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Rule of Law Index in Mali

Mali: Rule of Law Index was 0.421 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.421
Change on year
up 28.4%
World rank
102nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.649
in 1960
All-time low
0.273
in 2021
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Mali, 1900–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mali recorded 0.421 for rule of law index in 2025.

The figure is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Mali peaked at 0.649 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.273, in 2021.

Mali ranks 102nd 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.

Rule of Law Index in Mali, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.519 —
1901 0.519 +0.0%
1902 0.519 +0.0%
1903 0.519 +0.0%
1904 0.519 +0.0%
1905 0.519 +0.0%
1906 0.519 +0.0%
1907 0.519 +0.0%
1908 0.519 +0.0%
1909 0.519 +0.0%
1910 0.519 +0.0%
1911 0.519 +0.0%
1912 0.519 +0.0%
1913 0.519 +0.0%
1914 0.519 +0.0%
1915 0.519 +0.0%
1916 0.519 +0.0%
1917 0.519 +0.0%
1918 0.519 +0.0%
1919 0.519 +0.0%
1920 0.519 +0.0%
1921 0.519 +0.0%
1922 0.519 +0.0%
1923 0.519 +0.0%
1924 0.519 +0.0%
1925 0.519 +0.0%
1926 0.519 +0.0%
1927 0.519 +0.0%
1928 0.519 +0.0%
1929 0.519 +0.0%
1930 0.519 +0.0%
1931 0.519 +0.0%
1932 0.519 +0.0%
1933 0.519 +0.0%
1934 0.519 +0.0%
1935 0.519 +0.0%
1936 0.519 +0.0%
1937 0.519 +0.0%
1938 0.519 +0.0%
1939 0.519 +0.0%
1940 0.519 +0.0%
1941 0.519 +0.0%
1942 0.519 +0.0%
1943 0.519 +0.0%
1944 0.519 +0.0%
1945 0.519 +0.0%
1946 0.519 +0.0%
1947 0.538 +3.7%
1948 0.538 +0.0%
1949 0.538 +0.0%
1950 0.54 +0.4%
1951 0.54 +0.0%
1952 0.54 +0.0%
1953 0.54 +0.0%
1954 0.54 +0.0%
1955 0.54 +0.0%
1956 0.54 +0.0%
1957 0.54 +0.0%
1958 0.545 +0.9%
1959 0.511 -6.2%
1960 0.649 +27.0%
1961 0.649 +0.0%
1962 0.649 +0.0%
1963 0.649 +0.0%
1964 0.649 +0.0%
1965 0.649 +0.0%
1966 0.649 +0.0%
1967 0.649 +0.0%
1968 0.601 -7.4%
1969 0.287 -52.2%
1970 0.288 +0.3%
1971 0.288 +0.0%
1972 0.288 +0.0%
1973 0.288 +0.0%
1974 0.283 -1.7%
1975 0.292 +3.2%
1976 0.292 +0.0%
1977 0.292 +0.0%
1978 0.292 +0.0%
1979 0.292 +0.0%
1980 0.293 +0.3%
1981 0.293 +0.0%
1982 0.293 +0.0%
1983 0.293 +0.0%
1984 0.293 +0.0%
1985 0.293 +0.0%
1986 0.293 +0.0%
1987 0.293 +0.0%
1988 0.293 +0.0%
1989 0.293 +0.0%
1990 0.313 +6.8%
1991 0.441 +40.9%
1992 0.474 +7.5%
1993 0.448 -5.5%
1994 0.448 +0.0%
1995 0.441 -1.6%
1996 0.441 +0.0%
1997 0.384 -12.9%
1998 0.384 +0.0%
1999 0.384 +0.0%
2000 0.384 +0.0%
2001 0.384 +0.0%
2002 0.395 +2.9%
2003 0.39 -1.3%
2004 0.39 +0.0%
2005 0.39 +0.0%
2006 0.39 +0.0%
2007 0.386 -1.0%
2008 0.394 +2.1%
2009 0.394 +0.0%
2010 0.376 -4.6%
2011 0.377 +0.3%
2012 0.381 +1.1%
2013 0.381 +0.0%
2014 0.381 +0.0%
2015 0.381 +0.0%
2016 0.381 +0.0%
2017 0.346 -9.2%
2018 0.343 -0.9%
2019 0.384 +12.0%
2020 0.378 -1.6%
2021 0.273 -27.8%
2022 0.275 +0.7%
2023 0.292 +6.2%
2024 0.328 +12.3%
2025 0.421 +28.4%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 0.421 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.174, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 0.421 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.519 0.519 0.519 10
1910s 0.519 0.519 0.519 10
1920s 0.519 0.519 0.519 10
1930s 0.519 0.519 0.519 10
1940s 0.5247 0.519 0.538 10
1950s 0.5376 0.511 0.545 10
1960s 0.608 0.287 0.649 10
1970s 0.2895 0.283 0.292 10
1980s 0.293 0.293 0.293 10
1990s 0.4158 0.313 0.474 10
2000s 0.3897 0.384 0.395 10
2010s 0.3731 0.343 0.384 10
2020s 0.3278 0.273 0.421 6

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 99 Burkina Faso 0.482 compare
  2. 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.462 compare
  3. 101 Armenia 0.453 compare
  4. 103 Gabon 0.416 compare
  5. 103 Thailand 0.416 compare
  6. 105 India 0.397 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Mali?
Rule of law index in Mali was 0.421 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 0.649 in 1960.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0.273 in 2021.
How does Mali rank for rule of law index?
Mali ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.