Cameroon vs Mali: Political Civil Liberties Index
Cameroon
0.417
in 2025
Mali
0.439
in 2025
Cameroon rank
130th
Mali rank
127th
Political Civil Liberties Index over time
- Cameroon
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.439 against 0.417 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.022.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Cameroon ranks 130th and Mali ranks 127th of 176 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0737 | 0.3417 | 0.268 | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.0606 | 0.2232 | 0.1626 | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.1183 | 0.2666 | 0.1483 | Mali |
| 1990s | 0.579 | 0.8029 | 0.2239 | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.627 | 0.9061 | 0.2791 | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.5594 | 0.8704 | 0.311 | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.4793 | 0.6612 | 0.1818 | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Cameroon or Mali?
- Mali, at 0.439 against 0.417 in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Cameroon and Mali?
- 0.022, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Cameroon ranks 130th and Mali ranks 127th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. 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 people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.