Democratic change in Burundi
Burundi: Democratic change was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1959
All-time low
0
in 1965
Years of data
110
1916–2025
Democratic change in Burundi, 1916–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic change in Burundi stood at 1.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Burundi peaked at 2 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1965.
Burundi ranks 23rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 110 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Burundi
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.196 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8014 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8146 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6552 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.581 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 515.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic change in Burundi?
- Democratic change in Burundi was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1959.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1965.
- How does Burundi rank for democratic change?
- Burundi ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.