Mali vs Niger: Democracy

Mali
1
in 2018
Niger
1
in 2018
Mali rank
98th
Niger rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 1 against 1 in Niger, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Mali ranks 98th and Niger ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1 1 Niger
1970s 0 0.4 0.4 Niger
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.9 1.3 0.4 Niger
2000s 1.5 1.5 0
2010s 1.22 1.56 0.3333 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Mali or Niger?
Mali, at 1 against 1 in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Mali and Niger?
0, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for democracy?
Mali ranks 98th and Niger ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).