| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.187 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Liberal democracy index | 0.115 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Government effectiveness | -0.0971 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Rule of law | -0.752 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Control of corruption | -0.827 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Voice & accountability | -1.6 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Political stability | -0.978 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Regulatory quality | -0.499 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Cabinet fragmentation index | 1 indexWB DPI [2023] |
| Governing majority margin | 0.565 %WB DPI [2023] |
| Parties in executive cabinet | 316WB DPI [2023] |
| Women in parliament | 27.7 %WB Gender [2024] |
| Constitutional history supplement | No authoritative open source found |
| Legal system | mixed system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era laws; Supreme Constitutional Court reviews lawsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Suffrage (voting rights) | 18 years of age; universal and compulsoryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
several previous; latest approved by a constitutional committee in December 2013, approved by referendum held on 14-15 January 2014, ratified by interim president on 19 January 2014
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.
