Judicial Checks on Government Index in Mali
Mali: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.794 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Mali, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Mali stood at 0.794. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Mali peaked at 0.794 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.315, in 1959.
Mali ranks 58th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.342 | — |
| 1901 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.315 | -7.9% |
| 1960 | 0.642 | +103.8% |
| 1961 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.629 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.579 | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.588 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.685 | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.752 | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.738 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.748 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.63 | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.611 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.612 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.665 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.637 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.486 | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.483 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.587 | +21.5% |
| 2025 | 0.794 | +35.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.794 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.188, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.794 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2945, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.342 | 0.342 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.342 | 0.342 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.342 | 0.342 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.342 | 0.342 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.342 | 0.342 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3393 | 0.315 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6344 | 0.579 | 0.642 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5835 | 0.579 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.588 | 0.588 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7219 | 0.588 | 0.752 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.74 | 0.738 | 0.748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6652 | 0.611 | 0.748 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5788 | 0.483 | 0.794 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial checks on government index in Mali?
- Judicial checks on government index in Mali was 0.794 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.794 in 2025.
- What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.315 in 1959.
- How does Mali rank for judicial checks on government index?
- Mali ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.