🇧🇮 Burundi: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Burundi scores 6.0 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Évariste Ndayishimiye
Head of State · National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy
Gervais Ndirakobuca
Head of Government
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Burundi's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Burundi a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Burundi scores 6.0 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #159 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Burundi improving or declining?
Burundi's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 0.3 points over the past decade, standing at 6.0 in 2025 (1-year change: −0.2).
Who leads Burundi?
Évariste Ndayishimiye is Burundi's head of state (National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy); Gervais Ndirakobuca serves as head of government.