Freedom of Association Score in Mali
Mali: Freedom of Association Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Mali, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Mali is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Mali peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
That places Mali 79th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 3 | -25.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.67 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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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 freedom of association score in Mali?
- Freedom of association score in Mali was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for freedom of association score?
- Mali ranks 79th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.