Which has higher centralization of political power index, Mali or Sierra Leone?

Mali, at 0.401 against 0.366 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Sierra Leone: Centralization of Political Power Index

Mali

0.401

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.366

in 2025

Mali rank

81st

Sierra Leone rank

83rd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Mali
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.401 against 0.366 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.035.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mali ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.776	0.786	0.01	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.776	0.786	0.01	Sierra Leone
1920s	0.776	0.7466	0.0294	Mali
1930s	0.776	0.724	0.052	Mali
1940s	0.7392	0.724	0.0152	Mali
1950s	0.6519	0.691	0.0391	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.5086	0.6693	0.1607	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.6292	0.7715	0.1423	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.596	0.7652	0.1692	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.3683	0.7919	0.4236	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.2982	0.4989	0.2007	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.3939	0.4891	0.0952	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.5488	0.3357	0.2132	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Mali or Sierra Leone?: Mali, at 0.401 against 0.366 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Mali and Sierra Leone?: 0.035, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Mali ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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