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Malaysia vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malaysia has a population of 35.6M (ranked 44/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Malaysia's land area is 126,854 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 65th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Malaysia Mali
Population
36304998
25787988
Population rank 45/197 58/197
GDP
$422B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 39/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$11,867
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 81/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$38,729
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$297B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
70.1%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,353
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 63/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,650
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
126,854 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
31.5 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Malaysia and Mali: Comparison Charts

Malaysia and Mali economies compared

GDP
Malaysia

Mali
Year GDP
Malaysia Mali
1960 $1,916,229,477 -
1961 $1,901,856,123 -
1962 $2,001,489,602 -
1963 $2,510,110,348 -
1964 $2,674,423,922 -
1965 $2,956,337,669 -
1966 $3,143,517,944 -
1967 $3,188,924,677 $275,494,478
1968 $3,330,371,551 $343,771,973
1969 $3,664,552,041 $339,913,867
1970 $3,864,145,667 $359,772,315
1971 $4,244,395,956 $395,218,629
1972 $5,043,347,250 $486,617,280
1973 $7,662,902,678 $563,683,703
1974 $9,496,204,302 $538,747,340
1975 $9,298,800,799 $830,710,615
1976 $11,050,234,599 $939,228,017
1977 $13,139,488,633 $1,049,838,548
1978 $16,358,079,862 $1,222,702,573
1979 $21,213,264,962 $1,595,422,956
1980 $24,488,224,677 $1,759,691,186
1981 $25,004,285,792 $1,538,972,424
1982 $26,804,493,635 $1,333,754,225
1983 $30,347,442,111 $1,297,765,326
1984 $33,942,897,422 $1,232,932,104
1985 $31,199,633,353 $1,392,196,048
1986 $27,734,111,400 $1,852,163,453
1987 $32,181,210,158 $2,090,629,987
1988 $35,272,109,220 $2,169,040,603
1989 $38,847,965,293 $2,181,821,909
1990 $44,024,585,240 $2,681,912,149
1991 $49,143,148,094 $2,724,131,458
1992 $59,167,550,163 $2,830,673,378
1993 $66,894,966,969 $2,818,281,085
1994 $74,478,356,958 $2,081,846,498
1995 $88,705,342,903 $2,706,425,157
1996 $100,855,393,910 $2,780,422,049
1997 $100,005,323,302 $2,697,105,823
1998 $72,167,498,981 $2,920,358,711
1999 $79,148,421,053 $3,440,724,710
2000 $93,789,736,842 $2,961,484,954
2001 $92,783,947,368 $3,468,337,942
2002 $100,845,526,316 $3,908,121,307
2003 $110,202,368,421 $4,714,071,980
2004 $124,749,473,684 $7,113,132,070
2005 $143,534,405,819 $8,009,875,052
2006 $162,692,258,307 $8,858,863,053
2007 $193,549,569,478 $10,289,243,720
2008 $230,811,614,370 $12,262,134,441
2009 $202,257,453,037 $12,592,138,109
2010 $255,017,638,456 $13,196,527,458
2011 $297,951,668,675 $15,506,843,902
2012 $314,443,047,642 $14,891,957,623
2013 $323,276,235,524 $15,769,357,573
2014 $338,066,095,097 $16,943,434,591
2015 $301,355,266,965 $15,583,181,170
2016 $301,256,033,870 $16,743,796,800
2017 $319,109,094,160 $18,308,362,040
2018 $358,788,845,713 $20,368,015,381
2019 $365,177,721,022 $20,477,421,885
2020 $337,456,163,961 $20,698,560,939
2021 $373,784,823,673 $22,999,245,263
2022 $407,605,841,348 $22,374,051,350
2023 $399,705,137,434 $24,621,545,565
2024 $421,972,102,254 $26,588,067,731

Malaysia and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Malaysia

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Malaysia Mali
1960 $240.8 -
1961 $232.9 -
1962 $238.8 -
1963 $291.8 -
1964 $303 -
1965 $326 -
1966 $339 -
1967 $335 $46
1968 $342 $56.5
1969 $368 $55
1970 $380 $57.3
1971 $407 $62
1972 $472 $75.1
1973 $701 $85.4
1974 $848 $80.2
1975 $811 $121.5
1976 $940 $134.9
1977 $1,092 $148.1
1978 $1,327 $169.1
1979 $1,680 $216.3
1980 $1,886 $233.7
1981 $1,866 $200.1
1982 $1,938 $169.7
1983 $2,124 $161.5
1984 $2,300 $150.2
1985 $2,046 $166.2
1986 $1,760 $217.1
1987 $1,977 $240.8
1988 $2,100 $245.5
1989 $2,244 $242.4
1990 $2,469 $292.2
1991 $2,679 $290.9
1992 $3,141 $296.3
1993 $3,462 $288.9
1994 $3,758 $208.9
1995 $4,363 $265.7
1996 $4,837 $267.2
1997 $4,679 $253.3
1998 $3,294 $267.4
1999 $3,528 $306
2000 $4,084 $256.2
2001 $3,944 $291.2
2002 $4,184 $318
2003 $4,465 $372
2004 $4,939 $543
2005 $5,556 $592
2006 $6,158 $633
2007 $7,169 $712
2008 $8,372 $821
2009 $7,191 $816
2010 $8,899 $828
2011 $10,217 $942
2012 $10,601 $878
2013 $10,714 $903
2014 $11,013 $940
2015 $9,649 $838
2016 $9,477 $872
2017 $9,863 $924
2018 $10,902 $996
2019 $10,920 $972
2020 $9,958 $953
2021 $10,903 $1,027
2022 $11,748 $970
2023 $11,379 $1,036
2024 $11,867 $1,086

Malaysia vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malaysia

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Mali
1950 48.5 28.7
1951 49.2 28.9
1952 50.1 29.1
1953 51.1 29.4
1954 52 29.5
1955 52.8 29.7
1956 53.7 29.9
1957 54.5 30.1
1958 55.4 30.2
1959 56.3 30.3
1960 57.2 30.5
1961 58 30.6
1962 58.9 30.8
1963 59.7 31
1964 60.4 31.2
1965 61.1 31.5
1966 61.7 31.8
1967 62 32.2
1968 62.4 32.6
1969 62.9 32.9
1970 63.3 33.4
1971 63.8 33.8
1972 64.2 34.5
1973 64.7 35.1
1974 65.2 35.7
1975 65.7 36.5
1976 66.2 37.2
1977 66.7 38
1978 67.2 38.8
1979 67.6 39.5
1980 68.1 40.3
1981 68.5 41
1982 68.9 41.8
1983 69.2 42.7
1984 69.6 43.4
1985 69.9 43.9
1986 70.1 44.6
1987 70.4 45.2
1988 70.6 45.7
1989 70.8 46.2
1990 71 46.5
1991 71.2 46.9
1992 71.5 47.2
1993 71.7 47.6
1994 71.9 47.9
1995 72 48.3
1996 72.1 48.5
1997 72.3 49.1
1998 72.4 49.6
1999 72.4 50.1
2000 72.7 50.6
2001 73.1 51.3
2002 73.5 52
2003 73.7 52.6
2004 74 53.3
2005 74.4 53.8
2006 74.7 54.3
2007 75 54.8
2008 75.2 55.2
2009 75.3 55.6
2010 75.4 56
2011 75.5 56.4
2012 75.6 56.7
2013 75.5 57.1
2014 75.3 57.5
2015 75.3 57.9
2016 75.4 58.3
2017 75.5 58.6
2018 75.7 58.9
2019 75.9 59.2
2020 76.1 58.9
2021 73.9 59.1
2022 75.4 60
2023 76.7 60.4
2024 76.8 60.7
2025 77 60.9

Malaysia and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Malaysia

Mali
Year Population
Malaysia Mali
1960 7,956,197 5,402,550
1961 8,164,443 5,482,283
1962 8,380,172 5,563,917
1963 8,602,160 5,646,605
1964 8,828,406 5,730,125
1965 9,056,408 5,815,487
1966 9,284,688 5,902,204
1967 9,507,099 5,990,906
1968 9,725,281 6,082,979
1969 9,947,597 6,177,704
1970 10,178,802 6,276,472
1971 10,423,453 6,377,944
1972 10,676,835 6,483,726
1973 10,935,621 6,597,106
1974 11,200,906 6,715,436
1975 11,471,914 6,837,261
1976 11,750,097 6,960,979
1977 12,035,713 7,090,979
1978 12,328,157 7,229,651
1979 12,627,862 7,375,266
1980 12,983,363 7,530,515
1981 13,399,203 7,692,766
1982 13,832,798 7,860,194
1983 14,285,907 8,034,400
1984 14,759,009 8,208,599
1985 15,252,258 8,374,663
1986 15,760,419 8,531,277
1987 16,276,737 8,681,164
1988 16,796,605 8,833,996
1989 17,314,997 8,999,938
1990 17,833,171 9,178,830
1991 18,342,464 9,362,888
1992 18,834,572 9,553,540
1993 19,322,664 9,754,786
1994 19,820,446 9,967,031
1995 20,330,599 10,185,365
1996 20,850,087 10,407,278
1997 21,375,218 10,646,495
1998 21,906,713 10,919,573
1999 22,435,531 11,227,415
2000 22,967,816 11,559,290
2001 23,526,538 11,912,158
2002 24,102,477 12,288,050
2003 24,679,602 12,684,955
2004 25,256,772 13,102,409
2005 25,836,071 13,538,647
2006 26,417,909 13,990,139
2007 26,998,389 14,457,775
2008 27,570,059 14,940,782
2009 28,124,778 15,435,539
2010 28,655,776 15,945,198
2011 29,162,039 16,469,049
2012 29,662,831 16,957,033
2013 30,174,265 17,459,615
2014 30,696,137 18,020,267
2015 31,232,798 18,593,022
2016 31,789,685 19,191,289
2017 32,355,644 19,813,011
2018 32,910,967 20,442,030
2019 33,440,596 21,068,405
2020 33,889,558 21,713,836
2021 34,282,399 22,388,630
2022 34,695,493 23,072,640
2023 35,126,298 23,769,127
2024 35,557,673 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Malaysia and Mali

Fertility rate
Malaysia

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Malaysia Mali
1960 6.41 7.02
1961 6.37 7.03
1962 6.3 7.04
1963 6.19 7.05
1964 6.03 7.06
1965 5.84 7.08
1966 5.64 7.11
1967 5.43 7.14
1968 5.29 7.16
1969 5.16 7.18
1970 5.04 7.18
1971 4.92 7.2
1972 4.82 7.22
1973 4.73 7.22
1974 4.62 7.23
1975 4.5 7.25
1976 4.4 7.27
1977 4.28 7.3
1978 4.18 7.32
1979 4.09 7.35
1980 4.04 7.37
1981 4 7.37
1982 3.97 7.32
1983 3.93 7.28
1984 3.89 7.26
1985 3.8 7.26
1986 3.7 7.31
1987 3.57 7.31
1988 3.5 7.32
1989 3.31 7.33
1990 3.3 7.31
1991 3.34 7.28
1992 3.37 7.24
1993 3.36 7.18
1994 3.35 7.12
1995 3.32 7.05
1996 3.3 7.01
1997 3.23 6.97
1998 3.12 6.94
1999 3.07 6.91
2000 2.94 6.89
2001 2.81 6.85
2002 2.66 6.82
2003 2.6 6.78
2004 2.49 6.74
2005 2.39 6.71
2006 2.31 6.68
2007 2.25 6.65
2008 2.26 6.62
2009 2.22 6.59
2010 2.14 6.58
2011 2.15 6.55
2012 2.12 6.52
2013 2.07 6.49
2014 2.06 6.44
2015 2.01 6.39
2016 1.94 6.32
2017 1.89 6.25
2018 1.84 6.12
2019 1.78 5.89
2020 1.68 5.85
2021 1.56 5.78
2022 1.55 5.69
2023 1.55 5.61

Malaysia and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Malaysia

Mali
Year Median age, years
Malaysia Mali
1960 17.5 19.8
1961 17.3 19.8
1962 17.1 19.8
1963 17 19.8
1964 16.9 19.8
1965 16.8 19.8
1966 16.9 19.7
1967 17 19.6
1968 17.1 19.6
1969 17.3 19.5
1970 17.4 19.4
1971 17.6 19.3
1972 17.9 19.2
1973 18.1 19.1
1974 18.3 19
1975 18.6 18.9
1976 18.8 18.7
1977 19 18.6
1978 19.3 18.4
1979 19.5 18.3
1980 19.7 18.1
1981 19.9 17.9
1982 20.1 17.8
1983 20.4 17.6
1984 20.5 17.5
1985 20.7 17.3
1986 20.9 17.1
1987 21 16.9
1988 21.1 16.8
1989 21.3 16.6
1990 21.5 16.5
1991 21.7 16.4
1992 21.9 16.4
1993 22.1 16.3
1994 22.3 16.3
1995 22.5 16.3
1996 22.7 16.3
1997 22.9 16.3
1998 23.1 16.4
1999 23.4 16.4
2000 23.5 16.5
2001 23.6 16.5
2002 23.7 16.6
2003 23.9 16.6
2004 24 16.6
2005 24.2 16.6
2006 24.5 16.6
2007 24.8 16.6
2008 25.1 16.5
2009 25.6 16.4
2010 26 16.4
2011 26.4 16.3
2012 26.8 16.1
2013 27.1 16
2014 27.5 16
2015 27.8 16
2016 28.1 16
2017 28.5 16
2018 28.8 16
2019 29.2 16.1
2020 29.6 16.2
2021 30.1 16.3
2022 30.6 16.5
2023 31.1 16.6
2024 31.5 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malaysia Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$415B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.1%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
136,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.36%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.93%
2022
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
53.6%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.1%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.9%
2021
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2021
3.2%
2021
Number of billionaires
19
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00008%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,031
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$449B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$116B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.61B
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,333,000
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
88.7%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Malaysia Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,867 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
283.3 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.07 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
7.5%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.88%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-0.58%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,986 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
17%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.6%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Malaysia Mali
% of world population
0.44%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+174,770
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.55 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.9
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.72
2021
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.5
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022
31%
2020
English speaking
57.3%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
98%
2024
35.1%
2023

Health

Malaysia Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$458
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$173.5
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
77 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.004%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2021
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
26
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.1
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.4%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Malaysia Mali
% of world land
0.22%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
3,568 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
33,093 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
73,219 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
173,898 mi
2022
86,437 mi
2018

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