Social Development in Burkina Faso 144 indicators covering social development for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 2025 up 20.5% 68th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 2025 up 16,258.1% 14th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 up 75.0% 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 up 75.0% 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person 2025 up 12,658.9% 15th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 2025 up 16,258.1% 14th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person 2025 down 6.0% 75th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.4% 34th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.71 % change on previous year 2025 down 59.3% 68th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 2025 up 20.5% 68th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 134.01 % change on previous year 2025 up 744.6% 2nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 6,905.9% 14th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.455 2025 down 45.7% 129th Liberal Democracy Index 0.103 2025 down 66.3% 137th Electoral Democracy Index 0.134 2025 down 64.4% 161st Freedom of Association Index 0.309 2025 down 65.2% 138th Freedom of Expression Index 0.261 2025 down 70.2% 143rd Participatory Democracy Index 0.104 2025 down 55.2% 142nd Varieties of democracy 0.134 2025 down 64.4% 161st Liberal democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 142nd Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 142nd Human Rights Index 0.455 2025 down 45.7% 129th Key features of human rights 0.455 2025 down 45.7% 129th Key features of electoral democracy 0.134 2025 down 64.4% 161st Key features of liberal democracy 0.103 2025 down 66.3% 137th Executive Corruption Index 0.181 2025 down 50.4% 133rd Judicial Corruption Score -0.617 2025 down 56.2% 112th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.519 2025 up 35.5% 88th Key features of democracy 0.134 2025 down 64.4% 161st Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -12.99 % change on previous year 2025 up 61.7% 169th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -18.25 % change on previous year 2025 up 31.4% 173rd Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.103 2025 down 66.3% 137th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -12.99 % change on previous year 2025 up 61.7% 169th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -9 % change on previous year 2025 down 405.2% 166th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 down 100.0% 142nd Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 down 100.0% 142nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -12.99 % change on previous year 2025 up 61.7% 169th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.134 2025 down 64.4% 160th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.157 2025 down 40.5% 132nd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.048 2025 down 86.6% 161st Direct Democracy Index 0.033 2025 unchanged 86th Key media freedoms -0.468 2025 down 128.6% 124th Media Corruption Score 0.545 2025 down 5.2% 86th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.562 2025 down 36.2% 99th Legislative Corruption Score 1.73 2025 up 52.3% 15th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 84.7% 87th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 85.6% 78th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 84.7% 87th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 84.7% 87th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.0% 97th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1379 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.1% 76th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.2005 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3,377.1% 44th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 — 141st Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 — 141st Democracy lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 — 116th Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.91 2019 down 519.4% 187th Page 1 of 3 Next →