Mali vs Netherlands: Free and fair elections
Mali
1
in 2020
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Mali rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Mali
- Netherlands
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Mali or Netherlands?
- Mali, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mali and Netherlands?
- 0, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Netherlands rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mali ranks 1st and Netherlands 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.