Mali vs Niger: Liberal political institutions index
Mali
0.487
in 2025
Niger
0.513
in 2025
Mali rank
108th
Niger rank
106th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.513 against 0.487 in Mali, a difference of 0.026.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 108th and Niger ranks 106th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.138 | 0.253 | 0.115 | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.137 | 0.266 | 0.129 | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.1953 | 0.2711 | 0.0758 | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.3094 | 0.2955 | 0.0139 | Mali |
| 1960s | 0.4595 | 0.3881 | 0.0714 | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.3455 | 0.3411 | 0.0044 | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.373 | 0.3212 | 0.0518 | Mali |
| 1990s | 0.6196 | 0.5668 | 0.0528 | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.6233 | 0.6893 | 0.066 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.5436 | 0.7211 | 0.1775 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.4408 | 0.6328 | 0.192 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.513 against 0.487 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Mali and Niger?
- 0.026, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Mali ranks 108th and Niger ranks 106th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.