| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.13 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Liberal democracy index | 0.034 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Government effectiveness | -1.79 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Rule of law | -1.77 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Control of corruption | -1.56 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Voice & accountability | -1.88 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Political stability | -2.02 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Regulatory quality | -1.66 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Cabinet fragmentation index | 1 indexWB DPI [2019] |
| Governing majority margin | 0.748 %WB DPI [2019] |
| Parties in executive cabinet | 0WB DPI [2023] |
| Women in parliament | 30.5 %WB Gender [2018] |
| Constitutional history supplement | No authoritative open source found |
| Legal system | mixed system of Islamic law and English common lawCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Suffrage (voting rights) | 17 years of age; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
previous 1973, 1998, 2005 (interim constitution, which was suspended in April 2019); latest initial draft completed by Transitional Military Council in May 2019; revised draft known as the "Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period," or “2019 Constitutional Declaration” was signed by the Council and opposition coalition on 4 August 2019
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.