What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?

0.006, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Deliberative Democracy Index

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.214

in 2025

Mali

0.208

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

114th

Mali rank

115th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mali

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.214 against 0.208 in Mali, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mali ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 114th and Mali ranks 115th of 175 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.002	0.014	0.012	Mali
1910s	0.002	0.014	0.012	Mali
1920s	0.008	0.0149	0.0069	Mali
1930s	0.008	0.015	0.007	Mali
1940s	0.0095	0.0253	0.0158	Mali
1950s	0.015	0.0453	0.0303	Mali
1960s	0.1005	0.1622	0.0617	Mali
1970s	0.0378	0.0417	0.0039	Mali
1980s	0.0418	0.0738	0.032	Mali
1990s	0.0858	0.4078	0.322	Mali
2000s	0.1399	0.4899	0.35	Mali
2010s	0.1732	0.4247	0.2515	Mali
2020s	0.2463	0.2518	0.0055	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.214 against 0.208 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?: 0.006, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 114th and Mali ranks 115th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.