Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Universal right to vote in practice
Burkina Faso
0
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
165th
Guinea-Bissau rank
165th
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 against 0 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 165th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 against 0 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Burkina Faso ranks 165th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).