Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Democracy

Guinea-Bissau
0
in 2025
Mali
0
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
175th
Mali rank
175th

Democracy over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
0246189219582025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0 against 0 in Mali, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Mali ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th and Mali ranks 175th of 197 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mali Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.8 0.8 Mali
1950s 0 2.3 2.3 Mali
1960s 0 1.6 1.6 Mali
1970s 0.3 0.1 0.2 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 0.6 1 0.4 Mali
1990s 3.4 4.9 1.5 Mali
2000s 4.5 6 1.5 Mali
2010s 4.2 5.6 1.4 Mali
2020s 3.33 0 3.33 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Guinea-Bissau or Mali?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0 against 0 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
0, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for democracy?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th and Mali ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).