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Jamaica vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 159th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 124/197 ($22B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.8B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 95/197 ($7,754), while Mali ranks 173/197 ($1,095).

Main facts and rankings

Jamaica Mali
Population
2833401
25940437
Population rank 139/197 58/197
GDP
$22B
2024
$26.8B
2024
GDP rank 124/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$7,754
2024
$1,095
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,890
2024
$3,315
2024
Government debt
$15.4B
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
62.9%
2026
50.5%
2026
Government debt per person
$5,422
2024
$567
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,964
2026
$1,598
2026
Land area
4,181 sq mi
2026
471,118 sq mi
2026
Population density
679 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
33.3 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2026
61.1 years
2026

Jamaica and Mali: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Mali economies compared

GDP
Jamaica

Mali
Year GDP
Jamaica Mali
1960 $699,064,380 -
1961 $748,043,501 -
1962 $777,727,689 -
1963 $826,706,669 -
1964 $897,949,001 -
1965 $972,159,611 -
1966 $1,096,759,561 -
1967 $1,148,014,311 $275,494,478
1968 $1,083,839,133 $343,771,973
1969 $1,191,239,047 $339,913,867
1970 $1,404,720,442 $359,772,315
1971 $1,539,861,816 $395,218,629
1972 $1,875,146,587 $486,617,280
1973 $1,905,917,553 $563,683,703
1974 $2,375,122,375 $538,747,340
1975 $2,860,442,750 $830,710,615
1976 $2,966,042,856 $939,228,017
1977 $3,249,733,140 $1,049,838,548
1978 $2,644,527,822 $1,222,702,573
1979 $2,425,064,229 $1,595,422,956
1980 $2,679,379,372 $2,704,362,789
1981 $2,979,027,966 $2,234,583,940
1982 $3,293,496,312 $1,680,304,773
1983 $3,619,262,277 $1,496,616,127
1984 $2,373,564,549 $1,387,809,615
1985 $2,100,239,019 $1,594,347,021
1986 $2,754,549,582 $2,132,938,007
1987 $3,287,007,322 $2,437,004,680
1988 $3,828,342,820 $2,712,207,901
1989 $4,404,937,853 $2,824,822,489
1990 $4,592,208,087 $3,248,417,791
1991 $4,106,207,649 $3,576,562,682
1992 $3,535,460,090 $3,680,775,037
1993 $5,440,075,676 $3,632,801,877
1994 $5,452,558,947 $2,655,768,636
1995 $6,577,520,643 $3,373,322,735
1996 $7,393,891,921 $3,743,103,420
1997 $8,400,041,724 $3,414,879,486
1998 $8,787,195,622 $3,894,433,432
1999 $8,887,057,997 $4,091,446,054
2000 $9,005,064,475 $3,521,570,876
2001 $9,194,727,831 $4,124,281,594
2002 $9,719,009,495 $4,647,238,257
2003 $9,430,234,811 $5,605,613,011
2004 $10,174,664,854 $6,485,774,930
2005 $11,243,865,778 $7,429,066,951
2006 $11,930,179,090 $8,212,007,554
2007 $12,799,600,047 $9,699,047,443
2008 $13,709,401,520 $11,462,490,840
2009 $12,120,458,115 $12,155,217,833
2010 $13,220,549,908 $12,710,739,159
2011 $14,444,661,522 $15,452,791,789
2012 $14,807,086,556 $14,795,114,603
2013 $14,264,205,153 $15,747,192,681
2014 $13,899,217,680 $17,081,681,993
2015 $14,963,589,916 $15,583,181,170
2016 $14,898,999,754 $16,743,796,800
2017 $15,783,583,237 $18,308,362,040
2018 $16,855,447,986 $20,368,015,381
2019 $17,026,269,263 $20,477,421,885
2020 $15,000,214,216 $20,698,560,939
2021 $15,963,885,376 $22,999,245,263
2022 $18,813,516,805 $22,539,987,719
2023 $21,418,804,320 $24,813,860,599
2024 $22,014,397,090 $26,794,747,240

Jamaica and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Jamaica

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Jamaica Mali
1960 $424 -
1961 $447 -
1962 $458 -
1963 $480 -
1964 $514 -
1965 $549 -
1966 $612 -
1967 $633 $46
1968 $591 $56.5
1969 $642 $55
1970 $748 $57.3
1971 $809 $62
1972 $971 $75.1
1973 $972 $85.4
1974 $1,193 $80.2
1975 $1,417 $121.5
1976 $1,450 $134.9
1977 $1,569 $148.1
1978 $1,262 $169.1
1979 $1,144 $216.3
1980 $1,249 $359
1981 $1,370 $290.5
1982 $1,494 $213.8
1983 $1,619 $186.3
1984 $1,048 $169.1
1985 $917 $190.4
1986 $1,191 $250
1987 $1,411 $280.7
1988 $1,632 $307
1989 $1,865 $314
1990 $1,930 $354
1991 $1,710 $382
1992 $1,458 $385
1993 $2,221 $372
1994 $2,203 $266.5
1995 $2,631 $331
1996 $2,929 $360
1997 $3,297 $321
1998 $3,419 $357
1999 $3,432 $364
2000 $3,453 $305
2001 $3,504 $346
2002 $3,681 $378
2003 $3,550 $442
2004 $3,808 $495
2005 $4,184 $549
2006 $4,417 $587
2007 $4,716 $671
2008 $5,030 $767
2009 $4,428 $787
2010 $4,810 $797
2011 $5,233 $938
2012 $5,341 $873
2013 $5,124 $902
2014 $4,975 $948
2015 $5,339 $838
2016 $5,302 $872
2017 $5,605 $924
2018 $5,977 $996
2019 $6,031 $972
2020 $5,299 $953
2021 $5,626 $1,027
2022 $6,626 $977
2023 $7,542 $1,044
2024 $7,754 $1,095

Jamaica vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jamaica

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Jamaica Mali
1950 56.6 28.7
1951 57.1 28.9
1952 58.1 29.1
1953 58.9 29.4
1954 59.6 29.5
1955 60.4 29.7
1956 61.2 29.9
1957 61.9 30.1
1958 62.6 30.2
1959 63.2 30.3
1960 63.8 30.5
1961 64.3 30.6
1962 64.6 30.8
1963 65 31
1964 65.3 31.2
1965 65.7 31.5
1966 65.9 31.8
1967 66.1 32.2
1968 66.3 32.6
1969 66.5 32.9
1970 66.7 33.4
1971 67 33.8
1972 67.3 34.5
1973 67.6 35.1
1974 67.9 35.7
1975 68.2 36.5
1976 68.4 37.2
1977 68.6 38
1978 68.7 38.8
1979 68.8 39.5
1980 69 40.3
1981 69.1 41
1982 69.3 41.8
1983 69.5 42.7
1984 69.8 43.4
1985 70.1 43.9
1986 70.4 44.6
1987 70.9 45.2
1988 71.2 45.7
1989 71.5 46.2
1990 71.7 46.5
1991 71.8 46.9
1992 71.8 47.2
1993 71.8 47.6
1994 71.6 47.9
1995 71.5 48.3
1996 71.3 48.5
1997 71.2 49.1
1998 71.2 49.6
1999 71.2 50.1
2000 71.3 50.6
2001 71.3 51.3
2002 71.5 52
2003 71.6 52.6
2004 71.5 53.3
2005 71.5 53.8
2006 71.4 54.3
2007 71.4 54.8
2008 71.5 55.2
2009 71.7 55.6
2010 72 56
2011 72.2 56.4
2012 72.4 56.7
2013 72.4 57.1
2014 72.4 57.5
2015 72.2 57.9
2016 72.1 58.3
2017 71.9 58.6
2018 71.6 58.9
2019 71.5 59.2
2020 71.5 58.9
2021 69.1 59.1
2022 71.5 60
2023 71.5 60.4
2024 71.6 60.7
2025 71.7 60.9
2026 71.9 61.1

Jamaica and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Jamaica

Mali
Year Population
Jamaica Mali
1960 1,650,005 5,402,550
1961 1,673,261 5,482,283
1962 1,696,932 5,563,917
1963 1,721,099 5,646,605
1964 1,745,568 5,730,125
1965 1,769,192 5,815,487
1966 1,791,475 5,902,204
1967 1,812,865 5,990,906
1968 1,833,765 6,082,979
1969 1,855,127 6,177,704
1970 1,878,196 6,276,472
1971 1,903,728 6,377,944
1972 1,931,542 6,483,726
1973 1,961,219 6,597,106
1974 1,990,906 6,715,436
1975 2,018,981 6,837,261
1976 2,045,578 6,960,979
1977 2,070,657 7,090,979
1978 2,094,836 7,229,651
1979 2,119,486 7,375,266
1980 2,145,658 7,530,515
1981 2,173,818 7,692,766
1982 2,203,889 7,860,194
1983 2,234,832 8,034,400
1984 2,264,562 8,208,599
1985 2,290,656 8,374,663
1986 2,312,125 8,531,277
1987 2,329,813 8,681,164
1988 2,345,777 8,833,996
1989 2,361,916 8,999,938
1990 2,379,877 9,178,830
1991 2,400,869 9,362,888
1992 2,424,701 9,553,540
1993 2,449,916 9,754,786
1994 2,475,220 9,967,031
1995 2,500,151 10,185,365
1996 2,524,463 10,407,278
1997 2,547,848 10,646,495
1998 2,569,736 10,919,573
1999 2,589,795 11,227,415
2000 2,607,826 11,559,290
2001 2,624,403 11,912,158
2002 2,640,572 12,288,050
2003 2,656,623 12,684,955
2004 2,672,225 13,102,409
2005 2,687,066 13,538,647
2006 2,700,968 13,990,139
2007 2,713,800 14,457,775
2008 2,725,635 14,940,782
2009 2,736,995 15,435,539
2010 2,748,568 15,945,198
2011 2,760,494 16,469,049
2012 2,772,430 16,957,033
2013 2,783,687 17,459,615
2014 2,793,749 18,020,267
2015 2,802,534 18,593,022
2016 2,809,915 19,191,289
2017 2,815,764 19,813,011
2018 2,820,097 20,442,030
2019 2,823,271 21,068,405
2020 2,830,739 21,713,836
2021 2,837,682 22,388,630
2022 2,839,144 23,072,640
2023 2,839,786 23,769,127
2024 2,839,175 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Mali

Fertility rate
Jamaica

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Jamaica Mali
1960 5.54 7.02
1961 5.6 7.03
1962 5.64 7.04
1963 5.73 7.05
1964 5.79 7.06
1965 5.72 7.08
1966 5.69 7.11
1967 5.67 7.14
1968 5.58 7.16
1969 5.47 7.18
1970 5.35 7.18
1971 5.21 7.2
1972 5.06 7.22
1973 5 7.22
1974 4.67 7.23
1975 4.44 7.25
1976 4.21 7.27
1977 4 7.3
1978 3.84 7.32
1979 3.72 7.35
1980 3.59 7.37
1981 3.51 7.37
1982 3.46 7.32
1983 3.41 7.28
1984 3.32 7.26
1985 3.21 7.26
1986 3.11 7.31
1987 3.02 7.31
1988 2.98 7.32
1989 2.93 7.33
1990 2.96 7.31
1991 3 7.28
1992 3.03 7.24
1993 2.99 7.18
1994 2.93 7.12
1995 2.85 7.05
1996 2.77 7.01
1997 2.68 6.97
1998 2.57 6.94
1999 2.47 6.91
2000 2.35 6.89
2001 2.3 6.85
2002 2.27 6.82
2003 2.24 6.78
2004 2.2 6.74
2005 2.15 6.71
2006 2.09 6.68
2007 2.02 6.65
2008 1.95 6.62
2009 1.88 6.59
2010 1.8 6.58
2011 1.72 6.55
2012 1.65 6.52
2013 1.59 6.49
2014 1.54 6.44
2015 1.51 6.39
2016 1.46 6.32
2017 1.43 6.25
2018 1.4 6.12
2019 1.39 5.89
2020 1.38 5.85
2021 1.38 5.78
2022 1.37 5.69
2023 1.36 5.61

Jamaica and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Jamaica

Mali
Year Median age, years
Jamaica Mali
1960 19.8 19.8
1961 19.5 19.8
1962 19.3 19.8
1963 19 19.8
1964 18.8 19.8
1965 18.5 19.8
1966 18.3 19.7
1967 18.1 19.6
1968 17.9 19.6
1969 17.8 19.5
1970 17.7 19.4
1971 17.7 19.3
1972 17.8 19.2
1973 17.9 19.1
1974 18 19
1975 18.2 18.9
1976 18.4 18.7
1977 18.6 18.6
1978 18.9 18.4
1979 19.1 18.3
1980 19.4 18.1
1981 19.6 17.9
1982 19.9 17.8
1983 20.1 17.6
1984 20.4 17.5
1985 20.6 17.3
1986 20.8 17.1
1987 21.1 16.9
1988 21.3 16.8
1989 21.6 16.6
1990 21.8 16.5
1991 22 16.4
1992 22.2 16.4
1993 22.3 16.3
1994 22.4 16.3
1995 22.5 16.3
1996 22.6 16.3
1997 22.7 16.3
1998 22.9 16.4
1999 23.1 16.4
2000 23.3 16.5
2001 23.6 16.5
2002 23.8 16.6
2003 24.1 16.6
2004 24.4 16.6
2005 24.6 16.6
2006 24.9 16.6
2007 25.3 16.6
2008 25.7 16.5
2009 26.1 16.4
2010 26.5 16.4
2011 27 16.3
2012 27.4 16.1
2013 27.9 16
2014 28.3 16
2015 28.8 16
2016 29.3 16
2017 29.8 16
2018 30.3 16
2019 30.8 16.1
2020 31.3 16.2
2021 31.7 16.3
2022 32.2 16.5
2023 32.8 16.6
2024 33.3 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jamaica Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$20.5B
2024
$25.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2026
25%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.51%
2024
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2024
4.2%
2024
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.42%
2026
-3%
2026
Unemployment rate
3.02%
2023
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
60%
2024
36.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.5%
2024
23.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2021
3.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies
101
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$12.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.63B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.56B
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,329,699
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
48.1%
2011
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
73.3%
2021
54.7%
2024

Energy

Jamaica Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
969 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.07 megatons
2024
7.41 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
2.84 tons
2024
0.3 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
10.5%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.63%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
112.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,148 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
12.8%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.68%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97.7%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Jamaica Mali
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,506
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
31.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2026
15
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
68
2026
21
2026
Homicides per 100K people
49.3
2023
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.1
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
100
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.7%
2015
31%
2020
English speaking
97.6%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
89.5%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Jamaica Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$468
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2026
61.1 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2018
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
130
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.3
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
88
2026
20
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.1 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Jamaica Mali
% of world land
0.007%
2026
0.82%
2026
Land area per capita
1,473 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,610 sq mi
2026
167,103 sq mi
2026
Forest area
2,350 sq mi
2026
51,336 sq mi
2026
Roads length
13,745 mi
2011
86,437 mi
2018

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