Rule of Law in Mali

Mali: Rule of Law was -0.5033 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
-0.5033
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
22nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
-0.0265
in 2003
All-time low
-0.5291
in 1996
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Rule of Law in Mali, 1996–2011

-0.6-0.4-0.2-01996200320111996: -0.5291998: -0.5252000: -0.462002: -0.3192003: -0.0262004: -0.1732005: -0.1392006: -0.3082007: -0.2052008: -0.352009: -0.3772010: -0.4632011: -0.503

Source: World Bank Institute.

Analysis

In 2011, rule of law in Mali stood at -0.5033.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law in Mali peaked at -0.0265 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.5291, in 1996.

Mali ranks 22nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Rule of Law in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law (estimate) in Mali, 1996 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1996 -0.5291
1998 -0.5249 -0.8%
2000 -0.4604 -12.3%
2002 -0.319 -30.7%
2003 -0.0265 -91.7%
2004 -0.1734 +554.8%
2005 -0.1387 -20.0%
2006 -0.3081 +122.1%
2007 -0.2052 -33.4%
2008 -0.3495 +70.3%
2009 -0.3769 +7.8%
2010 -0.4631 +22.9%
2011 -0.5033 +8.7%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's -0.5033 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.8524, 59% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Mali's -0.5033 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7357, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rule of Law in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 -554.8% -0.0265 -0.1734

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.527 -0.5291 -0.5249 2
2000s -0.262 -0.4604 -0.0265 9
2010s -0.4832 -0.5033 -0.4631 2

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 19 Gabon -0.4904 compare
  2. 20 Niger -0.495 compare
  3. 21 Gambia -0.4998 compare
  4. 23 Tanzania -0.5159 compare
  5. 24 Mozambique -0.5596 compare
  6. 25 Ethiopia -0.7142 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law in Mali?
Rule of law in Mali was -0.5033 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest rule of law recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was -0.0265 in 2003.
What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was -0.5291 in 1996.
How does Mali rank for rule of law?
Mali ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is rule of law rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
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Rule of law measures the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, in particular the quality of contract enforcement, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.