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Iran vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 17th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Mali
Population
93020793
25787988
Population rank 17/197 58/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Iran and Mali: Comparison Charts

Iran and Mali economies compared

GDP
Iran

Mali
Year GDP
Iran Mali
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 $275,494,478
1968 $8,623,172,960 $343,771,973
1969 $9,743,089,607 $339,913,867
1970 $10,976,245,154 $359,772,315
1971 $13,731,802,833 $395,218,629
1972 $17,153,463,263 $486,617,280
1973 $27,081,698,250 $563,683,703
1974 $46,209,092,072 $538,747,340
1975 $51,776,222,350 $830,710,615
1976 $68,055,295,081 $939,228,017
1977 $80,600,122,702 $1,049,838,548
1978 $77,994,316,621 $1,222,702,573
1979 $90,391,877,326 $1,595,422,956
1980 $94,362,275,580 $1,759,691,186
1981 $100,499,312,750 $1,538,972,424
1982 $125,948,756,439 $1,333,754,225
1983 $156,365,156,618 $1,297,765,326
1984 $162,276,728,620 $1,232,932,104
1985 $180,183,629,600 $1,392,196,048
1986 $209,094,561,833 $1,852,163,453
1987 $134,009,995,923 $2,090,629,987
1988 $123,057,861,334 $2,169,040,603
1989 $120,496,362,916 $2,181,821,909
1990 $124,813,263,926 $2,681,912,149
1991 $131,637,664,958 $2,724,131,458
1992 $119,768,691,217 $2,830,673,378
1993 $63,743,623,231 $2,818,281,085
1994 $71,841,461,172 $2,081,846,498
1995 $96,419,225,745 $2,706,425,157
1996 $120,403,931,883 $2,780,422,049
1997 $113,919,163,421 $2,697,105,823
1998 $110,276,913,362 $2,920,358,711
1999 $113,848,450,089 $3,440,724,710
2000 $109,591,707,801 $2,961,484,954
2001 $126,878,750,296 $3,468,337,942
2002 $128,626,917,504 $3,908,121,307
2003 $151,911,222,120 $4,714,071,980
2004 $187,754,571,247 $7,113,132,070
2005 $224,970,371,329 $8,009,875,052
2006 $265,602,187,406 $8,858,863,053
2007 $349,736,591,836 $10,289,243,720
2008 $406,070,949,551 $12,262,134,441
2009 $414,059,094,950 $12,592,138,109
2010 $487,069,570,461 $13,196,527,458
2011 $629,082,257,472 $15,506,843,902
2012 $644,019,315,004 $14,891,957,623
2013 $500,399,839,840 $15,769,357,573
2014 $462,284,793,281 $16,943,434,591
2015 $409,191,686,497 $15,583,181,170
2016 $459,042,684,193 $16,743,796,800
2017 $489,168,731,811 $18,308,362,040
2018 $398,880,231,367 $20,368,015,381
2019 $333,519,146,339 $20,477,421,885
2020 $262,186,179,356 $20,698,560,939
2021 $383,436,202,447 $22,999,245,263
2022 $394,362,621,793 $22,374,051,350
2023 $404,625,655,076 $24,621,545,565
2024 $436,906,331,672 $26,588,067,731

Iran and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Iran Mali
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 $46
1968 $314 $56.5
1969 $345 $55
1970 $377 $57.3
1971 $457 $62
1972 $555 $75.1
1973 $851 $85.4
1974 $1,409 $80.2
1975 $1,532 $121.5
1976 $1,954 $134.9
1977 $2,243 $148.1
1978 $2,101 $169.1
1979 $2,352 $216.3
1980 $2,368 $233.7
1981 $2,393 $200.1
1982 $2,845 $169.7
1983 $3,397 $161.5
1984 $3,395 $150.2
1985 $3,634 $166.2
1986 $4,064 $217.1
1987 $2,513 $240.8
1988 $2,234 $245.5
1989 $2,125 $242.4
1990 $2,138 $292.2
1991 $2,194 $290.9
1992 $1,957 $296.3
1993 $1,038 $288.9
1994 $1,168 $208.9
1995 $1,550 $265.7
1996 $1,915 $267.2
1997 $1,790 $253.3
1998 $1,709 $267.4
1999 $1,740 $306
2000 $1,650 $256.2
2001 $1,881 $291.2
2002 $1,891 $318
2003 $2,209 $372
2004 $2,672 $543
2005 $3,132 $592
2006 $3,619 $633
2007 $4,688 $712
2008 $5,377 $821
2009 $5,416 $816
2010 $6,291 $828
2011 $8,026 $942
2012 $8,114 $878
2013 $6,223 $903
2014 $5,672 $940
2015 $4,953 $838
2016 $5,477 $872
2017 $5,753 $924
2018 $4,632 $996
2019 $3,831 $972
2020 $2,989 $953
2021 $4,335 $1,027
2022 $4,405 $970
2023 $4,466 $1,036
2024 $4,771 $1,086

Iran vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Mali
1950 38.2 28.7
1951 38.7 28.9
1952 39.2 29.1
1953 39.5 29.4
1954 40 29.5
1955 40.6 29.7
1956 41.1 29.9
1957 41.3 30.1
1958 42.2 30.2
1959 42.8 30.3
1960 43.3 30.5
1961 43.9 30.6
1962 43.8 30.8
1963 45.1 31
1964 45.7 31.2
1965 46.4 31.5
1966 47.1 31.8
1967 47.8 32.2
1968 47.9 32.6
1969 49.4 32.9
1970 50.2 33.4
1971 51.1 33.8
1972 51.7 34.5
1973 52.9 35.1
1974 53.9 35.7
1975 54.8 36.5
1976 55.8 37.2
1977 56.7 38
1978 56 38.8
1979 58.5 39.5
1980 58.4 40.3
1981 56.6 41
1982 57.6 41.8
1983 58.5 42.7
1984 60.9 43.4
1985 61.5 43.9
1986 62.1 44.6
1987 62.7 45.2
1988 63.3 45.7
1989 65.3 46.2
1990 64.1 46.5
1991 66.2 46.9
1992 66.7 47.2
1993 67 47.6
1994 67.5 47.9
1995 67.9 48.3
1996 68.3 48.5
1997 68.6 49.1
1998 69.2 49.6
1999 69.7 50.1
2000 70.2 50.6
2001 70.6 51.3
2002 71.1 52
2003 70.5 52.6
2004 72 53.3
2005 72.4 53.8
2006 72.9 54.3
2007 73.3 54.8
2008 73.7 55.2
2009 74 55.6
2010 74.4 56
2011 74.7 56.4
2012 75 56.7
2013 75.3 57.1
2014 75.6 57.5
2015 75.9 57.9
2016 76.2 58.3
2017 76.4 58.6
2018 76.6 58.9
2019 76.9 59.2
2020 74.1 58.9
2021 73.8 59.1
2022 76.8 60
2023 77.7 60.4
2024 77.9 60.7
2025 78.1 60.9

Iran and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Mali
Year Population
Iran Mali
1960 21,470,434 5,402,550
1961 22,125,726 5,482,283
1962 22,807,907 5,563,917
1963 23,519,005 5,646,605
1964 24,262,859 5,730,125
1965 25,036,978 5,815,487
1966 25,829,270 5,902,204
1967 26,628,432 5,990,906
1968 27,437,391 6,082,979
1969 28,273,482 6,177,704
1970 29,145,100 6,276,472
1971 30,029,071 6,377,944
1972 30,921,179 6,483,726
1973 31,839,838 6,597,106
1974 32,796,463 6,715,436
1975 33,802,973 6,837,261
1976 34,837,271 6,960,979
1977 35,933,181 7,090,979
1978 37,126,535 7,229,651
1979 38,424,952 7,375,266
1980 39,842,324 7,530,515
1981 41,989,312 7,692,766
1982 44,272,141 7,860,194
1983 46,029,535 8,034,400
1984 47,793,998 8,208,599
1985 49,582,289 8,374,663
1986 51,446,045 8,531,277
1987 53,323,493 8,681,164
1988 55,072,694 8,833,996
1989 56,704,914 8,999,938
1990 58,380,092 9,178,830
1991 59,986,931 9,362,888
1992 61,184,983 9,553,540
1993 61,403,543 9,754,786
1994 61,520,598 9,967,031
1995 62,205,567 10,185,365
1996 62,881,300 10,407,278
1997 63,639,638 10,646,495
1998 64,519,859 10,919,573
1999 65,445,391 11,227,415
2000 66,418,659 11,559,290
2001 67,452,005 11,912,158
2002 68,011,317 12,288,050
2003 68,769,340 12,684,955
2004 70,256,316 13,102,409
2005 71,828,455 13,538,647
2006 73,392,747 13,990,139
2007 74,602,648 14,457,775
2008 75,514,204 14,940,782
2009 76,457,825 15,435,539
2010 77,420,842 15,945,198
2011 78,383,598 16,469,049
2012 79,370,580 16,957,033
2013 80,414,686 17,459,615
2014 81,502,045 18,020,267
2015 82,619,362 18,593,022
2016 83,812,228 19,191,289
2017 85,026,754 19,813,011
2018 86,117,998 20,442,030
2019 87,051,648 21,068,405
2020 87,723,443 21,713,836
2021 88,455,488 22,388,630
2022 89,524,246 23,072,640
2023 90,608,707 23,769,127
2024 91,567,738 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Iran and Mali

Fertility rate
Iran

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Iran Mali
1960 7.52 7.02
1961 7.46 7.03
1962 7.4 7.04
1963 7.32 7.05
1964 7.24 7.06
1965 7.22 7.08
1966 7.21 7.11
1967 7.19 7.14
1968 7.12 7.16
1969 7.01 7.18
1970 6.8 7.18
1971 6.55 7.2
1972 6.26 7.22
1973 6.06 7.22
1974 5.97 7.23
1975 5.95 7.25
1976 6.07 7.27
1977 6.18 7.3
1978 6.34 7.32
1979 6.55 7.35
1980 6.63 7.37
1981 6.62 7.37
1982 6.59 7.32
1983 6.53 7.28
1984 6.43 7.26
1985 6.24 7.26
1986 6.01 7.31
1987 5.72 7.31
1988 5.43 7.32
1989 5.17 7.33
1990 4.93 7.31
1991 4.57 7.28
1992 4.1 7.24
1993 3.67 7.18
1994 3.24 7.12
1995 2.85 7.05
1996 2.54 7.01
1997 2.32 6.97
1998 2.19 6.94
1999 2.09 6.91
2000 2 6.89
2001 1.92 6.85
2002 1.84 6.82
2003 1.8 6.78
2004 1.78 6.74
2005 1.76 6.71
2006 1.76 6.68
2007 1.75 6.65
2008 1.74 6.62
2009 1.74 6.59
2010 1.75 6.58
2011 1.79 6.55
2012 1.85 6.52
2013 1.91 6.49
2014 1.98 6.44
2015 2.02 6.39
2016 2.05 6.32
2017 2.02 6.25
2018 1.92 6.12
2019 1.77 5.89
2020 1.7 5.85
2021 1.71 5.78
2022 1.7 5.69
2023 1.7 5.61

Iran and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Mali
Year Median age, years
Iran Mali
1960 19.1 19.8
1961 18.7 19.8
1962 18.4 19.8
1963 18.1 19.8
1964 17.9 19.8
1965 17.8 19.8
1966 17.7 19.7
1967 17.7 19.6
1968 17.6 19.6
1969 17.6 19.5
1970 17.6 19.4
1971 17.7 19.3
1972 17.8 19.2
1973 17.9 19.1
1974 18 19
1975 18.1 18.9
1976 18.2 18.7
1977 18.3 18.6
1978 18.3 18.4
1979 18.3 18.3
1980 18.2 18.1
1981 18.4 17.9
1982 18.6 17.8
1983 18.5 17.6
1984 18.4 17.5
1985 18.3 17.3
1986 18.2 17.1
1987 18.2 16.9
1988 18.2 16.8
1989 18.1 16.6
1990 18.2 16.5
1991 18.3 16.4
1992 18.4 16.4
1993 18.3 16.3
1994 18.4 16.3
1995 18.7 16.3
1996 19.1 16.3
1997 19.5 16.3
1998 20 16.4
1999 20.7 16.4
2000 21.4 16.5
2001 22 16.5
2002 22.6 16.6
2003 23.1 16.6
2004 23.7 16.6
2005 24.3 16.6
2006 24.8 16.6
2007 25.5 16.6
2008 26.1 16.5
2009 26.6 16.4
2010 27.2 16.4
2011 27.7 16.3
2012 28.2 16.1
2013 28.7 16
2014 29.2 16
2015 29.7 16
2016 30.2 16
2017 30.7 16
2018 31.2 16
2019 31.7 16.1
2020 32.3 16.2
2021 32.8 16.3
2022 33.3 16.5
2023 33.8 16.6
2024 34.3 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Iran Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Iran Mali
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
31%
2020
English speaking
12%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Iran Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Mali
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
86,437 mi
2018

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