Belgium vs Mali: Free and fair elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
Mali
1
in 2020
Belgium rank
1st
Mali rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Belgium
- Mali
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Mali, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Mali ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Mali ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Belgium or Mali?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Belgium and Mali?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Mali?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Mali rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Mali ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.