Mali vs Qatar: Justified Political Positions Score

Mali
0.469
in 2025
Qatar
0.424
in 2025
Mali rank
96th
Qatar rank
98th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Mali
  • Qatar
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.469 against 0.424 in Qatar, a difference of 0.045.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.

Mali ranks 96th and Qatar ranks 98th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Qatar Difference Ahead
1900s -2.88 -2.65 0.232 Qatar
1910s -2.88 -2.36 0.5226 Qatar
1920s -2.88 -1.19 1.69 Qatar
1930s -2.88 -1.19 1.69 Qatar
1940s -2.38 -1.19 1.19 Qatar
1950s -1.64 -1.19 0.443 Qatar
1960s -0.211 -1.19 0.983 Mali
1970s -0.746 -1.93 1.18 Mali
1980s -0.746 -1.8 1.05 Mali
1990s 1.05 -1.58 2.63 Mali
2000s 0.9614 -0.453 1.41 Mali
2010s 0.5677 -0.453 1.02 Mali
2020s 0.1928 -0.1607 0.3535 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Mali or Qatar?
Mali, at 0.469 against 0.424 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Mali and Qatar?
0.045, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Qatar?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mali and Qatar rank globally for justified political positions score?
Mali ranks 96th and Qatar ranks 98th 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.