Judicial Checks on Government Index in Mali

Mali: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.794 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.794
Change on year
up 35.3%
World rank
58th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.794
in 2025
All-time low
0.315
in 1959
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Mali, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 56 Bhutan 0.802 compare
  2. 57 Fiji 0.795 compare
  3. 58 Taiwan 0.794 compare
  4. 60 Bulgaria 0.793 compare
  5. 61 Kenya 0.788 compare

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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

Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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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.