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