| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.134 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Liberal democracy index | 0.103 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Government effectiveness | -0.875 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Rule of law | -0.884 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Control of corruption | -0.253 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Voice & accountability | -0.964 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Political stability | -1.91 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Regulatory quality | -0.526 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Cabinet fragmentation index | 0.608 indexWB DPI [2023] |
| Governing majority margin | 0.528 %WB DPI [2020] |
| Parties in executive cabinet | 74WB DPI [2023] |
| Women in parliament | 18.3 %WB Gender [2024] |
| Constitutional history supplement | No authoritative open source found |
| Legal system | civil law based on the French model and customary lawCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Suffrage (voting rights) | 18 years of age; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991, temporarily suspended late October to mid-November 2014; initial draft of a new constitution to usher in the new republic was completed in January 2017 and a final draft was submitted to the government in December 2017; a constitutional referendum originally scheduled for adoption in March 2019 was postponed; on 1 March 2022 a transition charter was adopted, allowing military authorities to rule for three years and barring the transitional president from being an electoral candidate after the transition
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.
