Mali vs Sierra Leone: Political centralization index
Mali
0.401
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.366
in 2025
Mali rank
81st
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
Political centralization 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 political centralization index, Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Mali, at 0.401 against 0.366 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization 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 political centralization index?
- Mali ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.