Democracy in Burundi
Burundi: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Burundi, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Burundi is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Burundi peaked at 3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Burundi ranks 80th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Democracy in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Burundi?
- Democracy in Burundi was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for democracy?
- Burundi ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).