Congo vs Mali: Academic Freedom Index

Congo
0.255
in 2025
Mali
0.281
in 2025
Congo rank
131st
Mali rank
128th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Congo
  • Mali
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.281 against 0.255 in Congo, a difference of 0.026.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 131st and Mali ranks 128th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.