Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Madagascar or Mali?

Mali, at 0.171 against 0.17 in Madagascar as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Mali: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Madagascar

0.17

in 2025

Mali

0.171

in 2025

Madagascar rank

127th

Mali rank

124th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Madagascar
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.171 against 0.17 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mali ahead.

Madagascar ranks 127th and Mali ranks 124th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.037	0.037	0	—
1910s	0.037	0.037	0	—
1920s	0.0361	0.0375	0.0014	Mali
1930s	0.0361	0.038	0.0019	Mali
1940s	0.0371	0.0426	0.0055	Mali
1950s	0.0431	0.0576	0.0145	Mali
1960s	0.1356	0.1901	0.0545	Mali
1970s	0.1207	0.1436	0.0229	Mali
1980s	0.1235	0.1655	0.042	Mali
1990s	0.2155	0.337	0.1215	Mali
2000s	0.2287	0.4024	0.1737	Mali
2010s	0.1858	0.335	0.1492	Mali
2020s	0.196	0.201	0.005	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Madagascar or Mali?: Mali, at 0.171 against 0.17 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Madagascar and Mali?: 0.001, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Madagascar ranks 127th and Mali ranks 124th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 30 October 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.