Level of national compliance with labor rights in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 1.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 2023
All-time low
0.69
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Burkina Faso, 2015–2024

00.250.50.7512015201920242015: 0.862016: 0.882017: 0.882018: 0.882019: 0.692020: 0.692021: 0.692022: 0.692023: 1.12024: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, level of national compliance with labor rights in Burkina Faso stood at 1.07. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 2019.

Burkina Faso ranks 125th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Burkina Faso, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 0.86 —
2016 0.88 +2.3%
2017 0.88 +0.0%
2018 0.88 +0.0%
2019 0.69 -21.6%
2020 0.69 +0.0%
2021 0.69 +0.0%
2022 0.69 +0.0%
2023 1.07 +55.1%
2024 1.07 +0.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 1.07 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.82, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 1.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.838 0.69 0.88 5
2020s 0.842 0.69 1.07 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 122 New Zealand 1.1 compare
  2. 122 Papua New Guinea 1.1 compare
  3. 124 Yemen 1.08 compare
  4. 125 Seychelles 1.07 compare
  5. 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 compare
  6. 128 Cook Islands 0.98 compare
  7. 128 South Africa 0.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Burkina Faso?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Burkina Faso was 1.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2023.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2019.
How does Burkina Faso rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Burkina Faso ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,870 data points, 2015–2024
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