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Women's Political Empowerment Index in Burundi

Burundi: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.653 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.653
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
122nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.667
in 2024
All-time low
0.198
in 1916
Years of data
110
1916–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Burundi, 1916–2025

0.20.30.40.50.60.7191619702025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political empowerment index in Burundi stood at 0.653.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Burundi peaked at 0.667 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.198, in 1916.

Burundi ranks 122nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Burundi, year by year

Year Value Change
1916 0.198 —
1917 0.198 +0.0%
1918 0.198 +0.0%
1919 0.198 +0.0%
1920 0.198 +0.0%
1921 0.198 +0.0%
1922 0.198 +0.0%
1923 0.198 +0.0%
1924 0.198 +0.0%
1925 0.198 +0.0%
1926 0.198 +0.0%
1927 0.198 +0.0%
1928 0.198 +0.0%
1929 0.198 +0.0%
1930 0.198 +0.0%
1931 0.198 +0.0%
1932 0.198 +0.0%
1933 0.198 +0.0%
1934 0.198 +0.0%
1935 0.198 +0.0%
1936 0.198 +0.0%
1937 0.198 +0.0%
1938 0.198 +0.0%
1939 0.203 +2.5%
1940 0.203 +0.0%
1941 0.205 +1.0%
1942 0.205 +0.0%
1943 0.205 +0.0%
1944 0.205 +0.0%
1945 0.205 +0.0%
1946 0.205 +0.0%
1947 0.2 -2.4%
1948 0.2 +0.0%
1949 0.2 +0.0%
1950 0.2 +0.0%
1951 0.2 +0.0%
1952 0.2 +0.0%
1953 0.2 +0.0%
1954 0.2 +0.0%
1955 0.2 +0.0%
1956 0.2 +0.0%
1957 0.2 +0.0%
1958 0.2 +0.0%
1959 0.21 +5.0%
1960 0.21 +0.0%
1961 0.21 +0.0%
1962 0.251 +19.5%
1963 0.256 +2.0%
1964 0.256 +0.0%
1965 0.256 +0.0%
1966 0.261 +2.0%
1967 0.261 +0.0%
1968 0.261 +0.0%
1969 0.261 +0.0%
1970 0.272 +4.2%
1971 0.272 +0.0%
1972 0.27 -0.7%
1973 0.27 +0.0%
1974 0.27 +0.0%
1975 0.27 +0.0%
1976 0.296 +9.6%
1977 0.318 +7.4%
1978 0.318 +0.0%
1979 0.318 +0.0%
1980 0.324 +1.9%
1981 0.324 +0.0%
1982 0.324 +0.0%
1983 0.397 +22.5%
1984 0.406 +2.3%
1985 0.406 +0.0%
1986 0.406 +0.0%
1987 0.348 -14.3%
1988 0.353 +1.4%
1989 0.353 +0.0%
1990 0.353 +0.0%
1991 0.353 +0.0%
1992 0.416 +17.8%
1993 0.493 +18.5%
1994 0.543 +10.1%
1995 0.543 +0.0%
1996 0.531 -2.2%
1997 0.543 +2.3%
1998 0.565 +4.1%
1999 0.565 +0.0%
2000 0.58 +2.7%
2001 0.585 +0.9%
2002 0.6 +2.6%
2003 0.603 +0.5%
2004 0.603 +0.0%
2005 0.644 +6.8%
2006 0.66 +2.5%
2007 0.656 -0.6%
2008 0.66 +0.6%
2009 0.653 -1.1%
2010 0.639 -2.1%
2011 0.635 -0.6%
2012 0.635 +0.0%
2013 0.624 -1.7%
2014 0.633 +1.4%
2015 0.592 -6.5%
2016 0.549 -7.3%
2017 0.566 +3.1%
2018 0.557 -1.6%
2019 0.571 +2.5%
2020 0.615 +7.7%
2021 0.617 +0.3%
2022 0.665 +7.8%
2023 0.666 +0.2%
2024 0.667 +0.2%
2025 0.653 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.198 0.198 0.198 4
1920s 0.198 0.198 0.198 10
1930s 0.1985 0.198 0.203 10
1940s 0.2033 0.2 0.205 10
1950s 0.201 0.2 0.21 10
1960s 0.2483 0.21 0.261 10
1970s 0.2874 0.27 0.318 10
1980s 0.3641 0.324 0.406 10
1990s 0.4905 0.353 0.565 10
2000s 0.6244 0.58 0.66 10
2010s 0.6001 0.549 0.639 10
2020s 0.6472 0.615 0.667 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 120 India 0.658 compare
  2. 121 Belarus 0.657 compare
  3. 123 Azerbaijan 0.649 compare
  4. 124 Fiji 0.644 compare
  5. 125 Uzbekistan 0.643 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Burundi?
Women's political empowerment index in Burundi was 0.653 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.667 in 2024.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.198 in 1916.
How does Burundi rank for women's political empowerment index?
Burundi ranks 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Empowerment Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.