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France vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.6M (ranked 23/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 48th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.8B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,103), while Mali ranks 173/197 ($1,095).

Main facts and rankings

France Mali
Population
68756508
25940437
Population rank 23/197 58/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$26.8B
2024
GDP rank 7/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$46,103
2024
$1,095
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,290
2024
$3,315
2024
Government debt
$3.57T
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
119.1%
2026
50.5%
2026
Government debt per person
$52,145
2024
$567
2024
Government debt per person rank 8/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2026
$1,598
2026
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2026
471,118 sq mi
2026
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.7 years
2026
61.1 years
2026

France and Mali: Comparison Charts

France and Mali economies compared

GDP
France

Mali
Year GDP
France Mali
1960 $61,959,085,885 -
1961 $67,158,050,215 -
1962 $75,196,980,365 -
1963 $84,227,606,650 -
1964 $93,424,179,943 -
1965 $100,927,668,584 -
1966 $109,306,730,313 -
1967 $118,088,635,381 $275,494,478
1968 $128,710,572,572 $343,771,973
1969 $140,660,914,841 $339,913,867
1970 $147,312,861,698 $359,772,315
1971 $164,694,210,962 $395,218,629
1972 $201,738,881,664 $486,617,280
1973 $261,970,536,240 $563,683,703
1974 $282,739,225,314 $538,747,340
1975 $357,324,307,786 $830,710,615
1976 $368,363,152,144 $939,228,017
1977 $406,401,711,688 $1,049,838,548
1978 $501,724,418,605 $1,222,702,573
1979 $608,218,624,730 $1,595,422,956
1980 $694,529,183,483 $2,704,362,789
1981 $609,184,791,792 $2,234,583,940
1982 $578,152,310,610 $1,680,304,773
1983 $553,356,312,936 $1,496,616,127
1984 $525,033,325,828 $1,387,809,615
1985 $547,220,981,165 $1,594,347,021
1986 $764,946,585,851 $2,132,938,007
1987 $926,320,855,615 $2,437,004,680
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 $2,712,207,901
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $2,824,822,489
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $3,248,417,791
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $3,576,562,682
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $3,680,775,037
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $3,632,801,877
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $2,655,768,636
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $3,373,322,735
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $3,743,103,420
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $3,414,879,486
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $3,894,433,432
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $4,091,446,054
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $3,521,570,876
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $4,124,281,594
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $4,647,238,257
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $5,605,613,011
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $6,485,774,930
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $7,429,066,951
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $8,212,007,554
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $9,699,047,443
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $11,462,490,840
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $12,155,217,833
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $12,710,739,159
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $15,452,791,789
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $14,795,114,603
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $15,747,192,681
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $17,081,681,993
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $15,583,181,170
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $16,743,796,800
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $18,308,362,040
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $20,368,015,381
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $20,477,421,885
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $20,698,560,939
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $22,999,245,263
2022 $2,794,788,137,067 $22,539,987,719
2023 $3,056,250,648,138 $24,813,860,599
2024 $3,160,442,622,465 $26,794,747,240

France and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Mali
Year GDP per capita
France Mali
1960 $1,307 -
1961 $1,402 -
1962 $1,554 -
1963 $1,723 -
1964 $1,891 -
1965 $2,024 -
1966 $2,173 -
1967 $2,328 $46
1968 $2,518 $56.5
1969 $2,729 $55
1970 $2,833 $57.3
1971 $3,137 $62
1972 $3,809 $75.1
1973 $4,907 $85.4
1974 $5,261 $80.2
1975 $6,617 $121.5
1976 $6,792 $134.9
1977 $7,459 $148.1
1978 $9,167 $169.1
1979 $11,063 $216.3
1980 $12,565 $359
1981 $10,956 $290.5
1982 $10,360 $213.8
1983 $9,862 $186.3
1984 $9,312 $169.1
1985 $9,657 $190.4
1986 $13,430 $250
1987 $16,176 $280.7
1988 $17,550 $307
1989 $17,547 $314
1990 $21,586 $354
1991 $21,501 $382
1992 $23,615 $385
1993 $22,239 $372
1994 $23,360 $266.5
1995 $26,792 $331
1996 $26,758 $360
1997 $24,169 $321
1998 $24,869 $357
1999 $24,576 $364
2000 $22,341 $305
2001 $22,332 $346
2002 $24,145 $378
2003 $29,480 $442
2004 $33,645 $495
2005 $34,696 $549
2006 $36,432 $587
2007 $41,486 $671
2008 $45,465 $767
2009 $41,728 $787
2010 $40,695 $797
2011 $43,930 $938
2012 $40,864 $873
2013 $42,669 $902
2014 $43,148 $948
2015 $36,702 $838
2016 $37,024 $872
2017 $38,687 $924
2018 $41,418 $996
2019 $40,408 $972
2020 $39,170 $953
2021 $43,725 $1,027
2022 $40,989 $977
2023 $44,700 $1,044
2024 $46,103 $1,095

France vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
France Mali
1950 66.4 28.7
1951 66.1 28.9
1952 67.4 29.1
1953 67.3 29.4
1954 68.2 29.5
1955 68.4 29.7
1956 68.5 29.9
1957 68.9 30.1
1958 70.1 30.2
1959 70.2 30.3
1960 70.4 30.5
1961 71 30.6
1962 70.5 30.8
1963 70.3 31
1964 71.3 31.2
1965 71.1 31.5
1966 71.5 31.8
1967 71.5 32.2
1968 71.5 32.6
1969 71.2 32.9
1970 72.1 33.4
1971 72.1 33.8
1972 72.3 34.5
1973 72.5 35.1
1974 72.8 35.7
1975 72.9 36.5
1976 73.1 37.2
1977 73.7 38
1978 73.8 38.8
1979 74.1 39.5
1980 74.2 40.3
1981 74.4 41
1982 74.8 41.8
1983 74.7 42.7
1984 75.2 43.4
1985 75.3 43.9
1986 75.6 44.6
1987 76.1 45.2
1988 76.4 45.7
1989 76.5 46.2
1990 76.8 46.5
1991 77 46.9
1992 77.3 47.2
1993 77.3 47.6
1994 77.8 47.9
1995 77.9 48.3
1996 78.1 48.5
1997 78.4 49.1
1998 78.6 49.6
1999 78.7 50.1
2000 79 50.6
2001 79.2 51.3
2002 79.4 52
2003 79.4 52.6
2004 80.3 53.3
2005 80.3 53.8
2006 80.7 54.3
2007 81 54.8
2008 81 55.2
2009 81.2 55.6
2010 81.4 56
2011 81.8 56.4
2012 81.7 56.7
2013 82 57.1
2014 82.4 57.5
2015 82.1 57.9
2016 82.4 58.3
2017 82.4 58.6
2018 82.6 58.9
2019 82.7 59.2
2020 82.2 58.9
2021 82.3 59.1
2022 82.5 60
2023 83.3 60.4
2024 83.5 60.7
2025 83.6 60.9
2026 83.7 61.1

France and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Mali
Year Population
France Mali
1960 47,412,964 5,402,550
1961 47,905,982 5,482,283
1962 48,389,516 5,563,917
1963 48,877,567 5,646,605
1964 49,401,492 5,730,125
1965 49,877,725 5,815,487
1966 50,311,637 5,902,204
1967 50,722,791 5,990,906
1968 51,112,980 6,082,979
1969 51,536,014 6,177,704
1970 52,007,169 6,276,472
1971 52,499,553 6,377,944
1972 52,962,356 6,483,726
1973 53,392,161 6,597,106
1974 53,746,571 6,715,436
1975 54,002,853 6,837,261
1976 54,232,383 6,960,979
1977 54,486,467 7,090,979
1978 54,734,030 7,229,651
1979 54,979,851 7,375,266
1980 55,274,184 7,530,515
1981 55,603,353 7,692,766
1982 55,806,789 7,860,194
1983 56,108,330 8,034,400
1984 56,383,085 8,208,599
1985 56,665,619 8,374,663
1986 56,956,002 8,531,277
1987 57,266,167 8,681,164
1988 57,598,186 8,833,996
1989 57,943,062 8,999,938
1990 58,261,012 9,178,830
1991 58,554,242 9,362,888
1992 58,846,584 9,553,540
1993 59,103,094 9,754,786
1994 59,324,863 9,967,031
1995 59,541,294 10,185,365
1996 59,754,504 10,407,278
1997 59,968,066 10,646,495
1998 60,190,684 10,919,573
1999 60,501,986 11,227,415
2000 60,918,661 11,559,290
2001 61,364,377 11,912,158
2002 61,812,142 12,288,050
2003 62,249,855 12,684,955
2004 62,707,588 13,102,409
2005 63,180,854 13,538,647
2006 63,622,342 13,990,139
2007 64,016,890 14,457,775
2008 64,375,116 14,940,782
2009 64,706,436 15,435,539
2010 65,026,211 15,945,198
2011 65,340,830 16,469,049
2012 65,657,659 16,957,033
2013 65,997,932 17,459,615
2014 66,312,067 18,020,267
2015 66,548,272 18,593,022
2016 66,724,104 19,191,289
2017 66,918,020 19,813,011
2018 67,158,348 20,442,030
2019 67,382,061 21,068,405
2020 67,601,110 21,713,836
2021 67,842,811 22,388,630
2022 68,184,457 23,072,640
2023 68,372,286 23,769,127
2024 68,551,653 24,478,595

Fertility rates in France and Mali

Fertility rate
France

Mali
Year Fertility rate
France Mali
1960 2.85 7.02
1961 2.87 7.03
1962 2.89 7.04
1963 2.89 7.05
1964 2.87 7.06
1965 2.84 7.08
1966 2.8 7.11
1967 2.75 7.14
1968 2.69 7.16
1969 2.62 7.18
1970 2.55 7.18
1971 2.47 7.2
1972 2.38 7.22
1973 2.28 7.22
1974 2.18 7.23
1975 2.09 7.25
1976 2.01 7.27
1977 1.94 7.3
1978 1.89 7.32
1979 1.87 7.35
1980 1.85 7.37
1981 1.85 7.37
1982 1.86 7.32
1983 1.86 7.28
1984 1.86 7.26
1985 1.86 7.26
1986 1.85 7.31
1987 1.83 7.31
1988 1.81 7.32
1989 1.79 7.33
1990 1.77 7.31
1991 1.75 7.28
1992 1.74 7.24
1993 1.73 7.18
1994 1.73 7.12
1995 1.74 7.05
1996 1.75 7.01
1997 1.77 6.97
1998 1.78 6.94
1999 1.81 6.91
2000 1.89 6.89
2001 1.9 6.85
2002 1.88 6.82
2003 1.89 6.78
2004 1.92 6.74
2005 1.94 6.71
2006 2 6.68
2007 1.98 6.65
2008 2.01 6.62
2009 2 6.59
2010 2.03 6.58
2011 2.01 6.55
2012 2.01 6.52
2013 1.99 6.49
2014 2 6.44
2015 1.96 6.39
2016 1.92 6.32
2017 1.89 6.25
2018 1.87 6.12
2019 1.86 5.89
2020 1.83 5.85
2021 1.84 5.78
2022 1.79 5.69
2023 1.66 5.61

France and Mali demographics compared

Median age
France

Mali
Year Median age, years
France Mali
1960 32.8 19.8
1961 32.8 19.8
1962 32.9 19.8
1963 32.8 19.8
1964 32.8 19.8
1965 32.7 19.8
1966 32.7 19.7
1967 32.7 19.6
1968 32.6 19.6
1969 32.5 19.5
1970 32.4 19.4
1971 32.2 19.3
1972 32 19.2
1973 31.8 19.1
1974 31.7 19
1975 31.6 18.9
1976 31.7 18.7
1977 31.9 18.6
1978 32.1 18.4
1979 32.3 18.3
1980 32.4 18.1
1981 32.6 17.9
1982 32.8 17.8
1983 33 17.6
1984 33.3 17.5
1985 33.5 17.3
1986 33.7 17.1
1987 34 16.9
1988 34.2 16.8
1989 34.5 16.6
1990 34.7 16.5
1991 35 16.4
1992 35.3 16.4
1993 35.6 16.3
1994 35.9 16.3
1995 36.2 16.3
1996 36.5 16.3
1997 36.8 16.3
1998 37.1 16.4
1999 37.4 16.4
2000 37.7 16.5
2001 37.9 16.5
2002 38.2 16.6
2003 38.4 16.6
2004 38.6 16.6
2005 38.9 16.6
2006 39.1 16.6
2007 39.4 16.6
2008 39.6 16.5
2009 39.8 16.4
2010 40 16.4
2011 40.3 16.3
2012 40.5 16.1
2013 40.8 16
2014 41 16
2015 41.2 16
2016 41.4 16
2017 41.6 16
2018 41.9 16
2019 42.1 16.1
2020 42.3 16.2
2021 42.4 16.3
2022 42.6 16.5
2023 42.8 16.6
2024 43 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$25.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.4%
2026
25%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.05%
2024
4.2%
2024
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.94%
2026
-3%
2026
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70.9%
2024
36.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.2%
2024
23.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
3.2%
2021
Number of millionaires
2,868,031
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.41%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
52
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
457
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.37T
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$283B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

France Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,136 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
274.5 megatons
2024
7.41 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2024
0.3 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
46.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
47.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,415 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

France Mali
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
78.8%
2024
31.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2026
15
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
85
2026
21
2026
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
31%
2020
English speaking
57.3%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
35.1%
2023

Health

France Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.7 years
2026
61.1 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
80
2026
20
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

France Mali
% of world land
0.36%
2026
0.82%
2026
Land area per capita
3,036 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2026
167,103 sq mi
2026
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2026
51,336 sq mi
2026
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
86,437 mi
2018

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