Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Mali
Mali: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 34.74 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Mali, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Mali stood at 34.74 0-100. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Mali peaked at 63.14 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.74 0-100, in 2025.
That places Mali 171st out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Mali, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59.23 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 54.11 0-100 | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 54.42 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.72 0-100 | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 62.68 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.14 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 62.65 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 62.87 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 62.32 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.64 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.35 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 59.22 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 59.73 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 48.15 0-100 | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 50.64 0-100 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 52.98 0-100 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 52.92 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.72 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.29 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.06 0-100 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 49.66 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 46.85 0-100 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 43.73 0-100 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 41.02 0-100 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 39.02 0-100 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 36.05 0-100 | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 34.74 0-100 | -3.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 34.74 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.74 0-100, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 34.74 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.67 0-100 | 54.11 0-100 | 59.23 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.31 0-100 | 54.42 0-100 | 63.14 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.84 0-100 | 48.15 0-100 | 59.73 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.24 0-100 | 34.74 0-100 | 46.85 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 168 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.62 0-100 compare
- 169 Haiti 35.06 0-100 compare
- 170 Uzbekistan 34.8 0-100 compare
- 172 Cameroon 34.68 0-100 compare
- 173 Vietnam 34.48 0-100 compare
- 174 Central African Republic 34.47 0-100 compare
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 voice and accountability - governance score in Mali?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Mali was 34.74 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 63.14 0-100 in 2004.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.74 0-100 in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Mali ranks 171st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).