Mali vs Somalia: Justified Political Positions Score
Mali
0.469
in 2025
Somalia
0.518
in 2025
Mali rank
96th
Somalia rank
93rd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.518 against 0.469 in Mali, a difference of 0.049.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Mali ranks 96th and Somalia ranks 93rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.88 | -2.82 | 0.056 | Somalia |
| 1910s | -2.88 | -2.82 | 0.056 | Somalia |
| 1920s | -2.88 | -2.82 | 0.056 | Somalia |
| 1930s | -2.88 | -2.82 | 0.056 | Somalia |
| 1940s | -2.38 | -2.16 | 0.2237 | Somalia |
| 1950s | -1.64 | -1.3 | 0.335 | Somalia |
| 1960s | -0.211 | -0.627 | 0.416 | Mali |
| 1970s | -0.746 | -1.14 | 0.392 | Mali |
| 1980s | -0.746 | -1.14 | 0.392 | Mali |
| 1990s | 1.05 | -1.14 | 2.19 | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.9614 | -1.03 | 1.99 | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.5677 | 0.1783 | 0.3894 | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.1928 | 0.4855 | 0.2927 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.518 against 0.469 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Mali and Somalia?
- 0.049, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Mali ranks 96th and Somalia ranks 93rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.