.89 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.896 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.884 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.876 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.877 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.869 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.798 | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.665 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.39 | -41.4% |
| 2025 | 0.346 | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.318 | 0.318 | 0.318 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3204 | 0.318 | 0.321 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.321 | 0.321 | 0.321 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.379 | 0.379 | 0.379 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.4135 | 0.392 | 0.441 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4906 | 0.481 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5025 | 0.488 | 0.543 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4298 | 0.415 | 0.443 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7106 | 0.443 | 0.797 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.855 | 0.855 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8876 | 0.876 | 0.904 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6575 | 0.346 | 0.877 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political civil liberties index in Burkina Faso?
- Political civil liberties index in Burkina Faso was 0.346 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.318 in 1919.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for political civil liberties index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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