Which has higher equal access to power index, Burkina Faso or Mali?

Burkina Faso, at 0.663 against 0.662 in Mali as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between Burkina Faso and Mali?

0.001, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?

92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Equal Access to Power Index

Burkina Faso

0.663

in 2025

Mali

0.662

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

87th

Mali rank

88th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.663 against 0.662 in Mali, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 87th and Mali ranks 88th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 10 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.502	0.031	0.471	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.502	0.031	0.471	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.502	0.031	0.471	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.706	0.093	0.613	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.706	0.117	0.589	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.707	0.394	0.313	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.707	0.338	0.369	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.7748	0.338	0.4368	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.746	0.7221	0.0239	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.746	0.786	0.04	Mali
2010s	0.6982	0.7265	0.0283	Mali
2020s	0.711	0.6548	0.0562	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Burkina Faso, at 0.663 against 0.662 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 0.001, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for equal access to power index?: Burkina Faso ranks 87th and Mali ranks 88th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.