Mali vs Nigeria: Free and fair elections
Mali
1
in 2020
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Mali rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1 against 1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mali |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mali |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | Mali |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Nigeria |
| 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 Nigeria?
- Mali, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mali ranks 1st and Nigeria 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.