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