Which has higher rule of law index, India or Mali?

Mali, at 0.421 against 0.397 in India as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

India vs Mali: Rule of Law Index

India

0.397

in 2025

Mali

0.421

in 2025

India rank

102nd

Mali rank

99th

Rule of Law Index over time

India
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.421 against 0.397 in India, a difference of 0.024.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.

India ranks 102nd and Mali ranks 99th of 173 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.806	0.519	0.287	India
1910s	0.815	0.519	0.296	India
1920s	0.815	0.519	0.296	India
1930s	0.832	0.519	0.313	India
1940s	0.8295	0.5247	0.3048	India
1950s	0.789	0.5376	0.2514	India
1960s	0.7564	0.608	0.1484	India
1970s	0.6118	0.2895	0.3223	India
1980s	0.6357	0.293	0.3427	India
1990s	0.5896	0.4158	0.1738	India
2000s	0.589	0.3897	0.1993	India
2010s	0.5611	0.3731	0.188	India
2020s	0.4242	0.3278	0.0963	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, India or Mali?: Mali, at 0.421 against 0.397 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between India and Mali?: 0.024, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mali?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do India and Mali rank globally for rule of law index?: India ranks 102nd and Mali ranks 99th of 173 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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About this data

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: 07 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.