Mali vs South Sudan

Mali vs South Sudan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Mali and 0.13 of 1 in South Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 0.03 of 1, or 1.23 times that in South Sudan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Mali vs South Sudan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Mali and 0.13 of 1 in South Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 0.03 of 1, or 1.23 times that in South Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 1989, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2025, Mali ranked 151 and South Sudan ranked 163 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearMaliSouth SudanWorld
20250.160.130.48
20240.190.150.49
20230.230.170.49
20220.230.130.5
20210.240.140.5
20200.420.170.51
20190.520.160.52
20180.520.150.52
20170.540.160.52
20160.540.160.52
20150.540.170.52
20140.540.160.52
20130.330.170.52
20120.360.190.53
20110.610.190.53
20100.610.210.52
20090.610.20.52
20080.610.20.52
20070.620.20.52
20060.630.20.52
20050.620.20.52
20040.620.180.51
20030.620.170.51
20020.60.170.5
20010.520.170.49
20000.520.130.49
19990.520.150.49
19980.520.150.49
19970.550.150.49
19960.590.140.48
19950.590.090.47
19940.590.090.47
19930.590.090.46
19920.470.090.44
19910.210.090.42
19900.20.090.41
19890.20.170.36
19880.20.370.36
19870.190.370.35
19860.190.330.34
19850.190.210.34
19840.190.20.33
19830.190.180.32
19820.190.160.32
19810.190.180.32
19800.190.170.32
19790.150.180.31
19780.110.180.3
19770.110.160.3
19760.110.160.29
19750.110.160.29
19740.10.150.29
19730.10.150.29
19720.10.150.29
19710.10.110.29
19700.10.10.29
19690.110.10.29
19680.20.230.3
19670.230.210.29
19660.230.210.29
19650.230.210.3
19640.240.110.3
19630.260.070.3
19620.260.070.29
19610.260.070.29
19600.220.070.28
19590.170.080.27
19580.160.260.27
19570.160.290.27
19560.110.290.26
19550.110.240.25
19540.110.230.25
19530.110.170.24
19520.110.110.24
19510.110.110.24
19500.110.110.23
19490.110.110.22
19480.110.060.22
19470.110.060.21
19460.060.060.19
19450.040.060.16
19440.030.060.14
19430.030.060.14
19420.030.060.14
19410.030.060.15
19400.030.060.15
19390.030.060.17
19380.030.060.17
19370.030.060.17
19360.030.060.17
19350.030.060.17
19340.030.060.18
19330.030.060.18
19320.030.060.19
19310.030.060.18
19300.030.060.18
19290.030.060.19
19280.030.060.19
19270.030.060.19
19260.030.060.19
19250.030.060.19
19240.030.060.19
19230.030.060.19
19220.030.060.19
19210.030.060.19
19200.030.060.18
19190.030.050.16
19180.030.050.15
19170.030.050.15
19160.030.050.15
19150.030.050.15
19140.030.050.15
19130.030.050.15
19120.030.050.15
19110.030.050.15
19100.030.050.15
19090.030.050.15
19080.030.050.15
19070.030.050.15
19060.030.050.15
19050.030.050.15
19040.030.050.14
19030.030.050.14
19020.030.050.15
19010.030.050.14
19000.030.050.14
1899––0.22
1898––0.22
1897––0.22
1896––0.22
1895––0.22
1894––0.21
1893––0.21
1892––0.21
1891––0.2
1890––0.2
1889––0.2
1888––0.2
1887––0.2
1886––0.19
1885––0.19
1884–0.150.2
1883–0.150.19
1882–0.070.19
1881–0.070.19
1880–0.070.19
1879–0.070.19
1878–0.040.18
1877–0.040.18
1876–0.040.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.040.16
1865–0.040.16
1864–0.040.16
1863–0.040.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.030.13
1849–0.030.15
1848–0.030.13
1847–0.030.11
1846–0.030.11
1845–0.030.11
1844–0.030.11
1843–0.030.1
1842–0.030.1
1841–0.030.1
1840–0.030.1
1839–0.030.1
1838–0.030.09
1837–0.030.09
1836–0.030.1
1835–0.030.09
1834–0.030.09
1833–0.030.09
1832–0.030.09
1831–0.030.09
1830–0.030.09
1829–0.030.08
1828–0.030.08
1827–0.030.09
1826–0.030.08
1825–0.030.08
1824–0.030.08
1823–0.030.08
1822–0.030.08
1821–0.030.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
1817––0.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
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1800––0.05
1799––0.05
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1797––0.05
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1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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