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Political centralization index in Mali

Mali: Political centralization index was 0.401 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.401
Change on year
down 32.9%
World rank
81st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.776
in 1900
All-time low
0.286
in 1997
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political centralization index in Mali, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mali recorded 0.401 for political centralization index in 2025.

The figure is down 32.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Mali peaked at 0.776 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.286, in 1997.

Mali ranks 81st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Mali, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.776 —
1901 0.776 +0.0%
1902 0.776 +0.0%
1903 0.776 +0.0%
1904 0.776 +0.0%
1905 0.776 +0.0%
1906 0.776 +0.0%
1907 0.776 +0.0%
1908 0.776 +0.0%
1909 0.776 +0.0%
1910 0.776 +0.0%
1911 0.776 +0.0%
1912 0.776 +0.0%
1913 0.776 +0.0%
1914 0.776 +0.0%
1915 0.776 +0.0%
1916 0.776 +0.0%
1917 0.776 +0.0%
1918 0.776 +0.0%
1919 0.776 +0.0%
1920 0.776 +0.0%
1921 0.776 +0.0%
1922 0.776 +0.0%
1923 0.776 +0.0%
1924 0.776 +0.0%
1925 0.776 +0.0%
1926 0.776 +0.0%
1927 0.776 +0.0%
1928 0.776 +0.0%
1929 0.776 +0.0%
1930 0.776 +0.0%
1931 0.776 +0.0%
1932 0.776 +0.0%
1933 0.776 +0.0%
1934 0.776 +0.0%
1935 0.776 +0.0%
1936 0.776 +0.0%
1937 0.776 +0.0%
1938 0.776 +0.0%
1939 0.776 +0.0%
1940 0.776 +0.0%
1941 0.776 +0.0%
1942 0.776 +0.0%
1943 0.776 +0.0%
1944 0.776 +0.0%
1945 0.776 +0.0%
1946 0.776 +0.0%
1947 0.643 -17.1%
1948 0.669 +4.0%
1949 0.648 -3.1%
1950 0.648 +0.0%
1951 0.648 +0.0%
1952 0.648 +0.0%
1953 0.648 +0.0%
1954 0.648 +0.0%
1955 0.648 +0.0%
1956 0.648 +0.0%
1957 0.648 +0.0%
1958 0.667 +2.9%
1959 0.668 +0.1%
1960 0.494 -26.0%
1961 0.494 +0.0%
1962 0.494 +0.0%
1963 0.494 +0.0%
1964 0.494 +0.0%
1965 0.494 +0.0%
1966 0.494 +0.0%
1967 0.494 +0.0%
1968 0.495 +0.2%
1969 0.639 +29.1%
1970 0.631 -1.3%
1971 0.631 +0.0%
1972 0.631 +0.0%
1973 0.631 +0.0%
1974 0.631 +0.0%
1975 0.625 -1.0%
1976 0.625 +0.0%
1977 0.625 +0.0%
1978 0.625 +0.0%
1979 0.637 +1.9%
1980 0.596 -6.4%
1981 0.596 +0.0%
1982 0.596 +0.0%
1983 0.596 +0.0%
1984 0.596 +0.0%
1985 0.596 +0.0%
1986 0.596 +0.0%
1987 0.596 +0.0%
1988 0.596 +0.0%
1989 0.596 +0.0%
1990 0.588 -1.3%
1991 0.475 -19.2%
1992 0.364 -23.4%
1993 0.338 -7.1%
1994 0.338 +0.0%
1995 0.348 +3.0%
1996 0.348 +0.0%
1997 0.286 -17.8%
1998 0.299 +4.5%
1999 0.299 +0.0%
2000 0.299 +0.0%
2001 0.299 +0.0%
2002 0.298 -0.3%
2003 0.298 +0.0%
2004 0.298 +0.0%
2005 0.298 +0.0%
2006 0.298 +0.0%
2007 0.298 +0.0%
2008 0.298 +0.0%
2009 0.298 +0.0%
2010 0.295 -1.0%
2011 0.295 +0.0%
2012 0.302 +2.4%
2013 0.506 +67.5%
2014 0.521 +3.0%
2015 0.39 -25.1%
2016 0.39 +0.0%
2017 0.415 +6.4%
2018 0.435 +4.8%
2019 0.39 -10.3%
2020 0.411 +5.4%
2021 0.626 +52.3%
2022 0.622 -0.6%
2023 0.635 +2.1%
2024 0.598 -5.8%
2025 0.401 -32.9%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 0.401 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 0.401 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.776 0.776 0.776 10
1910s 0.776 0.776 0.776 10
1920s 0.776 0.776 0.776 10
1930s 0.776 0.776 0.776 10
1940s 0.7392 0.643 0.776 10
1950s 0.6519 0.648 0.668 10
1960s 0.5086 0.494 0.639 10
1970s 0.6292 0.625 0.637 10
1980s 0.596 0.596 0.596 10
1990s 0.3683 0.286 0.588 10
2000s 0.2982 0.298 0.299 10
2010s 0.3939 0.295 0.521 10
2020s 0.5488 0.401 0.635 6

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 78 Kuwait 0.439 compare
  2. 79 Benin 0.414 compare
  3. 80 Ecuador 0.409 compare
  4. 82 Indonesia 0.385 compare
  5. 83 Sierra Leone 0.366 compare
  6. 84 Guyana 0.364 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Mali?
Political centralization index in Mali was 0.401 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 0.776 in 1900.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0.286 in 1997.
How does Mali rank for political centralization index?
Mali ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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