Social Development in Mali 147 indicators covering social development for Mali. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 5 2018 down 28.6% 98th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 23,629 2025 up 139.3% 44th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0009 units per person 2025 up 76.6% 63rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 24.0% 32nd Political Rights Score 3 2025 down 82.4% 166th Freedom Score 21 2025 down 53.3% 158th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 322 2025 down 4.2% 119th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 29.3% 138th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.3% 102nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 27.98 % change on previous year 2025 up 245.2% 13th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 15 2018 down 11.8% 99th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 9.52 % change on previous year 2025 up 120.3% 49th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.824 2025 up 2.0% 35th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.705 2025 down 10.5% 100th Political Corruption Index 0.72 2025 down 9.2% 52nd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.72 2025 down 9.2% 52nd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0417 2024 down 14.5% 169th Number of armed conflicts 6 conflicts 2025 — 3rd Number of state-based conflicts 3 conflicts 2025 up 50.0% 1st Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0116 units per square kilometre 2023 up 116.2% 124th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.9% 148th LGBT+ Rights Index 2.07 2019 unchanged 75th Forcibly displaced people 696,037 2025 up 950.6% 42nd Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 down 50.0% 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 up 100.0% 1st Age of electoral democracy 7 years 2019 down 61.1% 133rd Corruption Perceptions Index 27 2024 down 15.6% 134th Internally displaced people due to conflict 360,591 people 2024 up 261.3% 21st Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.99 2024 up 7.4% 153rd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.08 2024 up 7.4% 144th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.9101 2024 up 7.4% 60th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.59 2025 up 12.6% 116th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.59 2025 up 12.6% 116th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 4.0% 2024 down 16.6% 173rd Age of electoral democracy 4 years 2017 down 73.3% 100th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.3029 2020 up 50.0% 75th Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.3543 2020 down 475.8% 89th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 — 1st Homicides 2,187 deaths 2021 up 16.5% 37th Homicide rate 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 14.8% 40th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 10.04 2021 down 14.4% 40th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 812,000 2030 up 6.3% 89th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 4.14 2030 down 19.2% 107th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 3 2025 down 62.5% 79th Freedom of Expression Score 2 2025 down 71.4% 98th Civil Rights Score 3 2025 down 50.0% 82nd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 6.2% 2030 down 27.1% 154th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 932,000 2030 up 2.0% 87th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 79.1% 2020 down 1.1% 29th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 84.0% 2020 down 0.9% 34th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 50.7% 2020 up 1.5% 35th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →