Equal Rights Protection Index in Mali
Mali: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.824 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Mali, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.824 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Mali peaked at 0.884 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.303, in 1900.
Mali ranks 35th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.303 | 0.303 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.303 | 0.303 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.303 | 0.303 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.303 | 0.303 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.303 | 0.303 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.303 | 0.303 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8493 | 0.834 | 0.851 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8716 | 0.859 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8248 | 0.743 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8318 | 0.811 | 0.854 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More social development data for Mali
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 286,715 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 519,738 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.15 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.609 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.164 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.609 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Mali?
- Equal rights protection index in Mali was 0.824 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.884 in 2012.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.303 in 1900.
- How does Mali rank for equal rights protection index?
- Mali ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.