Democracy in Mali
Mali: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Mali, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 1 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Mali peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
That places Mali 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Democracy in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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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 democracy in Mali?
- Democracy in Mali was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for democracy?
- Mali ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).