Mali is a unitary state governed by a military government under Assimi Goïta, who was granted a renewable five-year term in 2025 after political parties were dissolved. It left ECOWAS and co-founded the Alliance of Sahel States.
In the 12 Axes register, Mali leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Mali sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state centred on Bamako
Autocracy
Goïta given renewable five-year term in 2025
Authoritarian
Political parties dissolved in May 2025
Nationalist
Left ECOWAS; founded Alliance of Sahel States
Military-Focused
Army fights jihadist groups with Russian support
Centrist
Many ethnic groups, French official
Mixed Economic
Gold mining code tightened state share
Regulationism
State claims larger mining stake
Limited Trade
Exports gold and cotton, regional bloc shifts
Spiritual
2023 constitution entrenches the secular republic
Traditionalist
2024 penal code criminalised same-sex acts
Neutral
No notable technology policy
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Mali is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Mali is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
