Mali vs Somalia: Elite Consultations Score
Mali
0.952
in 2025
Somalia
1.02
in 2025
Mali rank
75th
Somalia rank
72nd
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.02 against 0.952 in Mali, a difference of 0.068.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 72nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 11 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.62 | -2.12 | 0.498 | Mali |
| 1910s | -1.62 | -2.12 | 0.498 | Mali |
| 1920s | -1.62 | -2.12 | 0.498 | Mali |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -2.12 | 0.498 | Mali |
| 1940s | -1.39 | -1.57 | 0.1773 | Mali |
| 1950s | -1.05 | -0.7165 | 0.3355 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.3438 | -0.2196 | 0.5634 | Mali |
| 1970s | -0.615 | -1.82 | 1.21 | Mali |
| 1980s | -0.416 | -1.82 | 1.41 | Mali |
| 1990s | 1.39 | -0.9676 | 2.36 | Mali |
| 2000s | 1.57 | -0.1848 | 1.75 | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.8959 | 0.4429 | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.0037 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.02 against 0.952 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Mali and Somalia?
- 0.068, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Mali ranks 75th and Somalia ranks 72nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.