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Eritrea vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 96th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Mali
Population
3667774
25787988
Population rank 131/197 58/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Eritrea and Mali: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Mali economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Mali
Year GDP
Eritrea 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 $477,101,652 $2,830,673,378
1993 $467,872,715 $2,818,281,085
1994 $531,688,312 $2,081,846,498
1995 $578,015,625 $2,706,425,157
1996 $693,535,954 $2,780,422,049
1997 $686,490,090 $2,697,105,823
1998 $745,523,117 $2,920,358,711
1999 $688,918,537 $3,440,724,710
2000 $706,370,816 $2,961,484,954
2001 $752,371,689 $3,468,337,942
2002 $729,321,680 $3,908,121,307
2003 $870,248,268 $4,714,071,980
2004 $1,109,054,005 $7,113,132,070
2005 $1,098,424,686 $8,009,875,052
2006 $1,211,161,880 $8,858,863,053
2007 $1,317,974,491 $10,289,243,720
2008 $1,380,188,800 $12,262,134,441
2009 $1,856,695,551 $12,592,138,109
2010 $1,589,515,447 $13,196,527,458
2011 $2,065,001,626 $15,506,843,902
2012 - $14,891,957,623
2013 - $15,769,357,573
2014 - $16,943,434,591
2015 - $15,583,181,170
2016 - $16,743,796,800
2017 - $18,308,362,040
2018 - $20,368,015,381
2019 - $20,477,421,885
2020 - $20,698,560,939
2021 - $22,999,245,263
2022 - $22,374,051,350
2023 - $24,621,545,565
2024 - $26,588,067,731

Eritrea and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea 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 $265.2 $296.3
1993 $252.1 $288.9
1994 $277.8 $208.9
1995 $285.4 $265.7
1996 $326 $267.2
1997 $319 $253.3
1998 $342 $267.4
1999 $311 $306
2000 $314 $256.2
2001 $325 $291.2
2002 $305 $318
2003 $349 $372
2004 $427 $543
2005 $413 $592
2006 $448 $633
2007 $480 $712
2008 $490 $821
2009 $643 $816
2010 $540 $828
2011 $689 $942
2012 - $878
2013 - $903
2014 - $940
2015 - $838
2016 - $872
2017 - $924
2018 - $996
2019 - $972
2020 - $953
2021 - $1,027
2022 - $970
2023 - $1,036
2024 - $1,086

Eritrea vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Mali
1950 33.3 28.7
1951 33.6 28.9
1952 34 29.1
1953 34.4 29.4
1954 34.8 29.5
1955 35.2 29.7
1956 35.6 29.9
1957 30.4 30.1
1958 30.9 30.2
1959 37 30.3
1960 37.4 30.5
1961 37.9 30.6
1962 38.3 30.8
1963 38.8 31
1964 39.2 31.2
1965 39.6 31.5
1966 37.6 31.8
1967 40.2 32.2
1968 40.5 32.6
1969 40.8 32.9
1970 41.2 33.4
1971 41.5 33.8
1972 40.7 34.5
1973 41.1 35.1
1974 39 35.7
1975 39 36.5
1976 42.6 37.2
1977 43 38
1978 43.4 38.8
1979 43.8 39.5
1980 44.6 40.3
1981 45 41
1982 44.9 41.8
1983 37.2 42.7
1984 37.7 43.4
1985 38.6 43.9
1986 39.5 44.6
1987 47.4 45.2
1988 48.1 45.7
1989 47.8 46.2
1990 49.7 46.5
1991 50.5 46.9
1992 52.4 47.2
1993 53.2 47.6
1994 54 47.9
1995 54.8 48.3
1996 55.5 48.5
1997 56.2 49.1
1998 50 49.6
1999 44.5 50.1
2000 56.3 50.6
2001 58.4 51.3
2002 58.9 52
2003 59.5 52.6
2004 60.1 53.3
2005 60.6 53.8
2006 61.5 54.3
2007 62 54.8
2008 62.4 55.2
2009 63.2 55.6
2010 63.7 56
2011 64.2 56.4
2012 64.7 56.7
2013 65 57.1
2014 65.5 57.5
2015 65.9 57.9
2016 66.2 58.3
2017 66.6 58.6
2018 67 58.9
2019 67.3 59.2
2020 67 58.9
2021 66.9 59.1
2022 67.8 60
2023 68.6 60.4
2024 68.9 60.7
2025 69.2 60.9

Eritrea and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Mali
Year Population
Eritrea Mali
1960 972,547 5,402,550
1961 995,573 5,482,283
1962 1,019,788 5,563,917
1963 1,045,092 5,646,605
1964 1,071,287 5,730,125
1965 1,098,335 5,815,487
1966 1,124,957 5,902,204
1967 1,152,339 5,990,906
1968 1,181,737 6,082,979
1969 1,212,005 6,177,704
1970 1,243,453 6,276,472
1971 1,276,154 6,377,944
1972 1,309,235 6,483,726
1973 1,342,669 6,597,106
1974 1,375,688 6,715,436
1975 1,408,210 6,837,261
1976 1,443,807 6,960,979
1977 1,482,565 7,090,979
1978 1,522,378 7,229,651
1979 1,563,332 7,375,266
1980 1,605,797 7,530,515
1981 1,649,939 7,692,766
1982 1,695,461 7,860,194
1983 1,736,160 8,034,400
1984 1,771,730 8,208,599
1985 1,807,816 8,374,663
1986 1,845,164 8,531,277
1987 1,888,669 8,681,164
1988 1,938,255 8,833,996
1989 1,987,017 8,999,938
1990 2,032,737 9,178,830
1991 1,919,571 9,362,888
1992 1,798,748 9,553,540
1993 1,856,006 9,754,786
1994 1,913,915 9,967,031
1995 2,025,267 10,185,365
1996 2,128,464 10,407,278
1997 2,152,135 10,646,495
1998 2,180,419 10,919,573
1999 2,212,780 11,227,415
2000 2,247,031 11,559,290
2001 2,312,079 11,912,158
2002 2,392,978 12,288,050
2003 2,493,903 12,684,955
2004 2,598,284 13,102,409
2005 2,661,215 13,538,647
2006 2,703,502 13,990,139
2007 2,743,222 14,457,775
2008 2,816,327 14,940,782
2009 2,887,885 15,435,539
2010 2,945,186 15,945,198
2011 2,998,485 16,469,049
2012 3,036,988 16,957,033
2013 3,074,360 17,459,615
2014 3,095,173 18,020,267
2015 3,105,546 18,593,022
2016 3,124,698 19,191,289
2017 3,150,347 19,813,011
2018 3,192,760 20,442,030
2019 3,240,194 21,068,405
2020 3,291,271 21,713,836
2021 3,350,183 22,388,630
2022 3,409,447 23,072,640
2023 3,470,390 23,769,127
2024 3,535,603 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Mali

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Mali
1960 6.48 7.02
1961 6.47 7.03
1962 6.5 7.04
1963 6.48 7.05
1964 6.49 7.06
1965 6.49 7.08
1966 6.5 7.11
1967 6.5 7.14
1968 6.5 7.16
1969 6.5 7.18
1970 6.54 7.18
1971 6.54 7.2
1972 6.54 7.22
1973 6.55 7.22
1974 6.57 7.23
1975 6.59 7.25
1976 6.6 7.27
1977 6.61 7.3
1978 6.61 7.32
1979 6.62 7.35
1980 6.61 7.37
1981 6.62 7.37
1982 6.63 7.32
1983 6.65 7.28
1984 6.62 7.26
1985 6.59 7.26
1986 6.56 7.31
1987 6.52 7.31
1988 6.47 7.32
1989 6.41 7.33
1990 6.34 7.31
1991 6.24 7.28
1992 6.16 7.24
1993 6.07 7.18
1994 6.01 7.12
1995 5.94 7.05
1996 5.84 7.01
1997 5.74 6.97
1998 5.63 6.94
1999 5.52 6.91
2000 5.4 6.89
2001 5.31 6.85
2002 5.23 6.82
2003 5.14 6.78
2004 5.04 6.74
2005 4.93 6.71
2006 4.88 6.68
2007 4.81 6.65
2008 4.74 6.62
2009 4.66 6.59
2010 4.57 6.58
2011 4.49 6.55
2012 4.41 6.52
2013 4.34 6.49
2014 4.27 6.44
2015 4.22 6.39
2016 4.16 6.32
2017 4.11 6.25
2018 4.06 6.12
2019 4 5.89
2020 3.93 5.85
2021 3.87 5.78
2022 3.79 5.69
2023 3.71 5.61

Eritrea and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Mali
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Mali
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.9 19.8
1962 18.9 19.8
1963 19 19.8
1964 19 19.8
1965 19 19.8
1966 19 19.7
1967 18.9 19.6
1968 18.9 19.6
1969 18.8 19.5
1970 18.6 19.4
1971 18.5 19.3
1972 18.3 19.2
1973 18.2 19.1
1974 18.2 19
1975 18.1 18.9
1976 18 18.7
1977 17.9 18.6
1978 17.8 18.4
1979 17.8 18.3
1980 17.8 18.1
1981 17.7 17.9
1982 17.7 17.8
1983 17.7 17.6
1984 17.8 17.5
1985 17.8 17.3
1986 17.9 17.1
1987 17.9 16.9
1988 17.8 16.8
1989 17.7 16.6
1990 17.6 16.5
1991 17.6 16.4
1992 17.5 16.4
1993 17.6 16.3
1994 17.6 16.3
1995 18.1 16.3
1996 18.4 16.3
1997 18 16.3
1998 17.8 16.4
1999 17.5 16.4
2000 17.4 16.5
2001 17.5 16.5
2002 17.7 16.6
2003 18 16.6
2004 18.3 16.6
2005 18.3 16.6
2006 18.2 16.6
2007 18.1 16.6
2008 18.2 16.5
2009 18.4 16.4
2010 18.4 16.4
2011 18.5 16.3
2012 18.5 16.1
2013 18.5 16
2014 18.5 16
2015 18.4 16
2016 18.4 16
2017 18.5 16
2018 18.7 16
2019 18.9 16.1
2020 19.1 16.2
2021 19.3 16.3
2022 19.5 16.5
2023 19.7 16.6
2024 19.9 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP n/a
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
2025
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
$192M
2019
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
5.52%
2018
Banked people share n/a
54.7%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Eritrea Mali
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
31%
2020
English speaking
0%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Eritrea Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Mali
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
86,437 mi
2018

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