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Women's Political Participation Index in Burundi

Burundi: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.981 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.981
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
59th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.981
in 2025
All-time low
0.406
in 1916
Years of data
110
1916–2025

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

00.20.40.60.81191619702025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's political participation index in Burundi is 0.981, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 110 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Burundi peaked at 0.981 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.406, in 1916.

Burundi ranks 59th 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 Participation Index in Burundi, year by year

Year Value Change
1916 0.406 —
1917 0.406 +0.0%
1918 0.406 +0.0%
1919 0.406 +0.0%
1920 0.406 +0.0%
1921 0.406 +0.0%
1922 0.406 +0.0%
1923 0.406 +0.0%
1924 0.406 +0.0%
1925 0.406 +0.0%
1926 0.406 +0.0%
1927 0.406 +0.0%
1928 0.406 +0.0%
1929 0.406 +0.0%
1930 0.406 +0.0%
1931 0.406 +0.0%
1932 0.406 +0.0%
1933 0.406 +0.0%
1934 0.406 +0.0%
1935 0.406 +0.0%
1936 0.406 +0.0%
1937 0.406 +0.0%
1938 0.406 +0.0%
1939 0.406 +0.0%
1940 0.406 +0.0%
1941 0.406 +0.0%
1942 0.406 +0.0%
1943 0.406 +0.0%
1944 0.406 +0.0%
1945 0.406 +0.0%
1946 0.406 +0.0%
1947 0.406 +0.0%
1948 0.406 +0.0%
1949 0.406 +0.0%
1950 0.406 +0.0%
1951 0.406 +0.0%
1952 0.406 +0.0%
1953 0.406 +0.0%
1954 0.406 +0.0%
1955 0.406 +0.0%
1956 0.406 +0.0%
1957 0.406 +0.0%
1958 0.406 +0.0%
1959 0.406 +0.0%
1960 0.406 +0.0%
1961 0.406 +0.0%
1962 0.406 +0.0%
1963 0.406 +0.0%
1964 0.406 +0.0%
1965 0.406 +0.0%
1966 0.406 +0.0%
1967 0.406 +0.0%
1968 0.406 +0.0%
1969 0.406 +0.0%
1970 0.406 +0.0%
1971 0.406 +0.0%
1972 0.406 +0.0%
1973 0.406 +0.0%
1974 0.406 +0.0%
1975 0.406 +0.0%
1976 0.437 +7.6%
1977 0.464 +6.2%
1978 0.464 +0.0%
1979 0.464 +0.0%
1980 0.464 +0.0%
1981 0.464 +0.0%
1982 0.465 +0.2%
1983 0.644 +38.5%
1984 0.677 +5.1%
1985 0.677 +0.0%
1986 0.677 +0.0%
1987 0.501 -26.0%
1988 0.501 +0.0%
1989 0.501 +0.0%
1990 0.501 +0.0%
1991 0.501 +0.0%
1992 0.501 +0.0%
1993 0.57 +13.8%
1994 0.717 +25.8%
1995 0.717 +0.0%
1996 0.682 -4.9%
1997 0.717 +5.1%
1998 0.788 +9.9%
1999 0.788 +0.0%
2000 0.788 +0.0%
2001 0.788 +0.0%
2002 0.841 +6.7%
2003 0.841 +0.0%
2004 0.841 +0.0%
2005 0.961 +14.3%
2006 0.959 -0.2%
2007 0.959 +0.0%
2008 0.959 +0.0%
2009 0.963 +0.4%
2010 0.958 -0.5%
2011 0.958 +0.0%
2012 0.958 +0.0%
2013 0.956 -0.2%
2014 0.949 -0.7%
2015 0.973 +2.5%
2016 0.975 +0.2%
2017 0.977 +0.2%
2018 0.977 +0.0%
2019 0.973 -0.4%
2020 0.978 +0.5%
2021 0.969 -0.9%
2022 0.968 -0.1%
2023 0.968 +0.0%
2024 0.972 +0.4%
2025 0.981 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.406 0.406 0.406 4
1920s 0.406 0.406 0.406 10
1930s 0.406 0.406 0.406 10
1940s 0.406 0.406 0.406 10
1950s 0.406 0.406 0.406 10
1960s 0.406 0.406 0.406 10
1970s 0.4265 0.406 0.464 10
1980s 0.5571 0.464 0.677 10
1990s 0.6482 0.501 0.788 10
2000s 0.89 0.788 0.963 10
2010s 0.9654 0.949 0.977 10
2020s 0.9727 0.968 0.981 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 57 Cameroon 0.982 compare
  2. 57 Dominican Republic 0.982 compare
  3. 60 Uzbekistan 0.98 compare
  4. 61 Czechia 0.979 compare
  5. 62 Uganda 0.978 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Burundi?
Women's political participation index in Burundi was 0.981 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.981 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.406 in 1916.
How does Burundi rank for women's political participation index?
Burundi ranks 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.