Governance · Western Africa

Burkina Faso Liberal Democracy Index

0.103as of 2025Modelled-18.3% vs 2024

V-Dem liberal democracy index — electoral democracy plus liberal checks and protections — on a 0-1 scale. Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodLiberal Democracy Index
20250.103
20240.126
20230.179
20220.224
20210.456
20200.486
20190.477
20180.485
20170.511
20160.504
20150.306
20140.417

Liberal Democracy Index across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryLiberal Democracy IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.3112025
Kenya0.4462025
South Africa0.6332025
Egypt0.1152025
Ghana0.6062025
Ethiopia0.12025

Liberal Democracy Index in every African country

54 countries carry a recent liberal democracy score (V-Dem) figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.

Northern Africa

Western Africa

Eastern Africa

Middle Africa

Southern Africa

Every indicator we hold for Burkina Faso

164 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Burkina Faso, grouped by topic.

Economy

Development

Demographics

Child Welfare

Food Security

Agriculture

Governance

Humanitarian

Technology

Infrastructure

Climate