Which has higher rule of law index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Mali?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.462 against 0.421 in Mali as of 2025.

What is the difference in rule of law index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali?

0.041, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali?

107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mali: Rule of Law Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.462

in 2025

Mali

0.421

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

100th

Mali rank

102nd

Rule of Law Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mali

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.462 against 0.421 in Mali, a difference of 0.041.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Mali ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 100th and Mali ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.313	0.519	0.206	Mali
1920s	0.3221	0.519	0.1969	Mali
1930s	0.2714	0.519	0.2476	Mali
1940s	0.2553	0.5247	0.2694	Mali
1950s	0.3949	0.5376	0.1427	Mali
1960s	0.4444	0.608	0.1636	Mali
1970s	0.4642	0.2895	0.1747	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.4892	0.293	0.1962	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.31	0.4158	0.1058	Mali
2000s	0.4446	0.3897	0.0549	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.4398	0.3731	0.0667	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.4242	0.3278	0.0963	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Mali?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.462 against 0.421 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali?: 0.041, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali rank globally for rule of law index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 100th and Mali ranks 102nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.