Statizoid

Benin vs Mali: Centralization of Political Power Index

Benin
0.414
in 2025
Mali
0.401
in 2025
Benin rank
79th
Mali rank
81st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Benin
  • Mali
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.414 against 0.401 in Mali, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 79th and Mali ranks 81st of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.