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Congo vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 64th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Mali
Population
6607609
25787988
Population rank 109/197 58/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Congo and Mali: Comparison Charts

Congo and Mali economies compared

GDP
Congo

Mali
Year GDP
Congo Mali
1960 $131,731,863 -
1961 $151,675,739 -
1962 $166,521,240 -
1963 $172,233,431 -
1964 $185,693,725 -
1965 $198,318,064 -
1966 $220,613,582 -
1967 $237,397,428 $275,494,478
1968 $251,247,458 $343,771,973
1969 $265,040,036 $339,913,867
1970 $274,960,700 $359,772,315
1971 $322,128,019 $395,218,629
1972 $410,669,264 $486,617,280
1973 $541,973,363 $563,683,703
1974 $585,364,634 $538,747,340
1975 $767,102,680 $830,710,615
1976 $754,549,601 $939,228,017
1977 $765,224,029 $1,049,838,548
1978 $878,771,772 $1,222,702,573
1979 $1,198,749,667 $1,595,422,956
1980 $1,705,796,853 $1,759,691,186
1981 $1,993,512,323 $1,538,972,424
1982 $2,160,640,565 $1,333,754,225
1983 $2,097,274,290 $1,297,765,326
1984 $2,193,581,365 $1,232,932,104
1985 $2,160,872,540 $1,392,196,048
1986 $1,849,268,212 $1,852,163,453
1987 $2,297,753,652 $2,090,629,987
1988 $2,212,536,312 $2,169,040,603
1989 $2,389,593,026 $2,181,821,909
1990 $2,798,746,050 $2,681,912,149
1991 $2,724,853,506 $2,724,131,458
1992 $2,933,222,703 $2,830,673,378
1993 $2,684,323,623 $2,818,281,085
1994 $1,769,365,438 $2,081,846,498
1995 $2,116,003,868 $2,706,425,157
1996 $2,540,697,539 $2,780,422,049
1997 $2,322,719,103 $2,697,105,823
1998 $1,949,481,379 $2,920,358,711
1999 $2,354,772,960 $3,440,724,710
2000 $3,227,927,698 $2,961,484,954
2001 $2,796,704,604 $3,468,337,942
2002 $3,034,250,924 $3,908,121,307
2003 $3,503,723,088 $4,714,071,980
2004 $4,656,974,940 $7,113,132,070
2005 $6,650,001,680 $8,009,875,052
2006 $8,072,305,029 $8,858,863,053
2007 $8,782,703,437 $10,289,243,720
2008 $11,649,857,673 $12,262,134,441
2009 $9,723,299,915 $12,592,138,109
2010 $13,148,396,212 $13,196,527,458
2011 $15,655,383,577 $15,506,843,902
2012 $17,692,911,296 $14,891,957,623
2013 $17,958,720,699 $15,769,357,573
2014 $17,919,321,078 $16,943,434,591
2015 $12,434,793,867 $15,583,181,170
2016 $10,931,328,151 $16,743,796,800
2017 $11,834,473,039 $18,308,362,040
2018 $14,773,900,289 $20,368,015,381
2019 $13,976,637,780 $20,477,421,885
2020 $11,468,687,464 $20,698,560,939
2021 $14,825,690,211 $22,999,245,263
2022 $15,817,030,157 $22,374,051,350
2023 $15,321,055,818 $24,621,545,565
2024 $15,719,985,776 $26,588,067,731

Congo and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Congo Mali
1960 $124.7 -
1961 $139.9 -
1962 $149.6 -
1963 $150.7 -
1964 $158.1 -
1965 $164.2 -
1966 $177.6 -
1967 $185.7 $46
1968 $190.8 $56.5
1969 $195.4 $55
1970 $196.7 $57.3
1971 $223.5 $62
1972 $276.3 $75.1
1973 $353 $85.4
1974 $370 $80.2
1975 $471 $121.5
1976 $453 $134.9
1977 $448 $148.1
1978 $503 $169.1
1979 $670 $216.3
1980 $933 $233.7
1981 $1,066 $200.1
1982 $1,131 $169.7
1983 $1,075 $161.5
1984 $1,097 $150.2
1985 $1,049 $166.2
1986 $872 $217.1
1987 $1,052 $240.8
1988 $984 $245.5
1989 $1,033 $242.4
1990 $1,176 $292.2
1991 $1,113 $290.9
1992 $1,164 $296.3
1993 $1,034 $288.9
1994 $662 $208.9
1995 $770 $265.7
1996 $899 $267.2
1997 $804 $253.3
1998 $660 $267.4
1999 $776 $306
2000 $1,024 $256.2
2001 $855 $291.2
2002 $906 $318
2003 $1,017 $372
2004 $1,306 $543
2005 $1,799 $592
2006 $2,104 $633
2007 $2,206 $712
2008 $2,832 $821
2009 $2,271 $816
2010 $2,947 $828
2011 $3,396 $942
2012 $3,732 $878
2013 $3,697 $903
2014 $3,601 $940
2015 $2,439 $838
2016 $2,093 $872
2017 $2,212 $924
2018 $2,694 $996
2019 $2,488 $972
2020 $1,994 $953
2021 $2,516 $1,027
2022 $2,621 $970
2023 $2,478 $1,036
2024 $2,482 $1,086

Congo vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Mali
1950 39.6 28.7
1951 40.3 28.9
1952 41.1 29.1
1953 41.9 29.4
1954 42.6 29.5
1955 43.4 29.7
1956 44.3 29.9
1957 45.1 30.1
1958 46 30.2
1959 46.8 30.3
1960 47.6 30.5
1961 48.4 30.6
1962 49 30.8
1963 49.7 31
1964 50.4 31.2
1965 51 31.5
1966 51.6 31.8
1967 51.9 32.2
1968 52.6 32.6
1969 53.1 32.9
1970 53.6 33.4
1971 54 33.8
1972 54.4 34.5
1973 54.7 35.1
1974 55.1 35.7
1975 55.4 36.5
1976 55.7 37.2
1977 56 38
1978 56.2 38.8
1979 56.5 39.5
1980 56.8 40.3
1981 57.1 41
1982 57.2 41.8
1983 57.4 42.7
1984 57.5 43.4
1985 57.6 43.9
1986 57.6 44.6
1987 57.6 45.2
1988 57.5 45.7
1989 57.3 46.2
1990 57.1 46.5
1991 56.8 46.9
1992 56.5 47.2
1993 56 47.6
1994 55.6 47.9
1995 55.5 48.3
1996 55.2 48.5
1997 48.6 49.1
1998 52.6 49.6
1999 54.4 50.1
2000 55.4 50.6
2001 55.9 51.3
2002 56.4 52
2003 57.1 52.6
2004 58 53.3
2005 58.7 53.8
2006 59.5 54.3
2007 60.1 54.8
2008 60.8 55.2
2009 61.2 55.6
2010 61.7 56
2011 62.3 56.4
2012 62.7 56.7
2013 63 57.1
2014 63.3 57.5
2015 63.7 57.9
2016 63.9 58.3
2017 64.2 58.6
2018 64.5 58.9
2019 63.2 59.2
2020 64.4 58.9
2021 64.2 59.1
2022 65 60
2023 65.8 60.4
2024 66 60.7
2025 66.2 60.9

Congo and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Mali
Year Population
Congo Mali
1960 1,056,732 5,402,550
1961 1,084,389 5,482,283
1962 1,113,175 5,563,917
1963 1,143,263 5,646,605
1964 1,174,816 5,730,125
1965 1,207,880 5,815,487
1966 1,242,534 5,902,204
1967 1,278,691 5,990,906
1968 1,316,519 6,082,979
1969 1,356,182 6,177,704
1970 1,397,638 6,276,472
1971 1,441,039 6,377,944
1972 1,486,468 6,483,726
1973 1,533,680 6,597,106
1974 1,582,301 6,715,436
1975 1,627,032 6,837,261
1976 1,667,225 6,960,979
1977 1,707,568 7,090,979
1978 1,748,089 7,229,651
1979 1,788,524 7,375,266
1980 1,828,985 7,530,515
1981 1,869,759 7,692,766
1982 1,910,430 7,860,194
1983 1,950,321 8,034,400
1984 1,999,528 8,208,599
1985 2,059,311 8,374,663
1986 2,120,602 8,531,277
1987 2,183,473 8,681,164
1988 2,247,653 8,833,996
1989 2,313,558 8,999,938
1990 2,380,560 9,178,830
1991 2,449,229 9,362,888
1992 2,519,465 9,553,540
1993 2,595,124 9,754,786
1994 2,673,144 9,967,031
1995 2,749,461 10,185,365
1996 2,826,785 10,407,278
1997 2,887,862 10,646,495
1998 2,952,061 10,919,573
1999 3,032,874 11,227,415
2000 3,151,345 11,559,290
2001 3,272,537 11,912,158
2002 3,350,771 12,288,050
2003 3,445,753 12,684,955
2004 3,565,554 13,102,409
2005 3,696,393 13,538,647
2006 3,837,409 13,990,139
2007 3,980,430 14,457,775
2008 4,113,517 14,940,782
2009 4,281,219 15,435,539
2010 4,462,290 15,945,198
2011 4,609,724 16,469,049
2012 4,740,450 16,957,033
2013 4,857,099 17,459,615
2014 4,975,880 18,020,267
2015 5,097,581 18,593,022
2016 5,222,536 19,191,289
2017 5,351,011 19,813,011
2018 5,483,118 20,442,030
2019 5,616,661 21,068,405
2020 5,752,791 21,713,836
2021 5,892,183 22,388,630
2022 6,035,104 23,072,640
2023 6,182,885 23,769,127
2024 6,332,961 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Congo and Mali

Fertility rate
Congo

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Congo Mali
1960 6.09 7.02
1961 6.09 7.03
1962 6.1 7.04
1963 6.15 7.05
1964 6.18 7.06
1965 6.23 7.08
1966 6.27 7.11
1967 6.29 7.14
1968 6.33 7.16
1969 6.35 7.18
1970 6.38 7.18
1971 6.42 7.2
1972 6.44 7.22
1973 6.42 7.22
1974 6.39 7.23
1975 6.36 7.25
1976 6.32 7.27
1977 6.27 7.3
1978 6.21 7.32
1979 6.14 7.35
1980 6.07 7.37
1981 5.98 7.37
1982 5.85 7.32
1983 5.76 7.28
1984 5.66 7.26
1985 5.59 7.26
1986 5.51 7.31
1987 5.46 7.31
1988 5.39 7.32
1989 5.33 7.33
1990 5.27 7.31
1991 5.22 7.28
1992 5.18 7.24
1993 5.13 7.18
1994 5.1 7.12
1995 5.07 7.05
1996 5.03 7.01
1997 5 6.97
1998 4.91 6.94
1999 4.81 6.91
2000 4.72 6.89
2001 4.67 6.85
2002 4.7 6.82
2003 4.7 6.78
2004 4.69 6.74
2005 4.67 6.71
2006 4.65 6.68
2007 4.65 6.65
2008 4.73 6.62
2009 4.81 6.59
2010 4.85 6.58
2011 4.83 6.55
2012 4.79 6.52
2013 4.73 6.49
2014 4.67 6.44
2015 4.61 6.39
2016 4.55 6.32
2017 4.5 6.25
2018 4.44 6.12
2019 4.38 5.89
2020 4.33 5.85
2021 4.28 5.78
2022 4.22 5.69
2023 4.16 5.61

Congo and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Congo

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Congo Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Congo Mali
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
31%
2020
English speaking
0%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Congo Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Mali
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
86,437 mi
2018

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