Safety and Rule of Law in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Safety and Rule of Law was 58.68 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
58.68
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 52 countries
All-time high
69.12
in 2003
All-time low
58.68
in 2011
Years of data
12
2000–2011

Safety and Rule of Law in Burkina Faso, 2000–2011

02040602000200520112000: 68.82001: 68.82002: 68.22003: 69.12004: 68.72005: 68.22006: 67.52007: 62.82008: 60.42009: 61.62010: 59.32011: 58.7

Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 58.68 for safety and rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safety and rule of law in Burkina Faso peaked at 69.12 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.68, in 2011.

That places Burkina Faso 18th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Safety and Rule of Law in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Safety and Rule of Law in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2011.
Year Value Change
2000 68.82
2001 68.82 +0.0%
2002 68.18 -0.9%
2003 69.12 +1.4%
2004 68.72 -0.6%
2005 68.2 -0.8%
2006 67.54 -1.0%
2007 62.79 -7.0%
2008 60.42 -3.8%
2009 61.59 +1.9%
2010 59.35 -3.7%
2011 58.68 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.42 60.42 69.12 10
2010s 59.01 58.68 59.35 2

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 15 Malawi 62.47 compare
  2. 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 62.34 compare
  3. 17 Morocco 60.07 compare
  4. 19 Gabon 57.77 compare
  5. 20 Egypt 57.41 compare
  6. 21 Sierra Leone 57.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is safety and rule of law in Burkina Faso?
Safety and rule of law in Burkina Faso was 58.68 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 69.12 in 2003.
What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 58.68 in 2011.
How does Burkina Faso rank for safety and rule of law?
Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Safety and Rule of Law
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.