Mali vs Niger: Democracy
Mali
0
in 2025
Niger
0
in 2025
Mali rank
176th
Niger rank
176th
Democracy over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0 against 0 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 176th and Niger ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Mali |
| 1950s | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | Mali |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Niger |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Mali |
| 1990s | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.3 | Mali |
| 2000s | 6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | Mali |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | Mali |
| 2020s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mali or Niger?
- Mali, at 0 against 0 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mali and Niger?
- 0, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for democracy?
- Mali ranks 176th and Niger ranks 176th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).