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Burkina Faso - Constraints on Government Powers 0.47

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.47 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 2013

0.9×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#17#33#49#65#81#972013201820232025#66#992019 overtook Mongolia2020 overtook Mali
Burkina FasoNorwayFinlandDenmarkIreland

Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Burkina Faso climbed from #66 to #99 (overtook Mongolia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Burkina Faso ↓

Key Events — Burkina Faso

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2019
Overtook Mongolia in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Mali in global rank auto
2023
Fell 22 places in global rank auto

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.470.540.60.66
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