Egypt vs Mali: Direct Democracy Index
Egypt
0.232
in 2025
Mali
0.22
in 2025
Egypt rank
16th
Mali rank
19th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Egypt
- Mali
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.232 against 0.22 in Mali, a difference of 0.012.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mali ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Mali ranks 19th of 175 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.3079 | 0.01 | 0.2979 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.3182 | 0 | 0.3182 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2473 | 0.1632 | 0.0841 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2468 | 0.111 | 0.1358 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.259 | 0.0342 | 0.2248 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.2732 | 0.1155 | 0.1577 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Egypt or Mali?
- Egypt, at 0.232 against 0.22 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Egypt and Mali?
- 0.012, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mali?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Mali rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Mali ranks 19th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.