Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled was 0.602 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Burkina Faso stood at 0.602.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.795 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.268, in 1919.
Burkina Faso ranks 132nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.268 | — |
| 1920 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.274 | +2.2% |
| 1922 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.281 | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.37 | +31.7% |
| 1948 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.371 | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.376 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.522 | +38.8% |
| 1961 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.525 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.51 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.521 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.475 | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.502 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.485 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.495 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.515 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.521 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.567 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.567 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.607 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.681 | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.717 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.717 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.705 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.732 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.743 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.725 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.731 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.766 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.784 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.795 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.765 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.762 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.734 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.738 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.757 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.768 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.675 | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.63 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.598 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.541 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.679 | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 0.615 | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 0.602 | -2.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.602 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.625, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.602 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7075, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2734 | 0.268 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.281 | 0.281 | 0.281 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.372 | 0.371 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5229 | 0.522 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5111 | 0.51 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5105 | 0.475 | 0.567 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6899 | 0.567 | 0.743 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7626 | 0.731 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7584 | 0.675 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6108 | 0.541 | 0.679 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 130 United Arab Emirates 0.614 compare
- 131 Lebanon 0.608 compare
- 133 China 0.587 compare
- 133 El Salvador 0.587 compare
- 135 Djibouti 0.584 compare
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Burkina Faso?
- Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Burkina Faso was 0.602 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.795 in 2010.
- What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.268 in 1919.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled?
- Burkina Faso ranks 132nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of women's political empowerment V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.