Rule of Law in Mali
Mali: Rule of Law was 0.129 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Mali, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Mali stood at 0.129 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Mali peaked at 0.3093 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.129 standard error, in 2011.
Mali ranks 41st of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2873 standard error | 0.2653 standard error | 0.3093 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1795 standard error | 0.1387 standard error | 0.2249 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1319 standard error | 0.129 standard error | 0.1348 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9068 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.636 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.268 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.234 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 135.34 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Mali?
- Rule of law in Mali was 0.129 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3093 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 standard error in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for rule of law?
- Mali ranks 41st 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 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.