Citizen support for democracy in Mali
Mali: Citizen support for democracy was -0.3029 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Mali, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Mali stood at -0.3029.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Mali peaked at -0.2868 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.7664, in 2007.
That places Mali 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.7241 | — |
| 2002 | -0.7551 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | -0.744 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | -0.7281 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | -0.7094 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | -0.7332 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | -0.7664 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | -0.6469 | -15.6% |
| 2009 | -0.6325 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6055 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | -0.5791 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | -0.5582 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | -0.5343 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2868 | -46.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2935 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | -0.3051 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | -0.3087 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | -0.3016 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3018 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -0.3029 | +0.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -0.3029 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.2471, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mali's -0.3029 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +46.3% | -0.5343 | -0.2868 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.7155 | -0.7664 | -0.6325 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.4074 | -0.6055 | -0.2868 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3029 | -0.3029 | -0.3029 | 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 support for democracy in Mali?
- Citizen support for democracy in Mali was -0.3029 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2868 in 2014.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7664 in 2007.
- How does Mali rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Mali ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.