Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mali
Mali: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.3543 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mali, 2002–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mali is -0.3543, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 475.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mali peaked at 0.8048 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.3543, in 2020.
That places Mali 89th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8048 | — |
| 2003 | 0.724 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6469 | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5681 | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.45 | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3308 | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2126 | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 0.078 | -63.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0615 | -178.9% |
| 2011 | -0.1977 | +221.2% |
| 2012 | -0.3397 | +71.9% |
| 2013 | -0.2073 | -39.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0799 | -61.5% |
| 2015 | -0.1695 | +112.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2593 | +53.0% |
| 2017 | -0.3543 | +36.6% |
| 2018 | -0.3529 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | -0.3537 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.3543 | +0.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -0.3543 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.2553, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mali's -0.3543 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4769 | 0.078 | 0.8048 | 8 |
| 2010s | -0.2376 | -0.3543 | -0.0615 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3543 | -0.3543 | -0.3543 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More social development data for Mali
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 286,715 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 519,738 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 519,738 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mali?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Mali was -0.3543 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8048 in 2002.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3543 in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Mali ranks 89th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 475.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.