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Maldives vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 188th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Mali
Population
531152
25787988
Population rank 168/197 58/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Maldives and Mali: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Mali economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Mali
Year GDP
Maldives Mali
1967 - $275,494,478
1968 - $343,771,973
1969 - $339,913,867
1970 $19,328,038 $359,772,315
1971 $21,566,404 $395,218,629
1972 $25,177,138 $486,617,280
1973 $30,862,042 $563,683,703
1974 $39,120,171 $538,747,340
1975 $24,540,878 $830,710,615
1976 $22,399,467 $939,228,017
1977 $20,853,789 $1,049,838,548
1978 $24,369,109 $1,222,702,573
1979 $38,523,364 $1,595,422,956
1980 $42,463,576 $1,759,691,186
1981 $44,781,457 $1,538,972,424
1982 $47,911,340 $1,333,754,225
1983 $57,829,787 $1,297,765,326
1984 $109,503,546 $1,232,932,104
1985 $127,190,758 $1,392,196,048
1986 $141,882,254 $1,852,163,453
1987 $141,223,029 $2,090,629,987
1988 $168,514,513 $2,169,040,603
1989 $189,514,434 $2,181,821,909
1990 $215,043,970 $2,681,912,149
1991 $244,396,762 $2,724,131,458
1992 $284,875,809 $2,830,673,378
1993 $322,417,837 $2,818,281,085
1994 $356,014,932 $2,081,846,498
1995 $398,988,955 $2,706,425,157
1996 $450,382,328 $2,780,422,049
1997 $508,223,602 $2,697,105,823
1998 $540,096,398 $2,920,358,711
1999 $589,239,754 $3,440,724,710
2000 $624,337,145 $2,961,484,954
2001 $870,031,677 $3,468,337,942
2002 $897,031,250 $3,908,121,307
2003 $1,052,121,055 $4,714,071,980
2004 $1,226,829,563 $7,113,132,070
2005 $1,163,362,438 $8,009,875,052
2006 $1,575,200,391 $8,858,863,053
2007 $1,868,383,461 $10,289,243,720
2008 $2,271,646,188 $12,262,134,441
2009 $2,345,294,875 $12,592,138,109
2010 $2,588,176,055 $13,196,527,458
2011 $2,774,350,240 $15,506,843,902
2012 $2,886,163,997 $14,891,957,623
2013 $3,295,009,238 $15,769,357,573
2014 $3,697,353,039 $16,943,434,591
2015 $4,129,505,319 $15,583,181,170
2016 $4,409,942,624 $16,743,796,800
2017 $4,816,426,257 $18,308,362,040
2018 $5,404,344,163 $20,368,015,381
2019 $5,726,094,799 $20,477,421,885
2020 $3,712,604,583 $20,698,560,939
2021 $5,252,457,370 $22,999,245,263
2022 $6,177,118,114 $22,374,051,350
2023 $6,590,894,302 $24,621,545,565
2024 $6,975,146,349 $26,588,067,731

Maldives and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Mali
1967 - $46
1968 - $56.5
1969 - $55
1970 $156.9 $57.3
1971 $169.8 $62
1972 $192.2 $75.1
1973 $228.7 $85.4
1974 $281.5 $80.2
1975 $171.4 $121.5
1976 $151.8 $134.9
1977 $137.3 $148.1
1978 $156.1 $169.1
1979 $240.2 $216.3
1980 $257.6 $233.7
1981 $264.1 $200.1
1982 $274.8 $169.7
1983 $323 $161.5
1984 $594 $150.2
1985 $669 $166.2
1986 $720 $217.1
1987 $692 $240.8
1988 $799 $245.5
1989 $870 $242.4
1990 $957 $292.2
1991 $1,054 $290.9
1992 $1,194 $296.3
1993 $1,317 $288.9
1994 $1,419 $208.9
1995 $1,555 $265.7
1996 $1,717 $267.2
1997 $1,898 $253.3
1998 $1,980 $267.4
1999 $2,124 $306
2000 $2,214 $256.2
2001 $3,034 $291.2
2002 $3,076 $318
2003 $3,549 $372
2004 $4,070 $543
2005 $3,797 $592
2006 $5,019 $633
2007 $5,758 $712
2008 $6,757 $821
2009 $6,734 $816
2010 $7,174 $828
2011 $7,425 $942
2012 $7,461 $878
2013 $8,236 $903
2014 $8,939 $940
2015 $9,645 $838
2016 $9,948 $872
2017 $10,510 $924
2018 $11,423 $996
2019 $11,740 $972
2020 $7,394 $953
2021 $10,176 $1,027
2022 $11,786 $970
2023 $12,530 $1,036
2024 $13,216 $1,086

Maldives vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Mali
1950 36.5 28.7
1951 37.1 28.9
1952 37 29.1
1953 36.9 29.4
1954 36.9 29.5
1955 37 29.7
1956 37.1 29.9
1957 37.3 30.1
1958 37.6 30.2
1959 37.9 30.3
1960 38.2 30.5
1961 38.6 30.6
1962 39.1 30.8
1963 39.6 31
1964 40.2 31.2
1965 40.8 31.5
1966 41.4 31.8
1967 42.1 32.2
1968 42.9 32.6
1969 43.7 32.9
1970 44.5 33.4
1971 45.5 33.8
1972 46.4 34.5
1973 47.5 35.1
1974 48.5 35.7
1975 49.6 36.5
1976 50.8 37.2
1977 51.8 38
1978 50.4 38.8
1979 53.9 39.5
1980 54.8 40.3
1981 55.7 41
1982 56.6 41.8
1983 57.5 42.7
1984 58.3 43.4
1985 59.2 43.9
1986 60 44.6
1987 60.8 45.2
1988 61.6 45.7
1989 62.4 46.2
1990 63.1 46.5
1991 63.9 46.9
1992 64.7 47.2
1993 65.4 47.6
1994 66.2 47.9
1995 67 48.3
1996 67.7 48.5
1997 68.5 49.1
1998 69.3 49.6
1999 70.2 50.1
2000 70.9 50.6
2001 71.7 51.3
2002 72.4 52
2003 73.3 52.6
2004 73 53.3
2005 74.8 53.8
2006 75.3 54.3
2007 75.7 54.8
2008 76 55.2
2009 76.4 55.6
2010 76.8 56
2011 77.1 56.4
2012 77.5 56.7
2013 77.8 57.1
2014 78.2 57.5
2015 78.6 57.9
2016 78.9 58.3
2017 79.2 58.6
2018 79.4 58.9
2019 79.7 59.2
2020 78.7 58.9
2021 78.1 59.1
2022 80.8 60
2023 81 60.4
2024 81.3 60.7
2025 81.5 60.9

Maldives and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Mali
Year Population
Maldives Mali
1960 91,189 5,402,550
1961 93,450 5,482,283
1962 95,802 5,563,917
1963 98,222 5,646,605
1964 100,662 5,730,125
1965 104,102 5,815,487
1966 108,507 5,902,204
1967 112,528 5,990,906
1968 116,075 6,082,979
1969 119,564 6,177,704
1970 123,219 6,276,472
1971 127,035 6,377,944
1972 130,968 6,483,726
1973 134,952 6,597,106
1974 138,978 6,715,436
1975 143,158 6,837,261
1976 147,525 6,960,979
1977 151,930 7,090,979
1978 156,159 7,229,651
1979 160,360 7,375,266
1980 164,835 7,530,515
1981 169,532 7,692,766
1982 174,333 7,860,194
1983 179,128 8,034,400
1984 184,198 8,208,599
1985 190,169 8,374,663
1986 196,935 8,531,277
1987 203,944 8,681,164
1988 210,885 8,833,996
1989 217,738 8,999,938
1990 224,762 9,178,830
1991 231,802 9,362,888
1992 238,543 9,553,540
1993 244,884 9,754,786
1994 250,822 9,967,031
1995 256,649 10,185,365
1996 262,347 10,407,278
1997 267,707 10,646,495
1998 272,723 10,919,573
1999 277,412 11,227,415
2000 282,019 11,559,290
2001 286,767 11,912,158
2002 291,616 12,288,050
2003 296,491 12,684,955
2004 301,413 13,102,409
2005 306,429 13,538,647
2006 313,851 13,990,139
2007 324,479 14,457,775
2008 336,170 14,940,782
2009 348,275 15,435,539
2010 360,792 15,945,198
2011 373,674 16,469,049
2012 386,818 16,957,033
2013 400,070 17,459,615
2014 413,617 18,020,267
2015 428,154 18,593,022
2016 443,308 19,191,289
2017 458,287 19,813,011
2018 473,099 20,442,030
2019 487,731 21,068,405
2020 502,118 21,713,836
2021 516,154 22,388,630
2022 524,106 23,072,640
2023 525,994 23,769,127
2024 527,799 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Maldives and Mali

Fertility rate
Maldives

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Mali
1960 6.71 7.02
1961 6.79 7.03
1962 6.89 7.04
1963 6.94 7.05
1964 7 7.06
1965 7.07 7.08
1966 7.15 7.11
1967 7.23 7.14
1968 7.28 7.16
1969 7.33 7.18
1970 7.39 7.18
1971 7.38 7.2
1972 7.37 7.22
1973 7.4 7.22
1974 7.38 7.23
1975 7.32 7.25
1976 7.29 7.27
1977 7.27 7.3
1978 7.23 7.32
1979 7.23 7.35
1980 7.23 7.37
1981 7.19 7.37
1982 7.15 7.32
1983 7.09 7.28
1984 7.03 7.26
1985 6.94 7.26
1986 6.85 7.31
1987 6.73 7.31
1988 6.58 7.32
1989 6.39 7.33
1990 6.13 7.31
1991 5.8 7.28
1992 5.44 7.24
1993 5.06 7.18
1994 4.69 7.12
1995 4.29 7.05
1996 3.86 7.01
1997 3.48 6.97
1998 3.17 6.94
1999 2.9 6.91
2000 2.69 6.89
2001 2.53 6.85
2002 2.42 6.82
2003 2.34 6.78
2004 2.26 6.74
2005 2.2 6.71
2006 2.2 6.68
2007 2.29 6.65
2008 2.37 6.62
2009 2.39 6.59
2010 2.35 6.58
2011 2.31 6.55
2012 2.25 6.52
2013 2.17 6.49
2014 2.09 6.44
2015 2 6.39
2016 1.9 6.32
2017 1.8 6.25
2018 1.71 6.12
2019 1.64 5.89
2020 1.61 5.85
2021 1.6 5.78
2022 1.58 5.69
2023 1.58 5.61

Maldives and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Mali
Year Median age, years
Maldives Mali
1960 20.6 19.8
1961 20.6 19.8
1962 20.6 19.8
1963 20.6 19.8
1964 20.5 19.8
1965 19.9 19.8
1966 18.9 19.7
1967 18.2 19.6
1968 17.8 19.6
1969 17.6 19.5
1970 17.4 19.4
1971 17.3 19.3
1972 17.2 19.2
1973 17.2 19.1
1974 17.2 19
1975 17.1 18.9
1976 17 18.7
1977 17 18.6
1978 17 18.4
1979 16.9 18.3
1980 16.8 18.1
1981 16.8 17.9
1982 16.9 17.8
1983 16.9 17.6
1984 17 17.5
1985 17 17.3
1986 16.9 17.1
1987 16.7 16.9
1988 16.6 16.8
1989 16.5 16.6
1990 16.4 16.5
1991 16.4 16.4
1992 16.4 16.4
1993 16.5 16.3
1994 16.7 16.3
1995 16.9 16.3
1996 17.3 16.3
1997 17.6 16.3
1998 18 16.4
1999 18.4 16.4
2000 18.9 16.5
2001 19.3 16.5
2002 19.8 16.6
2003 20.3 16.6
2004 20.9 16.6
2005 21.5 16.6
2006 22.1 16.6
2007 22.7 16.6
2008 23.2 16.5
2009 23.8 16.4
2010 24.4 16.4
2011 25.1 16.3
2012 25.8 16.1
2013 26.5 16
2014 27.1 16
2015 27.6 16
2016 28 16
2017 28.5 16
2018 29 16
2019 29.5 16.1
2020 30.1 16.2
2021 30.7 16.3
2022 31.4 16.5
2023 32.1 16.6
2024 32.9 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
54.7%
2024

Energy

Maldives Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
71.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Maldives Mali
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
31%
2020
English speaking
70%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Maldives Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Mali
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
86,437 mi
2018

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