Political Rights Score in Mali
Mali: Political Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Mali, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Mali stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Mali peaked at 31 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
Mali ranks 166th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Rights Score in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | -83.9% |
| 2013 | 17 | +240.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 9 | -47.1% |
| 2021 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -50.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.25 | 30 | 31 | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.7 | 5 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
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 political rights score in Mali?
- Political rights score in Mali was 3 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for political rights score?
- Mali ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.