Burkina Faso: Direct popular vote index
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| Burkina Faso |
Direct popular vote index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.033 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2024 |
| Average | 0.037 |
| Min - Max | 0.000 - 0.189 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 0.033 index points, unchanged from 0.033 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.096 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Burkina Faso from 1960 to 2024 is 0.037 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.189 index points was recorded in 1997.
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| Recent values | Burkina Faso: Direct popular vote index |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.033 |
| 2023 | 0.033 |
| 2022 | 0.033 |
| 2021 | 0.033 |
| 2020 | 0.033 |
| 2019 | 0.033 |
| 2018 | 0.033 |
| 2017 | 0.033 |
Definition: A measure of the extent to which direct democracy is used to make political decisions in the country.
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