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Iraq vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 57th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Mali
Population
47813338
25787988
Population rank 34/197 58/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Iraq and Mali: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Mali economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Mali
Year GDP
Iraq Mali
1960 $1,537,252,193 -
1961 $1,671,960,965 -
1962 $1,784,174,541 -
1963 $1,805,901,510 -
1964 $2,136,408,198 -
1965 $2,335,785,506 -
1966 $2,530,306,096 -
1967 $2,551,522,656 $275,494,478
1968 $2,896,598,841 $343,771,973
1969 $3,007,758,797 $339,913,867
1970 $3,281,318,687 $359,772,315
1971 $3,865,346,535 $395,218,629
1972 $4,113,848,002 $486,617,280
1973 $5,134,367,778 $563,683,703
1974 $11,516,762,614 $538,747,340
1975 $13,458,516,763 $830,710,615
1976 $17,754,825,601 $939,228,017
1977 $19,838,130,715 $1,049,838,548
1978 $23,762,275,652 $1,222,702,573
1979 $37,816,457,839 $1,595,422,956
1980 $52,569,000,000 $1,759,691,186
1981 $37,823,000,000 $1,538,972,424
1982 $42,382,333,333 $1,333,754,225
1983 $40,712,903,226 $1,297,765,326
1984 $46,938,387,097 $1,232,932,104
1985 $48,425,161,290 $1,392,196,048
1986 $47,264,516,129 $1,852,163,453
1987 $56,774,193,548 $2,090,629,987
1988 $62,684,516,129 $2,169,040,603
1989 $65,831,935,484 $2,181,821,909
1990 $180,408,064,516 $2,681,912,149
1991 $407,796,350 $2,724,131,458
1992 $553,671,958 $2,830,673,378
1993 $1,031,944,881 $2,818,281,085
1994 $3,991,349,283 $2,081,846,498
1995 $12,894,029,888 $2,706,425,157
1996 $10,433,698,621 $2,780,422,049
1997 $20,764,857,056 $2,697,105,823
1998 $20,617,405,044 $2,920,358,711
1999 $36,881,601,584 $3,440,724,710
2000 $48,364,250,944 $2,961,484,954
2001 $36,176,430,129 $3,468,337,942
2002 $32,928,454,672 $3,908,121,307
2003 $21,921,569,479 $4,714,071,980
2004 $36,633,669,269 $7,113,132,070
2005 $50,065,104,668 $8,009,875,052
2006 $65,147,051,918 $8,858,863,053
2007 $88,837,057,320 $10,289,243,720
2008 $131,614,434,154 $12,262,134,441
2009 $111,657,580,326 $12,592,138,109
2010 $138,516,722,650 $13,196,527,458
2011 $185,749,664,444 $15,506,843,902
2012 $218,002,476,129 $14,891,957,623
2013 $234,637,675,129 $15,769,357,573
2014 $228,415,656,175 $16,943,434,591
2015 $166,774,104,959 $15,583,181,170
2016 $166,743,557,748 $16,743,796,800
2017 $187,217,660,051 $18,308,362,040
2018 $227,367,469,034 $20,368,015,381
2019 $233,636,097,800 $20,477,421,885
2020 $180,898,797,517 $20,698,560,939
2021 $209,691,945,713 $22,999,245,263
2022 $287,372,232,138 $22,374,051,350
2023 $268,881,051,644 $24,621,545,565
2024 $279,641,257,615 $26,588,067,731

Iraq and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Mali
1960 $218.9 -
1961 $232.4 -
1962 $240.7 -
1963 $235.5 -
1964 $269.4 -
1965 $284.8 -
1966 $298.2 -
1967 $290.6 $46
1968 $319 $56.5
1969 $320 $55
1970 $337 $57.3
1971 $384 $62
1972 $394 $75.1
1973 $476 $85.4
1974 $1,031 $80.2
1975 $1,166 $121.5
1976 $1,489 $134.9
1977 $1,609 $148.1
1978 $1,863 $169.1
1979 $2,871 $216.3
1980 $3,868 $233.7
1981 $2,700 $200.1
1982 $2,942 $169.7
1983 $2,743 $161.5
1984 $3,066 $150.2
1985 $3,088 $166.2
1986 $2,940 $217.1
1987 $3,436 $240.8
1988 $3,707 $245.5
1989 $3,791 $242.4
1990 $10,261 $292.2
1991 $23 $290.9
1992 $30.3 $296.3
1993 $53.7 $288.9
1994 $198.2 $208.9
1995 $619 $265.7
1996 $485 $267.2
1997 $936 $253.3
1998 $901 $267.4
1999 $1,560 $306
2000 $1,980 $256.2
2001 $1,436 $291.2
2002 $1,266 $318
2003 $818 $372
2004 $1,328 $543
2005 $1,762 $592
2006 $2,277 $633
2007 $3,129 $712
2008 $4,543 $821
2009 $3,715 $816
2010 $4,462 $828
2011 $5,776 $942
2012 $6,478 $878
2013 $6,650 $903
2014 $6,249 $940
2015 $4,440 $838
2016 $4,334 $872
2017 $4,759 $924
2018 $5,647 $996
2019 $5,672 $972
2020 $4,295 $953
2021 $4,868 $1,027
2022 $6,521 $970
2023 $5,965 $1,036
2024 $6,074 $1,086

Iraq vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Mali
1950 37.4 28.7
1951 39 28.9
1952 40.5 29.1
1953 42.1 29.4
1954 43.5 29.5
1955 45 29.7
1956 46.4 29.9
1957 47.7 30.1
1958 49 30.2
1959 49.7 30.3
1960 51.5 30.5
1961 52.3 30.6
1962 53.5 30.8
1963 54.4 31
1964 55.2 31.2
1965 56.4 31.5
1966 57.3 31.8
1967 58.4 32.2
1968 59 32.6
1969 59.6 32.9
1970 60.5 33.4
1971 61.3 33.8
1972 61.8 34.5
1973 62.3 35.1
1974 61 35.7
1975 61.4 36.5
1976 63.6 37.2
1977 63.9 38
1978 64.2 38.8
1979 64.4 39.5
1980 60.9 40.3
1981 58.7 41
1982 59 41.8
1983 59.3 42.7
1984 59.5 43.4
1985 59.8 43.9
1986 60 44.6
1987 60.3 45.2
1988 56.7 45.7
1989 57.5 46.2
1990 57.6 46.5
1991 61.3 46.9
1992 65.3 47.2
1993 65.3 47.6
1994 65 47.9
1995 64.8 48.3
1996 64.6 48.5
1997 64.2 49.1
1998 64.4 49.6
1999 64.5 50.1
2000 64.9 50.6
2001 65.3 51.3
2002 65.7 52
2003 64.8 52.6
2004 64.6 53.3
2005 64.9 53.8
2006 64 54.3
2007 64.4 54.8
2008 66.5 55.2
2009 67.8 55.6
2010 68.1 56
2011 68.4 56.4
2012 68.8 56.7
2013 69 57.1
2014 69.7 57.5
2015 70 57.9
2016 68.7 58.3
2017 69.8 58.6
2018 71.1 58.9
2019 71.2 59.2
2020 69.7 58.9
2021 70.7 59.1
2022 72 60
2023 72.3 60.4
2024 72.4 60.7
2025 72.5 60.9

Iraq and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Mali
Year Population
Iraq Mali
1960 7,022,052 5,402,550
1961 7,194,553 5,482,283
1962 7,413,875 5,563,917
1963 7,667,928 5,646,605
1964 7,929,566 5,730,125
1965 8,202,140 5,815,487
1966 8,485,104 5,902,204
1967 8,778,869 5,990,906
1968 9,085,016 6,082,979
1969 9,403,356 6,177,704
1970 9,735,611 6,276,472
1971 10,077,809 6,377,944
1972 10,430,164 6,483,726
1973 10,795,869 6,597,106
1974 11,167,761 6,715,436
1975 11,543,639 6,837,261
1976 11,927,651 6,960,979
1977 12,331,046 7,090,979
1978 12,753,355 7,229,651
1979 13,170,365 7,375,266
1980 13,591,992 7,530,515
1981 14,006,381 7,692,766
1982 14,406,083 7,860,194
1983 14,840,555 8,034,400
1984 15,310,733 8,208,599
1985 15,683,430 8,374,663
1986 16,074,145 8,531,277
1987 16,521,049 8,681,164
1988 16,908,819 8,833,996
1989 17,364,542 8,999,938
1990 17,581,206 9,178,830
1991 17,767,253 9,362,888
1992 18,300,845 9,553,540
1993 19,201,195 9,754,786
1994 20,139,807 9,967,031
1995 20,825,860 10,185,365
1996 21,501,321 10,407,278
1997 22,176,593 10,646,495
1998 22,884,399 10,919,573
1999 23,636,527 11,227,415
2000 24,424,056 11,559,290
2001 25,197,840 11,912,158
2002 26,006,559 12,288,050
2003 26,802,659 12,684,955
2004 27,577,878 13,102,409
2005 28,407,448 13,538,647
2006 28,616,515 13,990,139
2007 28,391,607 14,457,775
2008 28,971,036 14,940,782
2009 30,058,206 15,435,539
2010 31,045,366 15,945,198
2011 32,161,424 16,469,049
2012 33,654,842 16,957,033
2013 35,281,989 17,459,615
2014 36,550,059 18,020,267
2015 37,560,535 18,593,022
2016 38,469,627 19,191,289
2017 39,337,353 19,813,011
2018 40,265,624 20,442,030
2019 41,192,171 21,068,405
2020 42,116,605 21,713,836
2021 43,071,211 22,388,630
2022 44,070,551 23,072,640
2023 45,074,049 23,769,127
2024 46,042,015 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Iraq and Mali

Fertility rate
Iraq

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Mali
1960 5.3 7.02
1961 5.8 7.03
1962 6.99 7.04
1963 7.01 7.05
1964 7.01 7.06
1965 7.02 7.08
1966 7.02 7.11
1967 7.03 7.14
1968 7.06 7.16
1969 7.08 7.18
1970 7.07 7.18
1971 7.06 7.2
1972 7.02 7.22
1973 6.99 7.22
1974 6.95 7.23
1975 6.91 7.25
1976 6.86 7.27
1977 6.8 7.3
1978 6.73 7.32
1979 6.66 7.35
1980 6.59 7.37
1981 6.53 7.37
1982 6.46 7.32
1983 6.39 7.28
1984 6.32 7.26
1985 6.25 7.26
1986 6.18 7.31
1987 6.11 7.31
1988 6.05 7.32
1989 5.99 7.33
1990 5.93 7.31
1991 5.83 7.28
1992 5.72 7.24
1993 5.61 7.18
1994 5.49 7.12
1995 5.36 7.05
1996 5.25 7.01
1997 5.19 6.97
1998 5.11 6.94
1999 5.04 6.91
2000 4.92 6.89
2001 4.8 6.85
2002 4.67 6.82
2003 4.58 6.78
2004 4.53 6.74
2005 4.45 6.71
2006 4.46 6.68
2007 4.4 6.65
2008 4.37 6.62
2009 4.38 6.59
2010 4.46 6.58
2011 4.59 6.55
2012 4.54 6.52
2013 4.44 6.49
2014 4.31 6.44
2015 4.08 6.39
2016 3.84 6.32
2017 3.64 6.25
2018 3.55 6.12
2019 3.48 5.89
2020 3.42 5.85
2021 3.36 5.78
2022 3.29 5.69
2023 3.25 5.61

Iraq and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Mali
Year Median age, years
Iraq Mali
1960 20.4 19.8
1961 20.4 19.8
1962 20.1 19.8
1963 19.8 19.8
1964 19.5 19.8
1965 19.3 19.8
1966 19 19.7
1967 18.7 19.6
1968 18.5 19.6
1969 18.3 19.5
1970 18.1 19.4
1971 17.9 19.3
1972 17.7 19.2
1973 17.5 19.1
1974 17.2 19
1975 17 18.9
1976 16.7 18.7
1977 16.6 18.6
1978 16.6 18.4
1979 16.5 18.3
1980 16.5 18.1
1981 16.5 17.9
1982 16.5 17.8
1983 16.6 17.6
1984 16.6 17.5
1985 16.7 17.3
1986 16.8 17.1
1987 16.9 16.9
1988 16.9 16.8
1989 17 16.6
1990 17.1 16.5
1991 17.2 16.4
1992 17.3 16.4
1993 17.3 16.3
1994 17.4 16.3
1995 17.5 16.3
1996 17.6 16.3
1997 17.7 16.3
1998 17.8 16.4
1999 17.9 16.4
2000 17.9 16.5
2001 18 16.5
2002 18.1 16.6
2003 18.2 16.6
2004 18.3 16.6
2005 18.5 16.6
2006 18.6 16.6
2007 18.7 16.6
2008 18.8 16.5
2009 18.9 16.4
2010 19 16.4
2011 19.1 16.3
2012 19.2 16.1
2013 19.3 16
2014 19.4 16
2015 19.5 16
2016 19.7 16
2017 19.9 16
2018 20.1 16
2019 20.4 16.1
2020 20.6 16.2
2021 20.9 16.3
2022 21.1 16.5
2023 21.4 16.6
2024 21.6 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Iraq Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Iraq Mali
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
31%
2020
English speaking
35%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Iraq Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Mali
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
86,437 mi
2018

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