Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Justified Political Positions Score

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.492
in 2025
Mali
0.469
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
95th
Mali rank
96th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mali
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.492 against 0.469 in Mali, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 95th and Mali ranks 96th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Mali Difference Ahead
1900s -2.72 -2.88 0.155 Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s -2.72 -2.88 0.155 Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s -2.72 -2.88 0.155 Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s -2.72 -2.88 0.155 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s -2.56 -2.38 0.1743 Mali
1950s -2.18 -1.64 0.5438 Mali
1960s -1.76 -0.211 1.55 Mali
1970s -1.71 -0.746 0.96 Mali
1980s -1.69 -0.746 0.9413 Mali
1990s -1.69 1.05 2.74 Mali
2000s -1.17 0.9614 2.13 Mali
2010s -0.7025 0.5677 1.27 Mali
2020s 0.587 0.1928 0.3942 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.492 against 0.469 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
0.023, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali rank globally for justified political positions score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 95th and Mali ranks 96th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.