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Chad vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 21st vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Mali
Population
21450865
25787988
Population rank 64/197 58/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Chad and Mali: Comparison Charts

Chad and Mali economies compared

GDP
Chad

Mali
Year GDP
Chad Mali
1960 $313,582,728 -
1961 $333,975,336 -
1962 $357,635,713 -
1963 $371,767,002 -
1964 $392,247,518 -
1965 $416,926,303 -
1966 $432,794,922 -
1967 $449,826,323 $275,494,478
1968 $453,980,096 $343,771,973
1969 $471,635,622 $339,913,867
1970 $469,266,737 $359,772,315
1971 $501,866,730 $395,218,629
1972 $585,427,547 $486,617,280
1973 $647,199,483 $563,683,703
1974 $652,532,795 $538,747,340
1975 $864,602,105 $830,710,615
1976 $866,044,962 $939,228,017
1977 $935,360,465 $1,049,838,548
1978 $1,113,920,124 $1,222,702,573
1979 $1,004,316,496 $1,595,422,956
1980 $1,033,002,404 $1,759,691,186
1981 $876,937,558 $1,538,972,424
1982 $834,369,860 $1,333,754,225
1983 $832,415,806 $1,297,765,326
1984 $919,103,735 $1,232,932,104
1985 $1,033,069,709 $1,392,196,048
1986 $1,067,828,246 $1,852,163,453
1987 $1,163,426,852 $2,090,629,987
1988 $1,482,597,298 $2,169,040,603
1989 $1,433,686,312 $2,181,821,909
1990 $1,738,605,558 $2,681,912,149
1991 $1,877,137,982 $2,724,131,458
1992 $1,881,847,670 $2,830,673,378
1993 $1,463,251,164 $2,818,281,085
1994 $1,179,837,963 $2,081,846,498
1995 $1,445,919,895 $2,706,425,157
1996 $1,607,345,356 $2,780,422,049
1997 $1,544,689,577 $2,697,105,823
1998 $1,744,794,531 $2,920,358,711
1999 $1,534,673,583 $3,440,724,710
2000 $1,388,506,772 $2,961,484,954
2001 $1,710,843,377 $3,468,337,942
2002 $1,997,005,709 $3,908,121,307
2003 $2,742,815,072 $4,714,071,980
2004 $4,422,855,661 $7,113,132,070
2005 $8,655,892,393 $8,009,875,052
2006 $9,709,626,596 $8,858,863,053
2007 $10,865,385,132 $10,289,243,720
2008 $13,385,593,990 $12,262,134,441
2009 $12,317,614,054 $12,592,138,109
2010 $14,058,506,664 $13,196,527,458
2011 $16,685,349,674 $15,506,843,902
2012 $17,892,228,570 $14,891,957,623
2013 $17,865,316,886 $15,769,357,573
2014 $18,144,336,904 $16,943,434,591
2015 $14,559,599,500 $15,583,181,170
2016 $13,026,289,836 $16,743,796,800
2017 $13,349,041,409 $18,308,362,040
2018 $15,327,000,249 $20,368,015,381
2019 $14,905,517,743 $20,477,421,885
2020 $14,932,897,821 $20,698,560,939
2021 $16,871,937,698 $22,999,245,263
2022 $17,828,508,290 $22,374,051,350
2023 $19,107,685,021 $24,621,545,565
2024 $20,625,711,665 $26,588,067,731

Chad and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Chad Mali
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $107.3 -
1962 $112.6 -
1963 $114.7 -
1964 $118.6 -
1965 $123.6 -
1966 $125.8 -
1967 $128.2 $46
1968 $126.9 $56.5
1969 $129.2 $55
1970 $125.9 $57.3
1971 $131.8 $62
1972 $150.4 $75.1
1973 $162.4 $85.4
1974 $160 $80.2
1975 $207.5 $121.5
1976 $203.7 $134.9
1977 $215.9 $148.1
1978 $252.5 $169.1
1979 $222.9 $216.3
1980 $228.8 $233.7
1981 $194 $200.1
1982 $176.1 $169.7
1983 $167.2 $161.5
1984 $182.2 $150.2
1985 $202.7 $166.2
1986 $203.4 $217.1
1987 $213.9 $240.8
1988 $263.5 $245.5
1989 $246.4 $242.4
1990 $290.6 $292.2
1991 $302 $290.9
1992 $290.6 $296.3
1993 $220.7 $288.9
1994 $173.9 $208.9
1995 $204 $265.7
1996 $216.9 $267.2
1997 $201.4 $253.3
1998 $219.8 $267.4
1999 $186.6 $306
2000 $163.1 $256.2
2001 $194.3 $291.2
2002 $219.1 $318
2003 $289.1 $372
2004 $446 $543
2005 $838 $592
2006 $907 $633
2007 $980 $712
2008 $1,166 $821
2009 $1,036 $816
2010 $1,142 $828
2011 $1,308 $942
2012 $1,354 $878
2013 $1,305 $903
2014 $1,279 $940
2015 $994 $838
2016 $862 $872
2017 $854 $924
2018 $949 $996
2019 $893 $972
2020 $867 $953
2021 $946 $1,027
2022 $966 $970
2023 $989 $1,036
2024 $1,016 $1,086

Chad vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Mali
1950 35.2 28.7
1951 35.5 28.9
1952 35.9 29.1
1953 36.3 29.4
1954 36.8 29.5
1955 37.3 29.7
1956 37.9 29.9
1957 38.3 30.1
1958 38.7 30.2
1959 39 30.3
1960 39.2 30.5
1961 39.4 30.6
1962 39.6 30.8
1963 39.9 31
1964 40.1 31.2
1965 40.1 31.5
1966 40.1 31.8
1967 40.4 32.2
1968 40.7 32.6
1969 41 32.9
1970 41.4 33.4
1971 40.9 33.8
1972 41.9 34.5
1973 42.4 35.1
1974 42.6 35.7
1975 42.7 36.5
1976 42.7 37.2
1977 42.9 38
1978 43 38.8
1979 43.2 39.5
1980 43.5 40.3
1981 43.5 41
1982 43.9 41.8
1983 44.4 42.7
1984 44.7 43.4
1985 45.3 43.9
1986 45.6 44.6
1987 43.1 45.2
1988 46.4 45.7
1989 46.4 46.2
1990 45.1 46.5
1991 46.6 46.9
1992 46.8 47.2
1993 47 47.6
1994 47.1 47.9
1995 47.5 48.3
1996 47.6 48.5
1997 47.8 49.1
1998 47.8 49.6
1999 47.9 50.1
2000 47.9 50.6
2001 48.3 51.3
2002 48.4 52
2003 48.6 52.6
2004 48.7 53.3
2005 48.9 53.8
2006 48.7 54.3
2007 49.2 54.8
2008 49.5 55.2
2009 49.8 55.6
2010 50.1 56
2011 50.4 56.4
2012 50.8 56.7
2013 51.1 57.1
2014 51.1 57.5
2015 51.3 57.9
2016 51.6 58.3
2017 51.9 58.6
2018 52.4 58.9
2019 53 59.2
2020 53.1 58.9
2021 53.1 59.1
2022 54.5 60
2023 55.1 60.4
2024 55.2 60.7
2025 55.4 60.9

Chad and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Mali
Year Population
Chad Mali
1960 3,049,838 5,402,550
1961 3,111,947 5,482,283
1962 3,175,598 5,563,917
1963 3,240,905 5,646,605
1964 3,307,479 5,730,125
1965 3,374,220 5,815,487
1966 3,440,903 5,902,204
1967 3,508,512 5,990,906
1968 3,578,231 6,082,979
1969 3,651,113 6,177,704
1970 3,727,828 6,276,472
1971 3,807,316 6,377,944
1972 3,893,252 6,483,726
1973 3,985,909 6,597,106
1974 4,078,356 6,715,436
1975 4,167,234 6,837,261
1976 4,251,297 6,960,979
1977 4,331,667 7,090,979
1978 4,411,366 7,229,651
1979 4,505,384 7,375,266
1980 4,515,453 7,530,515
1981 4,520,959 7,692,766
1982 4,738,483 7,860,194
1983 4,979,130 8,034,400
1984 5,045,145 8,208,599
1985 5,096,269 8,374,663
1986 5,251,069 8,531,277
1987 5,438,309 8,681,164
1988 5,625,602 8,833,996
1989 5,819,586 8,999,938
1990 5,982,833 9,178,830
1991 6,205,676 9,362,888
1992 6,474,656 9,553,540
1993 6,629,146 9,754,786
1994 6,783,450 9,967,031
1995 7,089,064 10,185,365
1996 7,410,108 10,407,278
1997 7,670,366 10,646,495
1998 7,938,840 10,919,573
1999 8,222,705 11,227,415
2000 8,512,093 11,559,290
2001 8,804,124 11,912,158
2002 9,116,192 12,288,050
2003 9,487,833 12,684,955
2004 9,920,036 13,102,409
2005 10,328,092 13,538,647
2006 10,706,424 13,990,139
2007 11,081,660 14,457,775
2008 11,476,296 14,940,782
2009 11,893,754 15,435,539
2010 12,312,575 15,945,198
2011 12,754,997 16,469,049
2012 13,210,998 16,957,033
2013 13,691,079 17,459,615
2014 14,188,678 18,020,267
2015 14,647,621 18,593,022
2016 15,114,655 19,191,289
2017 15,622,759 19,813,011
2018 16,156,531 20,442,030
2019 16,685,223 21,068,405
2020 17,224,679 21,713,836
2021 17,828,273 22,388,630
2022 18,455,316 23,072,640
2023 19,319,064 23,769,127
2024 20,299,123 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Chad and Mali

Fertility rate
Chad

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Chad Mali
1960 6.25 7.02
1961 6.27 7.03
1962 6.29 7.04
1963 6.3 7.05
1964 6.32 7.06
1965 6.34 7.08
1966 6.36 7.11
1967 6.39 7.14
1968 6.43 7.16
1969 6.48 7.18
1970 6.53 7.18
1971 6.58 7.2
1972 6.85 7.22
1973 6.87 7.22
1974 6.86 7.23
1975 6.88 7.25
1976 6.89 7.27
1977 6.9 7.3
1978 6.89 7.32
1979 6.91 7.35
1980 6.91 7.37
1981 6.94 7.37
1982 6.96 7.32
1983 6.98 7.28
1984 7.02 7.26
1985 7.04 7.26
1986 7.07 7.31
1987 7.11 7.31
1988 7.15 7.32
1989 7.19 7.33
1990 7.22 7.31
1991 7.26 7.28
1992 7.3 7.24
1993 7.34 7.18
1994 7.31 7.12
1995 7.29 7.05
1996 7.29 7.01
1997 7.27 6.97
1998 7.27 6.94
1999 7.26 6.91
2000 7.25 6.89
2001 7.23 6.85
2002 7.2 6.82
2003 7.18 6.78
2004 7.16 6.74
2005 7.13 6.71
2006 7.12 6.68
2007 7.09 6.65
2008 7.06 6.62
2009 7.02 6.59
2010 6.99 6.58
2011 6.95 6.55
2012 6.91 6.52
2013 6.84 6.49
2014 6.78 6.44
2015 6.71 6.39
2016 6.62 6.32
2017 6.54 6.25
2018 6.46 6.12
2019 6.41 5.89
2020 6.35 5.85
2021 6.26 5.78
2022 6.22 5.69
2023 6.12 5.61

Chad and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Mali
Year Median age, years
Chad Mali
1960 19.9 19.8
1961 19.8 19.8
1962 19.6 19.8
1963 19.5 19.8
1964 19.4 19.8
1965 19.2 19.8
1966 19.1 19.7
1967 19 19.6
1968 18.8 19.6
1969 18.7 19.5
1970 18.6 19.4
1971 18.5 19.3
1972 18.3 19.2
1973 18.2 19.1
1974 18 19
1975 17.9 18.9
1976 17.7 18.7
1977 17.5 18.6
1978 17.3 18.4
1979 17.1 18.3
1980 16.7 18.1
1981 16.2 17.9
1982 16.6 17.8
1983 17 17.6
1984 16.7 17.5
1985 16.3 17.3
1986 16.3 17.1
1987 16.4 16.9
1988 16.5 16.8
1989 16.5 16.6
1990 16.3 16.5
1991 16.3 16.4
1992 16.4 16.4
1993 16.2 16.3
1994 15.9 16.3
1995 16 16.3
1996 16.1 16.3
1997 15.9 16.3
1998 15.8 16.4
1999 15.7 16.4
2000 15.6 16.5
2001 15.5 16.5
2002 15.4 16.6
2003 15.5 16.6
2004 15.7 16.6
2005 15.7 16.6
2006 15.7 16.6
2007 15.6 16.6
2008 15.6 16.5
2009 15.6 16.4
2010 15.6 16.4
2011 15.6 16.3
2012 15.6 16.1
2013 15.7 16
2014 15.7 16
2015 15.7 16
2016 15.7 16
2017 15.8 16
2018 15.8 16
2019 15.9 16.1
2020 16 16.2
2021 16.1 16.3
2022 16.2 16.5
2023 16.5 16.6
2024 16.8 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Chad Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Chad Mali
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
31%
2020
English speaking
0%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Chad Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Mali
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
86,437 mi
2018

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