Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Mali
Mali: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.609 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Mali, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Mali is 0.609, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Mali peaked at 0.839 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.19, in 1946.
Mali ranks 112th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.19 | — |
| 1947 | 0.198 | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 0.201 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.212 | +5.5% |
| 1957 | 0.208 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.213 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.216 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.476 | +120.4% |
| 1961 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.466 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.445 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.466 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.458 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.461 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.453 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.375 | -17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.364 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.366 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.36 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.355 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.378 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.387 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.392 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.388 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.393 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.397 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.511 | +28.7% |
| 1991 | 0.637 | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.793 | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.772 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.786 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.815 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.824 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.825 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.823 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.824 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.839 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.822 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.791 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.798 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.797 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.752 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.79 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.752 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.75 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.725 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.707 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.609 | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.609 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.609 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +120.4% | 0.216 | 0.476 |
| 1990 | +28.7% | 0.397 | 0.511 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1975 | 0.19 | 0.201 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2055 | 0.201 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4534 | 0.375 | 0.476 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3645 | 0.355 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3917 | 0.387 | 0.397 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7457 | 0.511 | 0.793 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8226 | 0.815 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7977 | 0.752 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.692 | 0.609 | 0.752 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More economy & growth data for Mali
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 24.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 13.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 18.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 10.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Mali?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Mali was 0.609 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.839 in 2010.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 in 1946.
- How does Mali rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Mali ranks 112th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.