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Afghanistan vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 40th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Mali
Population
44810409
25787988
Population rank 36/197 58/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Afghanistan and Mali: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Mali economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Mali
Year GDP
Afghanistan Mali
1967 - $275,494,478
1968 - $343,771,973
1969 - $339,913,867
1970 - $359,772,315
1971 - $395,218,629
1972 - $486,617,280
1973 - $563,683,703
1974 - $538,747,340
1975 - $830,710,615
1976 - $939,228,017
1977 - $1,049,838,548
1978 - $1,222,702,573
1979 - $1,595,422,956
1980 - $1,759,691,186
1981 - $1,538,972,424
1982 - $1,333,754,225
1983 - $1,297,765,326
1984 - $1,232,932,104
1985 - $1,392,196,048
1986 - $1,852,163,453
1987 - $2,090,629,987
1988 - $2,169,040,603
1989 - $2,181,821,909
1990 - $2,681,912,149
1991 - $2,724,131,458
1992 - $2,830,673,378
1993 - $2,818,281,085
1994 - $2,081,846,498
1995 - $2,706,425,157
1996 - $2,780,422,049
1997 - $2,697,105,823
1998 - $2,920,358,711
1999 - $3,440,724,710
2000 $3,521,418,060 $2,961,484,954
2001 $2,813,571,754 $3,468,337,942
2002 $3,825,701,439 $3,908,121,307
2003 $4,520,946,819 $4,714,071,980
2004 $5,224,896,719 $7,113,132,070
2005 $6,203,256,539 $8,009,875,052
2006 $6,971,758,282 $8,858,863,053
2007 $9,747,886,187 $10,289,243,720
2008 $10,109,297,048 $12,262,134,441
2009 $12,416,152,732 $12,592,138,109
2010 $15,856,668,556 $13,196,527,458
2011 $17,805,098,206 $15,506,843,902
2012 $19,907,329,778 $14,891,957,623
2013 $20,146,416,758 $15,769,357,573
2014 $20,497,128,556 $16,943,434,591
2015 $19,134,221,645 $15,583,181,170
2016 $18,116,572,395 $16,743,796,800
2017 $18,753,456,498 $18,308,362,040
2018 $18,053,222,687 $20,368,015,381
2019 $18,799,444,490 $20,477,421,885
2020 $19,955,929,052 $20,698,560,939
2021 $14,259,995,441 $22,999,245,263
2022 $14,497,243,872 $22,374,051,350
2023 $17,152,234,637 $24,621,545,565
2024 - $26,588,067,731

Afghanistan and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Mali
1967 - $46
1968 - $56.5
1969 - $55
1970 - $57.3
1971 - $62
1972 - $75.1
1973 - $85.4
1974 - $80.2
1975 - $121.5
1976 - $134.9
1977 - $148.1
1978 - $169.1
1979 - $216.3
1980 - $233.7
1981 - $200.1
1982 - $169.7
1983 - $161.5
1984 - $150.2
1985 - $166.2
1986 - $217.1
1987 - $240.8
1988 - $245.5
1989 - $242.4
1990 - $292.2
1991 - $290.9
1992 - $296.3
1993 - $288.9
1994 - $208.9
1995 - $265.7
1996 - $267.2
1997 - $253.3
1998 - $267.4
1999 - $306
2000 $174.9 $256.2
2001 $138.7 $291.2
2002 $179 $318
2003 $198.9 $372
2004 $221.8 $543
2005 $254.2 $592
2006 $274.2 $633
2007 $376 $712
2008 $382 $821
2009 $452 $816
2010 $561 $828
2011 $607 $942
2012 $651 $878
2013 $637 $903
2014 $625 $940
2015 $566 $838
2016 $522 $872
2017 $525 $924
2018 $491 $996
2019 $497 $972
2020 $511 $953
2021 $356 $1,027
2022 $357 $970
2023 $414 $1,036
2024 - $1,086

Afghanistan vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Mali
1950 28.2 28.7
1951 28.6 28.9
1952 29 29.1
1953 29.5 29.4
1954 29.7 29.5
1955 30.4 29.7
1956 30.8 29.9
1957 31.3 30.1
1958 31.8 30.2
1959 32.3 30.3
1960 32.8 30.5
1961 33.3 30.6
1962 33.8 30.8
1963 34.2 31
1964 34.7 31.2
1965 35.1 31.5
1966 35.6 31.8
1967 36 32.2
1968 36.5 32.6
1969 37 32.9
1970 37.5 33.4
1971 37.9 33.8
1972 38.4 34.5
1973 39 35.1
1974 39.5 35.7
1975 40 36.5
1976 40.5 37.2
1977 41.1 38
1978 40.1 38.8
1979 38.8 39.5
1980 39.3 40.3
1981 39.4 41
1982 36.1 41.8
1983 36.5 42.7
1984 31.5 43.4
1985 32.1 43.9
1986 38.4 44.6
1987 38.8 45.2
1988 43.2 45.7
1989 44.5 46.2
1990 45.1 46.5
1991 45.5 46.9
1992 46.6 47.2
1993 51 47.6
1994 51 47.9
1995 52.1 48.3
1996 52.8 48.5
1997 53.2 49.1
1998 52.5 49.6
1999 54.5 50.1
2000 55 50.6
2001 55.5 51.3
2002 56.2 52
2003 57.2 52.6
2004 57.8 53.3
2005 58.2 53.8
2006 58.6 54.3
2007 59 54.8
2008 59.7 55.2
2009 60.2 55.6
2010 60.7 56
2011 61.3 56.4
2012 61.7 56.7
2013 62.2 57.1
2014 62.3 57.5
2015 62.3 57.9
2016 62.6 58.3
2017 62.4 58.6
2018 62.4 58.9
2019 62.9 59.2
2020 61.5 58.9
2021 60.4 59.1
2022 65.6 60
2023 66 60.4
2024 66.3 60.7
2025 66.5 60.9

Afghanistan and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Mali
Year Population
Afghanistan Mali
1960 9,035,043 5,402,550
1961 9,214,083 5,482,283
1962 9,404,406 5,563,917
1963 9,604,487 5,646,605
1964 9,814,318 5,730,125
1965 10,036,008 5,815,487
1966 10,266,395 5,902,204
1967 10,505,959 5,990,906
1968 10,756,922 6,082,979
1969 11,017,409 6,177,704
1970 11,290,128 6,276,472
1971 11,567,667 6,377,944
1972 11,853,696 6,483,726
1973 12,157,999 6,597,106
1974 12,469,127 6,715,436
1975 12,773,954 6,837,261
1976 13,059,851 6,960,979
1977 13,340,756 7,090,979
1978 13,611,441 7,229,651
1979 13,655,567 7,375,266
1980 13,169,311 7,530,515
1981 11,937,581 7,692,766
1982 10,991,378 7,860,194
1983 10,917,982 8,034,400
1984 11,190,221 8,208,599
1985 11,426,852 8,374,663
1986 11,420,074 8,531,277
1987 11,387,818 8,681,164
1988 11,523,298 8,833,996
1989 11,874,088 8,999,938
1990 12,045,660 9,178,830
1991 12,238,879 9,362,888
1992 13,278,974 9,553,540
1993 14,943,172 9,754,786
1994 16,250,794 9,967,031
1995 17,065,836 10,185,365
1996 17,763,266 10,407,278
1997 18,452,091 10,646,495
1998 19,159,996 10,919,573
1999 19,887,785 11,227,415
2000 20,130,327 11,559,290
2001 20,284,307 11,912,158
2002 21,378,117 12,288,050
2003 22,733,049 12,684,955
2004 23,560,654 13,102,409
2005 24,404,567 13,538,647
2006 25,424,094 13,990,139
2007 25,909,852 14,457,775
2008 26,482,622 14,940,782
2009 27,466,101 15,435,539
2010 28,284,089 15,945,198
2011 29,347,708 16,469,049
2012 30,560,034 16,957,033
2013 31,622,704 17,459,615
2014 32,792,523 18,020,267
2015 33,831,764 18,593,022
2016 34,700,612 19,191,289
2017 35,688,935 19,813,011
2018 36,743,039 20,442,030
2019 37,856,121 21,068,405
2020 39,068,979 21,713,836
2021 40,000,412 22,388,630
2022 40,578,842 23,072,640
2023 41,454,761 23,769,127
2024 42,647,492 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Mali

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Mali
1960 7.28 7.02
1961 7.28 7.03
1962 7.29 7.04
1963 7.3 7.05
1964 7.3 7.06
1965 7.31 7.08
1966 7.32 7.11
1967 7.34 7.14
1968 7.36 7.16
1969 7.39 7.18
1970 7.4 7.18
1971 7.43 7.2
1972 7.45 7.22
1973 7.49 7.22
1974 7.53 7.23
1975 7.54 7.25
1976 7.56 7.27
1977 7.59 7.3
1978 7.6 7.32
1979 7.61 7.35
1980 7.64 7.37
1981 7.62 7.37
1982 7.6 7.32
1983 7.57 7.28
1984 7.55 7.26
1985 7.55 7.26
1986 7.55 7.31
1987 7.55 7.31
1988 7.55 7.32
1989 7.56 7.33
1990 7.58 7.31
1991 7.63 7.28
1992 7.7 7.24
1993 7.76 7.18
1994 7.77 7.12
1995 7.77 7.05
1996 7.76 7.01
1997 7.73 6.97
1998 7.69 6.94
1999 7.64 6.91
2000 7.57 6.89
2001 7.45 6.85
2002 7.32 6.82
2003 7.17 6.78
2004 7.02 6.74
2005 6.86 6.71
2006 6.69 6.68
2007 6.51 6.65
2008 6.39 6.62
2009 6.3 6.59
2010 6.2 6.58
2011 6.09 6.55
2012 5.99 6.52
2013 5.88 6.49
2014 5.77 6.44
2015 5.65 6.39
2016 5.54 6.32
2017 5.43 6.25
2018 5.33 6.12
2019 5.24 5.89
2020 5.15 5.85
2021 5.04 5.78
2022 4.93 5.69
2023 4.84 5.61

Afghanistan and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Mali
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Mali
1960 18.9 19.8
1961 18.9 19.8
1962 18.8 19.8
1963 18.7 19.8
1964 18.6 19.8
1965 18.6 19.8
1966 18.5 19.7
1967 18.4 19.6
1968 18.3 19.6
1969 18.2 19.5
1970 18.1 19.4
1971 17.9 19.3
1972 17.8 19.2
1973 17.7 19.1
1974 17.6 19
1975 17.5 18.9
1976 17.4 18.7
1977 17.3 18.6
1978 17.2 18.4
1979 17 18.3
1980 16.9 18.1
1981 16.8 17.9
1982 16.7 17.8
1983 16.6 17.6
1984 16.5 17.5
1985 16.4 17.3
1986 16.3 17.1
1987 16.3 16.9
1988 16.2 16.8
1989 16.1 16.6
1990 16.1 16.5
1991 16 16.4
1992 15.9 16.4
1993 15.8 16.3
1994 15.7 16.3
1995 15.6 16.3
1996 15.5 16.3
1997 15.3 16.3
1998 15.2 16.4
1999 15.1 16.4
2000 15 16.5
2001 14.9 16.5
2002 14.9 16.6
2003 14.9 16.6
2004 14.9 16.6
2005 15 16.6
2006 15.1 16.6
2007 15.2 16.6
2008 15.3 16.5
2009 15.5 16.4
2010 15.7 16.4
2011 15.9 16.3
2012 16 16.1
2013 16.2 16
2014 16.4 16
2015 16.6 16
2016 16.8 16
2017 17 16
2018 17.1 16
2019 17.3 16.1
2020 17.5 16.2
2021 17.6 16.3
2022 17.8 16.5
2023 18 16.6
2024 18.2 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
n/a
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
54.7%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Mali
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
71.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Mali
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
31%
2020
English speaking
6%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Mali
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
86,437 mi
2018

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