Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Burundi

Burundi: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -1.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-1.25
Change on year
down 145.3%
World rank
147th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.025
in 1990
All-time low
-2.23
in 1916
Years of data
110
1916–2025

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Burundi, 1916–2025

-2-1.5-1-0.50191619702025

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

Analysis

In 2025, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Burundi stood at -1.25.

The figure is down 145.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Burundi peaked at 0.025 in 1990 and was at its lowest, -2.23, in 1916.

That places Burundi 147th out of 173 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s -2.23 -2.23 -2.23 4
1920s -2.19 -2.23 -1.92 10
1930s -2.21 -2.21 -2.21 10
1940s -2.21 -2.21 -2.21 10
1950s -2.21 -2.21 -2.21 10
1960s -1.92 -2.21 -1.83 10
1970s -1.46 -2.1 -0.548 10
1980s -0.4586 -0.548 -0.101 10
1990s -0.4136 -0.665 0.025 10
2000s -0.8964 -1.28 -0.574 10
2010s -1.31 -1.76 -1.08 10
2020s -0.8802 -1.25 -0.508 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 144 Russia -1.05 compare
  2. 145 Eswatini -1.13 compare
  3. 146 Mozambique -1.21 compare
  4. 148 Guinea-Bissau -1.25 compare
  5. 149 Haiti -1.29 compare
  6. 150 El Salvador -1.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Burundi?
Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Burundi was -1.25 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.025 in 1990.
What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was -2.23 in 1916.
How does Burundi rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Burundi ranks 147th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.