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Madagascar vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 44th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar Mali
Population
33368335
25787988
Population rank 49/197 58/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$8.78B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.3%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$274.7
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 180/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,489
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Madagascar and Mali: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and Mali economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

Mali
Year GDP
Madagascar Mali
1960 $673,081,725 -
1961 $699,161,945 -
1962 $739,286,908 -
1963 $759,345,864 -
1964 $802,482,184 -
1965 $833,563,473 -
1966 $900,264,585 -
1967 $956,436,932 $275,494,478
1968 $1,031,669,637 $343,771,973
1969 $1,056,391,056 $339,913,867
1970 $1,111,859,571 $359,772,315
1971 $1,199,507,631 $395,218,629
1972 $1,341,590,690 $486,617,280
1973 $1,653,062,335 $563,683,703
1974 $1,917,508,190 $538,747,340
1975 $2,283,049,215 $830,710,615
1976 $2,181,844,179 $939,228,017
1977 $2,358,930,406 $1,049,838,548
1978 $2,669,755,115 $1,222,702,573
1979 $3,463,565,854 $1,595,422,956
1980 $5,201,818,348 $1,759,691,186
1981 $4,759,333,998 $1,538,972,424
1982 $4,784,977,326 $1,333,754,225
1983 $4,686,457,031 $1,297,765,326
1984 $3,905,938,481 $1,232,932,104
1985 $3,802,557,895 $1,392,196,048
1986 $4,347,989,788 $1,852,163,453
1987 $3,212,900,556 $2,090,629,987
1988 $3,189,456,965 $2,169,040,603
1989 $3,175,638,333 $2,181,821,909
1990 $3,931,334,875 $2,681,912,149
1991 $3,254,713,056 $2,724,131,458
1992 $3,714,966,678 $2,830,673,378
1993 $4,063,298,919 $2,818,281,085
1994 $3,522,227,092 $2,081,846,498
1995 $3,838,100,904 $2,706,425,157
1996 $4,931,861,039 $2,780,422,049
1997 $4,262,965,420 $2,697,105,823
1998 $4,401,967,633 $2,920,358,711
1999 $4,277,903,780 $3,440,724,710
2000 $4,629,247,204 $2,961,484,954
2001 $5,438,332,602 $3,468,337,942
2002 $5,351,701,663 $3,908,121,307
2003 $6,372,498,890 $4,714,071,980
2004 $5,064,732,626 $7,113,132,070
2005 $5,859,269,753 $8,009,875,052
2006 $6,395,712,491 $8,858,863,053
2007 $8,524,620,890 $10,289,243,720
2008 $10,725,137,724 $12,262,134,441
2009 $9,616,879,409 $12,592,138,109
2010 $9,982,711,338 $13,196,527,458
2011 $11,551,819,618 $15,506,843,902
2012 $11,578,975,062 $14,891,957,623
2013 $12,423,555,455 $15,769,357,573
2014 $12,522,957,399 $16,943,434,591
2015 $11,323,020,701 $15,583,181,170
2016 $11,848,613,858 $16,743,796,800
2017 $13,176,313,594 $18,308,362,040
2018 $13,760,033,282 $20,368,015,381
2019 $14,104,664,679 $20,477,421,885
2020 $13,051,441,204 $20,698,560,939
2021 $14,354,731,964 $22,999,245,263
2022 $15,325,603,273 $22,374,051,350
2023 $15,869,945,478 $24,621,545,565
2024 $17,420,814,801 $26,588,067,731

Madagascar and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar Mali
1960 $131.7 -
1961 $133.3 -
1962 $137.3 -
1963 $137.4 -
1964 $141.5 -
1965 $143.2 -
1966 $150.7 -
1967 $155.9 $46
1968 $163.6 $56.5
1969 $162.9 $55
1970 $166.6 $57.3
1971 $174.6 $62
1972 $189.6 $75.1
1973 $226.8 $85.4
1974 $255.3 $80.2
1975 $295 $121.5
1976 $273.5 $134.9
1977 $286.9 $148.1
1978 $315 $169.1
1979 $396 $216.3
1980 $578 $233.7
1981 $513 $200.1
1982 $501 $169.7
1983 $476 $161.5
1984 $385 $150.2
1985 $364 $166.2
1986 $405 $217.1
1987 $290.8 $240.8
1988 $280.5 $245.5
1989 $271.3 $242.4
1990 $326 $292.2
1991 $262 $290.9
1992 $290.2 $296.3
1993 $308 $288.9
1994 $258.7 $208.9
1995 $273.1 $265.7
1996 $340 $267.2
1997 $284.4 $253.3
1998 $284.2 $267.4
1999 $267.4 $306
2000 $280.3 $256.2
2001 $319 $291.2
2002 $305 $318
2003 $353 $372
2004 $272.2 $543
2005 $306 $592
2006 $324 $633
2007 $420 $712
2008 $513 $821
2009 $446 $816
2010 $450 $828
2011 $506 $942
2012 $494 $878
2013 $515 $903
2014 $506 $940
2015 $445 $838
2016 $454 $872
2017 $492 $924
2018 $500 $996
2019 $500 $972
2020 $451 $953
2021 $483 $1,027
2022 $504 $970
2023 $509 $1,036
2024 $545 $1,086

Madagascar vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar Mali
1950 39.7 28.7
1951 39.9 28.9
1952 40.3 29.1
1953 40.7 29.4
1954 40.9 29.5
1955 41.3 29.7
1956 41.7 29.9
1957 42.1 30.1
1958 42.5 30.2
1959 43 30.3
1960 43.3 30.5
1961 43.8 30.6
1962 44.2 30.8
1963 44.6 31
1964 45 31.2
1965 45.4 31.5
1966 46 31.8
1967 46.5 32.2
1968 46.9 32.6
1969 47.3 32.9
1970 47.9 33.4
1971 48.2 33.8
1972 48.5 34.5
1973 48.9 35.1
1974 49.3 35.7
1975 49.6 36.5
1976 49.8 37.2
1977 49.9 38
1978 50 38.8
1979 50.1 39.5
1980 50 40.3
1981 49.8 41
1982 50 41.8
1983 50.1 42.7
1984 50.2 43.4
1985 50.4 43.9
1986 50.7 44.6
1987 51.1 45.2
1988 51.4 45.7
1989 51.8 46.2
1990 52.1 46.5
1991 52.6 46.9
1992 52.9 47.2
1993 53.7 47.6
1994 54.2 47.9
1995 54.8 48.3
1996 55.5 48.5
1997 56.1 49.1
1998 56.8 49.6
1999 57.4 50.1
2000 58 50.6
2001 58.7 51.3
2002 59.2 52
2003 59.7 52.6
2004 60.2 53.3
2005 60.7 53.8
2006 61.1 54.3
2007 61.5 54.8
2008 62 55.2
2009 62.3 55.6
2010 62.6 56
2011 62.9 56.4
2012 63 56.7
2013 63.2 57.1
2014 63.3 57.5
2015 63.4 57.9
2016 63.4 58.3
2017 63.4 58.6
2018 63.5 58.9
2019 63.5 59.2
2020 62.7 58.9
2021 62.5 59.1
2022 63.1 60
2023 63.6 60.4
2024 63.8 60.7
2025 64 60.9

Madagascar and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

Mali
Year Population
Madagascar Mali
1960 5,111,029 5,402,550
1961 5,246,158 5,482,283
1962 5,384,150 5,563,917
1963 5,525,185 5,646,605
1964 5,669,863 5,730,125
1965 5,819,116 5,815,487
1966 5,974,279 5,902,204
1967 6,136,486 5,990,906
1968 6,306,493 6,082,979
1969 6,484,716 6,177,704
1970 6,672,003 6,276,472
1971 6,868,868 6,377,944
1972 7,074,398 6,483,726
1973 7,288,048 6,597,106
1974 7,509,726 6,715,436
1975 7,739,336 6,837,261
1976 7,976,831 6,960,979
1977 8,222,240 7,090,979
1978 8,475,864 7,229,651
1979 8,737,581 7,375,266
1980 9,006,032 7,530,515
1981 9,279,011 7,692,766
1982 9,557,671 7,860,194
1983 9,843,044 8,034,400
1984 10,134,550 8,208,599
1985 10,433,142 8,374,663
1986 10,736,857 8,531,277
1987 11,047,291 8,681,164
1988 11,369,462 8,833,996
1989 11,704,998 8,999,938
1990 12,055,639 9,178,830
1991 12,421,412 9,362,888
1992 12,800,870 9,553,540
1993 13,197,345 9,754,786
1994 13,613,850 9,967,031
1995 14,051,275 10,185,365
1996 14,510,711 10,407,278
1997 14,990,814 10,646,495
1998 15,489,364 10,919,573
1999 16,000,506 11,227,415
2000 16,516,338 11,559,290
2001 17,032,939 11,912,158
2002 17,549,913 12,288,050
2003 18,071,854 12,684,955
2004 18,606,608 13,102,409
2005 19,159,707 13,538,647
2006 19,730,909 13,990,139
2007 20,318,583 14,457,775
2008 20,923,840 14,940,782
2009 21,547,280 15,435,539
2010 22,183,340 15,945,198
2011 22,822,300 16,469,049
2012 23,462,438 16,957,033
2013 24,109,290 17,459,615
2014 24,764,348 18,020,267
2015 25,426,702 18,593,022
2016 26,099,952 19,191,289
2017 26,788,375 19,813,011
2018 27,494,926 20,442,030
2019 28,219,554 21,068,405
2020 28,953,556 21,713,836
2021 29,691,083 22,388,630
2022 30,437,261 23,072,640
2023 31,195,932 23,769,127
2024 31,964,956 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Madagascar and Mali

Fertility rate
Madagascar

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Mali
1960 7.34 7.02
1961 7.3 7.03
1962 7.26 7.04
1963 7.21 7.05
1964 7.19 7.06
1965 7.17 7.08
1966 7.16 7.11
1967 7.14 7.14
1968 7.13 7.16
1969 7.12 7.18
1970 7.1 7.18
1971 7.07 7.2
1972 7.04 7.22
1973 7.01 7.22
1974 6.99 7.23
1975 6.97 7.25
1976 6.95 7.27
1977 6.93 7.3
1978 6.9 7.32
1979 6.87 7.35
1980 6.84 7.37
1981 6.77 7.37
1982 6.7 7.32
1983 6.63 7.28
1984 6.55 7.26
1985 6.46 7.26
1986 6.34 7.31
1987 6.24 7.31
1988 6.18 7.32
1989 6.15 7.33
1990 6.14 7.31
1991 6.12 7.28
1992 6.08 7.24
1993 6.06 7.18
1994 6.04 7.12
1995 6.04 7.05
1996 6.03 7.01
1997 6.02 6.97
1998 5.99 6.94
1999 5.84 6.91
2000 5.67 6.89
2001 5.53 6.85
2002 5.41 6.82
2003 5.33 6.78
2004 5.26 6.74
2005 5.2 6.71
2006 5.13 6.68
2007 5.08 6.65
2008 5.04 6.62
2009 5 6.59
2010 4.9 6.58
2011 4.74 6.55
2012 4.61 6.52
2013 4.53 6.49
2014 4.42 6.44
2015 4.34 6.39
2016 4.29 6.32
2017 4.26 6.25
2018 4.25 6.12
2019 4.22 5.89
2020 4.17 5.85
2021 4.1 5.78
2022 4.04 5.69
2023 3.97 5.61

Madagascar and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

Mali
Year Median age, years
Madagascar Mali
1960 17.9 19.8
1961 17.5 19.8
1962 17.2 19.8
1963 17 19.8
1964 16.8 19.8
1965 16.8 19.8
1966 16.7 19.7
1967 16.7 19.6
1968 16.7 19.6
1969 16.6 19.5
1970 16.7 19.4
1971 16.7 19.3
1972 16.6 19.2
1973 16.6 19.1
1974 16.6 19
1975 16.6 18.9
1976 16.6 18.7
1977 16.5 18.6
1978 16.5 18.4
1979 16.5 18.3
1980 16.4 18.1
1981 16.4 17.9
1982 16.4 17.8
1983 16.4 17.6
1984 16.5 17.5
1985 16.5 17.3
1986 16.6 17.1
1987 16.6 16.9
1988 16.7 16.8
1989 16.8 16.6
1990 16.9 16.5
1991 16.9 16.4
1992 17 16.4
1993 17 16.3
1994 17.1 16.3
1995 17.1 16.3
1996 17.1 16.3
1997 17.1 16.3
1998 17.2 16.4
1999 17.2 16.4
2000 17.2 16.5
2001 17.2 16.5
2002 17.2 16.6
2003 17.2 16.6
2004 17.3 16.6
2005 17.3 16.6
2006 17.4 16.6
2007 17.5 16.6
2008 17.6 16.5
2009 17.7 16.4
2010 17.8 16.4
2011 17.9 16.3
2012 18.1 16.1
2013 18.2 16
2014 18.4 16
2015 18.6 16
2016 18.7 16
2017 18.9 16
2018 19.1 16
2019 19.3 16.1
2020 19.4 16.2
2021 19.6 16.3
2022 19.7 16.5
2023 19.9 16.6
2024 20 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Madagascar Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
57
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Madagascar Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.8%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2017
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
81.3 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
34%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Madagascar Mali
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
70
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
31%
2020
English speaking
18%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Madagascar Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Madagascar Mali
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
86,437 mi
2018

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