Mali vs Uganda: Democracy

Mali
1
in 2018
Uganda
1
in 2018
Mali rank
98th
Uganda rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Mali
  • Uganda
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Uganda ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1.12 1.12 Uganda
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.6 0.6 Uganda
1990s 0.9 0.7 0.2 Mali
2000s 1.5 1 0.5 Mali
2010s 1.22 1 0.2222 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Mali or Uganda?
Mali, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Mali and Uganda?
0, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?
56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
How do Mali and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
Mali ranks 98th and Uganda 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).