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Kenya vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 45th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Mali
Population
58419239
25787988
Population rank 26/197 58/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Kenya and Mali: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Mali economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Mali
Year GDP
Kenya Mali
1960 $791,265,459 -
1961 $792,959,473 -
1962 $868,111,401 -
1963 $926,589,349 -
1964 $998,759,334 -
1965 $997,919,321 -
1966 $1,164,519,674 -
1967 $1,232,559,507 $275,494,478
1968 $1,353,295,459 $343,771,973
1969 $1,458,379,417 $339,913,867
1970 $1,603,447,359 $359,772,315
1971 $1,778,391,289 $395,218,629
1972 $2,107,279,157 $486,617,280
1973 $2,509,001,324 $563,683,703
1974 $2,969,958,812 $538,747,340
1975 $3,259,345,083 $830,710,615
1976 $3,474,542,392 $939,228,017
1977 $4,494,378,764 $1,049,838,548
1978 $5,303,735,111 $1,222,702,573
1979 $6,234,391,113 $1,595,422,956
1980 $7,265,315,820 $1,759,691,186
1981 $6,854,491,706 $1,538,972,424
1982 $6,431,579,357 $1,333,754,225
1983 $5,979,198,314 $1,297,765,326
1984 $6,191,437,070 $1,232,932,104
1985 $6,135,034,214 $1,392,196,048
1986 $7,239,126,568 $1,852,163,453
1987 $7,970,820,369 $2,090,629,987
1988 $8,355,380,879 $2,169,040,603
1989 $8,283,114,514 $2,181,821,909
1990 $8,572,359,038 $2,681,912,149
1991 $8,151,488,783 $2,724,131,458
1992 $8,209,120,763 $2,830,673,378
1993 $5,751,786,643 $2,818,281,085
1994 $7,148,148,564 $2,081,846,498
1995 $9,046,320,255 $2,706,425,157
1996 $12,045,865,396 $2,780,422,049
1997 $13,115,764,358 $2,697,105,823
1998 $14,093,998,844 $2,920,358,711
1999 $12,896,010,459 $3,440,724,710
2000 $12,705,350,098 $2,961,484,954
2001 $12,986,007,426 $3,468,337,942
2002 $13,147,736,899 $3,908,121,307
2003 $14,904,517,650 $4,714,071,980
2004 $16,095,337,094 $7,113,132,070
2005 $18,737,895,513 $8,009,875,052
2006 $25,825,512,284 $8,858,863,053
2007 $31,958,195,182 $10,289,243,720
2008 $35,895,153,328 $12,262,134,441
2009 $42,347,217,913 $12,592,138,109
2010 $45,405,615,064 $13,196,527,458
2011 $46,869,473,151 $15,506,843,902
2012 $56,396,704,672 $14,891,957,623
2013 $61,671,440,408 $15,769,357,573
2014 $68,285,796,514 $16,943,434,591
2015 $70,120,446,897 $15,583,181,170
2016 $74,815,144,164 $16,743,796,800
2017 $82,036,510,877 $18,308,362,040
2018 $92,202,979,985 $20,368,015,381
2019 $100,378,436,207 $20,477,421,885
2020 $100,657,505,751 $20,698,560,939
2021 $109,703,658,905 $22,999,245,263
2022 $114,448,978,153 $22,374,051,350
2023 $108,038,588,971 $24,621,545,565
2024 $124,498,691,699 $26,588,067,731

Kenya and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Mali
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $99.3 -
1962 $104.6 -
1963 $107.4 -
1964 $111.3 -
1965 $106.9 -
1966 $119.8 -
1967 $121.9 $46
1968 $128.7 $56.5
1969 $133.3 $55
1970 $141 $57.3
1971 $150.9 $62
1972 $172.6 $75.1
1973 $198.6 $85.4
1974 $227.2 $80.2
1975 $241.2 $121.5
1976 $248.9 $134.9
1977 $311 $148.1
1978 $355 $169.1
1979 $403 $216.3
1980 $454 $233.7
1981 $413 $200.1
1982 $374 $169.7
1983 $335 $161.5
1984 $334 $150.2
1985 $320 $166.2
1986 $364 $217.1
1987 $387 $240.8
1988 $391 $245.5
1989 $374 $242.4
1990 $374 $292.2
1991 $345 $290.9
1992 $337 $296.3
1993 $229 $288.9
1994 $276.4 $208.9
1995 $340 $265.7
1996 $441 $267.2
1997 $467 $253.3
1998 $488 $267.4
1999 $434 $306
2000 $415 $256.2
2001 $411 $291.2
2002 $403 $318
2003 $443 $372
2004 $464 $543
2005 $523 $592
2006 $700 $633
2007 $840 $712
2008 $916 $821
2009 $1,048 $816
2010 $1,092 $828
2011 $1,096 $942
2012 $1,285 $878
2013 $1,371 $903
2014 $1,483 $940
2015 $1,489 $838
2016 $1,554 $872
2017 $1,667 $924
2018 $1,836 $996
2019 $1,960 $972
2020 $1,928 $953
2021 $2,061 $1,027
2022 $2,110 $970
2023 $1,952 $1,036
2024 $2,206 $1,086

Kenya vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Mali
1950 36.9 28.7
1951 38 28.9
1952 38.6 29.1
1953 39.8 29.4
1954 41 29.5
1955 42.3 29.7
1956 43.5 29.9
1957 45.3 30.1
1958 46.5 30.2
1959 47.5 30.3
1960 48.5 30.5
1961 49.3 30.6
1962 50.1 30.8
1963 50.8 31
1964 51.3 31.2
1965 51.9 31.5
1966 52.4 31.8
1967 52.8 32.2
1968 53.3 32.6
1969 53.7 32.9
1970 54.1 33.4
1971 54.5 33.8
1972 55 34.5
1973 55.5 35.1
1974 56 35.7
1975 56.6 36.5
1976 57.2 37.2
1977 57.7 38
1978 58.2 38.8
1979 58.7 39.5
1980 59.2 40.3
1981 59.6 41
1982 59.9 41.8
1983 60.3 42.7
1984 60.6 43.4
1985 60.9 43.9
1986 60.8 44.6
1987 60.7 45.2
1988 60.3 45.7
1989 60 46.2
1990 58.3 46.5
1991 57.8 46.9
1992 57.1 47.2
1993 56.7 47.6
1994 56.1 47.9
1995 55.9 48.3
1996 55.6 48.5
1997 55.5 49.1
1998 55.6 49.6
1999 55.9 50.1
2000 56.1 50.6
2001 56.5 51.3
2002 56.8 52
2003 57.4 52.6
2004 57.9 53.3
2005 58.5 53.8
2006 59.1 54.3
2007 59.4 54.8
2008 60 55.2
2009 60.5 55.6
2010 60.9 56
2011 61.3 56.4
2012 61.5 56.7
2013 61.7 57.1
2014 62 57.5
2015 62.3 57.9
2016 62.5 58.3
2017 62.7 58.6
2018 62.8 58.9
2019 62.9 59.2
2020 61.6 58.9
2021 61.2 59.1
2022 63.5 60
2023 63.6 60.4
2024 63.8 60.7
2025 64 60.9

Kenya and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Mali
Year Population
Kenya Mali
1960 7,695,307 5,402,550
1961 7,987,770 5,482,283
1962 8,299,308 5,563,917
1963 8,627,971 5,646,605
1964 8,973,535 5,730,125
1965 9,338,078 5,815,487
1966 9,717,816 5,902,204
1967 10,111,057 5,990,906
1968 10,518,823 6,082,979
1969 10,939,695 6,177,704
1970 11,368,791 6,276,472
1971 11,788,904 6,377,944
1972 12,206,060 6,483,726
1973 12,634,835 6,597,106
1974 13,070,078 6,715,436
1975 13,511,671 6,837,261
1976 13,957,623 6,960,979
1977 14,428,819 7,090,979
1978 14,934,126 7,229,651
1979 15,460,666 7,375,266
1980 16,018,459 7,530,515
1981 16,601,507 7,692,766
1982 17,206,175 7,860,194
1983 17,846,374 8,034,400
1984 18,514,906 8,208,599
1985 19,201,768 8,374,663
1986 19,901,646 8,531,277
1987 20,616,096 8,681,164
1988 21,356,219 8,833,996
1989 22,118,434 8,999,938
1990 22,892,651 9,178,830
1991 23,646,514 9,362,888
1992 24,382,460 9,553,540
1993 25,117,188 9,754,786
1994 25,857,130 9,967,031
1995 26,601,751 10,185,365
1996 27,344,211 10,407,278
1997 28,101,768 10,646,495
1998 28,888,057 10,919,573
1999 29,733,408 11,227,415
2000 30,642,890 11,559,290
2001 31,619,170 11,912,158
2002 32,629,808 12,288,050
2003 33,652,223 12,684,955
2004 34,713,455 13,102,409
2005 35,796,484 13,538,647
2006 36,904,008 13,990,139
2007 38,036,349 14,457,775
2008 39,206,351 14,940,782
2009 40,408,891 15,435,539
2010 41,598,567 15,945,198
2011 42,758,461 16,469,049
2012 43,888,303 16,957,033
2013 44,986,791 17,459,615
2014 46,051,440 18,020,267
2015 47,088,526 18,593,022
2016 48,139,687 19,191,289
2017 49,197,766 19,813,011
2018 50,207,107 20,442,030
2019 51,202,827 21,068,405
2020 52,217,334 21,713,836
2021 53,219,166 22,388,630
2022 54,252,461 23,072,640
2023 55,339,003 23,769,127
2024 56,432,944 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Kenya and Mali

Fertility rate
Kenya

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Mali
1960 7.65 7.02
1961 7.72 7.03
1962 7.77 7.04
1963 7.82 7.05
1964 7.87 7.06
1965 7.92 7.08
1966 7.96 7.11
1967 7.95 7.14
1968 7.95 7.16
1969 7.95 7.18
1970 7.94 7.18
1971 7.92 7.2
1972 7.89 7.22
1973 7.86 7.22
1974 7.82 7.23
1975 7.8 7.25
1976 7.77 7.27
1977 7.73 7.3
1978 7.67 7.32
1979 7.6 7.35
1980 7.53 7.37
1981 7.45 7.37
1982 7.35 7.32
1983 7.22 7.28
1984 7.08 7.26
1985 6.96 7.26
1986 6.84 7.31
1987 6.69 7.31
1988 6.52 7.32
1989 6.33 7.33
1990 6.14 7.31
1991 5.94 7.28
1992 5.74 7.24
1993 5.57 7.18
1994 5.44 7.12
1995 5.37 7.05
1996 5.31 7.01
1997 5.27 6.97
1998 5.24 6.94
1999 5.18 6.91
2000 5.14 6.89
2001 5.09 6.85
2002 5.03 6.82
2003 4.94 6.78
2004 4.86 6.74
2005 4.8 6.71
2006 4.75 6.68
2007 4.72 6.65
2008 4.66 6.62
2009 4.57 6.59
2010 4.45 6.58
2011 4.28 6.55
2012 4.12 6.52
2013 3.96 6.49
2014 3.84 6.44
2015 3.77 6.39
2016 3.69 6.32
2017 3.61 6.25
2018 3.54 6.12
2019 3.43 5.89
2020 3.36 5.85
2021 3.31 5.78
2022 3.26 5.69
2023 3.21 5.61

Kenya and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Mali
Year Median age, years
Kenya Mali
1960 15.7 19.8
1961 15.5 19.8
1962 15.3 19.8
1963 15.2 19.8
1964 15.1 19.8
1965 14.9 19.8
1966 14.8 19.7
1967 14.6 19.6
1968 14.5 19.6
1969 14.5 19.5
1970 14.4 19.4
1971 14.4 19.3
1972 14.3 19.2
1973 14.3 19.1
1974 14.3 19
1975 14.3 18.9
1976 14.3 18.7
1977 14.3 18.6
1978 14.3 18.4
1979 14.4 18.3
1980 14.5 18.1
1981 14.5 17.9
1982 14.6 17.8
1983 14.7 17.6
1984 14.8 17.5
1985 14.9 17.3
1986 15 17.1
1987 15 16.9
1988 15.1 16.8
1989 15.2 16.6
1990 15.3 16.5
1991 15.5 16.4
1992 15.6 16.4
1993 15.7 16.3
1994 15.9 16.3
1995 16 16.3
1996 16.1 16.3
1997 16.2 16.3
1998 16.4 16.4
1999 16.5 16.4
2000 16.7 16.5
2001 16.8 16.5
2002 17 16.6
2003 17.1 16.6
2004 17.3 16.6
2005 17.4 16.6
2006 17.5 16.6
2007 17.6 16.6
2008 17.7 16.5
2009 17.8 16.4
2010 17.9 16.4
2011 18.1 16.3
2012 18.2 16.1
2013 18.4 16
2014 18.5 16
2015 18.7 16
2016 18.9 16
2017 19.1 16
2018 19.3 16
2019 19.6 16.1
2020 19.8 16.2
2021 20 16.3
2022 20.3 16.5
2023 20.6 16.6
2024 20.8 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
3.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Kenya Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Kenya Mali
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
31%
2020
English speaking
78.7%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
35.1%
2023

Health

Kenya Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Mali
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
86,437 mi
2018

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