Mali vs South Sudan: Democracy
Mali
0
in 2025
South Sudan
0
in 2025
Mali rank
142nd
South Sudan rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- Mali
- South Sudan
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0 against 0 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.
Mali ranks 142nd and South Sudan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.1111 | 1.89 | 1.78 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.875 | 2.25 | 1.38 | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | Mali |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 3 | 2.8 | Mali |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 0.3 | 4.3 | Mali |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mali or South Sudan?
- Mali, at 0 against 0 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mali and South Sudan?
- 0, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Sudan?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mali and South Sudan rank globally for democracy?
- Mali ranks 142nd and South Sudan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.