| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | No authoritative open source found |
| Liberal democracy index | No authoritative open source found |
| Government effectiveness | 0.835 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Rule of law | 0.588 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Control of corruption | 1.19 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Voice & accountability | -0.8 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Political stability | 1.2 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Regulatory quality | 0.887 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Cabinet fragmentation index | 1 indexWB DPI [2023] |
| Governing majority margin | 1 %WB DPI [2020] |
| Parties in executive cabinet | 33WB DPI [2023] |
| Women in parliament | 11.8 %WB Gender [2024] |
| Constitutional history supplement | No authoritative open source found |
| Legal system | mixed legal system based on English common law and Islamic law; note: in 2019, sharia penal codes came into force and apply to Muslims and partly to non-Muslims in parallel with common law codesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Suffrage (voting rights) | 18 years of age for village elections; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
drafted 1954 to 1959, signed 29 September 1959
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
How to read these indices
V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.
