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Mali vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 23rd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Malta
Population
25787988
583596
Population rank 58/197 167/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Mali and Malta: Comparison Charts

Mali and Malta economies compared

GDP
Mali

Malta
Year GDP
Mali Malta
1967 $275,494,478 -
1968 $343,771,973 -
1969 $339,913,867 -
1970 $359,772,315 $250,728,796
1971 $395,218,629 $264,578,485
1972 $486,617,280 $295,106,628
1973 $563,683,703 $345,616,106
1974 $538,747,340 $376,081,124
1975 $830,710,615 $474,618,321
1976 $939,228,017 $527,936,989
1977 $1,049,838,548 $625,563,171
1978 $1,222,702,573 $793,673,402
1979 $1,595,422,956 $1,001,288,847
1980 $1,759,691,186 $1,250,198,601
1981 $1,538,972,424 $1,243,509,394
1982 $1,333,754,225 $1,234,474,404
1983 $1,297,765,326 $1,165,729,707
1984 $1,232,932,104 $1,101,807,023
1985 $1,392,196,048 $1,117,797,439
1986 $1,852,163,453 $1,435,038,441
1987 $2,090,629,987 $1,751,293,461
1988 $2,169,040,603 $2,019,503,068
1989 $2,181,821,909 $2,118,655,677
1990 $2,681,912,149 $2,547,328,748
1991 $2,724,131,458 $2,750,216,747
1992 $2,830,673,378 $3,021,942,759
1993 $2,818,281,085 $2,709,193,538
1994 $2,081,846,498 $2,998,505,428
1995 $2,706,425,157 $3,709,360,097
1996 $2,780,422,049 $3,822,489,746
1997 $2,697,105,823 $3,787,070,704
1998 $2,920,358,711 $4,010,092,091
1999 $3,440,724,710 $4,111,891,845
2000 $2,961,484,954 $4,036,809,865
2001 $3,468,337,942 $4,070,867,153
2002 $3,908,121,307 $4,455,127,398
2003 $4,714,071,980 $5,418,315,225
2004 $7,113,132,070 $6,104,141,501
2005 $8,009,875,052 $6,393,234,965
2006 $8,858,863,053 $6,749,838,862
2007 $10,289,243,720 $7,908,412,374
2008 $12,262,134,441 $9,135,419,490
2009 $12,592,138,109 $8,734,745,632
2010 $13,196,527,458 $9,097,044,182
2011 $15,506,843,902 $9,789,361,705
2012 $14,891,957,623 $9,609,532,106
2013 $15,769,357,573 $10,796,782,634
2014 $16,943,434,591 $11,888,032,862
2015 $15,583,181,170 $11,340,795,033
2016 $16,743,796,800 $12,025,782,885
2017 $18,308,362,040 $14,161,366,733
2018 $20,368,015,381 $16,153,779,511
2019 $20,477,421,885 $16,337,793,531
2020 $20,698,560,939 $16,409,900,599
2021 $22,999,245,263 $19,723,563,355
2022 $22,374,051,350 $19,239,187,084
2023 $24,621,545,565 $22,210,718,401
2024 $26,588,067,731 $24,322,006,608

Mali and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Mali Malta
1967 $46 -
1968 $56.5 -
1969 $55 -
1970 $57.3 $828
1971 $62 $874
1972 $75.1 $976
1973 $85.4 $1,144
1974 $80.2 $1,245
1975 $121.5 $1,560
1976 $134.9 $1,727
1977 $148.1 $2,038
1978 $169.1 $2,559
1979 $216.3 $3,196
1980 $233.7 $3,948
1981 $200.1 $3,898
1982 $169.7 $3,788
1983 $161.5 $3,527
1984 $150.2 $3,333
1985 $166.2 $3,322
1986 $217.1 $4,195
1987 $240.8 $5,084
1988 $245.5 $5,814
1989 $242.4 $6,041
1990 $292.2 $7,192
1991 $290.9 $7,559
1992 $296.3 $8,220
1993 $288.9 $7,296
1994 $208.9 $8,000
1995 $265.7 $9,828
1996 $267.2 $10,062
1997 $253.3 $9,893
1998 $267.4 $10,408
1999 $306 $10,609
2000 $256.2 $10,348
2001 $291.2 $10,358
2002 $318 $11,251
2003 $372 $13,594
2004 $543 $15,212
2005 $592 $15,831
2006 $633 $16,654
2007 $712 $19,444
2008 $821 $22,315
2009 $816 $21,176
2010 $828 $21,947
2011 $942 $23,517
2012 $878 $22,878
2013 $903 $25,416
2014 $940 $27,425
2015 $838 $25,530
2016 $872 $26,459
2017 $924 $30,317
2018 $996 $33,382
2019 $972 $32,422
2020 $953 $31,834
2021 $1,027 $38,065
2022 $970 $36,224
2023 $1,036 $40,182
2024 $1,086 $42,347

Mali vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Malta
1950 28.7 63.5
1951 28.9 63.9
1952 29.1 64.1
1953 29.4 64.3
1954 29.5 65.1
1955 29.7 66.3
1956 29.9 66.8
1957 30.1 67.5
1958 30.2 67.8
1959 30.3 68.4
1960 30.5 68.4
1961 30.6 68.4
1962 30.8 69.2
1963 31 69.2
1964 31.2 69.3
1965 31.5 69.5
1966 31.8 69.7
1967 32.2 69.8
1968 32.6 69.9
1969 32.9 70.1
1970 33.4 70.4
1971 33.8 70.1
1972 34.5 70.7
1973 35.1 71.3
1974 35.7 71.9
1975 36.5 72.1
1976 37.2 72.2
1977 38 72.3
1978 38.8 72.3
1979 39.5 72.5
1980 40.3 72.3
1981 41 72.4
1982 41.8 72.8
1983 42.7 73.1
1984 43.4 73.3
1985 43.9 73.9
1986 44.6 74.5
1987 45.2 75.3
1988 45.7 75.9
1989 46.2 76.2
1990 46.5 76.2
1991 46.9 76.5
1992 47.2 76.7
1993 47.6 76.8
1994 47.9 76.9
1995 48.3 77
1996 48.5 76.3
1997 49.1 77.3
1998 49.6 77.8
1999 50.1 77.8
2000 50.6 77.9
2001 51.3 78.9
2002 52 78.5
2003 52.6 78.7
2004 53.3 79.2
2005 53.8 79.5
2006 54.3 79.6
2007 54.8 79.7
2008 55.2 79.7
2009 55.6 80.4
2010 56 81.4
2011 56.4 80.8
2012 56.7 81.1
2013 57.1 81.8
2014 57.5 82.3
2015 57.9 82.6
2016 58.3 82.7
2017 58.6 83.1
2018 58.9 82.9
2019 59.2 82.8
2020 58.9 82.3
2021 59.1 82.3
2022 60 82.2
2023 60.4 83.3
2024 60.7 83.5
2025 60.9 83.6

Mali and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Malta
Year Population
Mali Malta
1960 5,402,550 326,550
1961 5,482,283 325,250
1962 5,563,917 323,900
1963 5,646,605 322,550
1964 5,730,125 321,250
1965 5,815,487 318,800
1966 5,902,204 315,200
1967 5,990,906 311,550
1968 6,082,979 307,900
1969 6,177,704 304,300
1970 6,276,472 302,650
1971 6,377,944 302,700
1972 6,483,726 302,450
1973 6,597,106 302,200
1974 6,715,436 301,996
1975 6,837,261 304,222
1976 6,960,979 305,774
1977 7,090,979 306,970
1978 7,229,651 310,182
1979 7,375,266 313,342
1980 7,530,515 316,645
1981 7,692,766 318,982
1982 7,860,194 325,898
1983 8,034,400 330,524
1984 8,208,599 330,593
1985 8,374,663 336,452
1986 8,531,277 342,121
1987 8,681,164 344,485
1988 8,833,996 347,325
1989 8,999,938 350,722
1990 9,178,830 354,170
1991 9,362,888 363,845
1992 9,553,540 367,618
1993 9,754,786 371,308
1994 9,967,031 374,797
1995 10,185,365 377,419
1996 10,407,278 379,905
1997 10,646,495 382,791
1998 10,919,573 385,287
1999 11,227,415 387,578
2000 11,559,290 390,087
2001 11,912,158 393,028
2002 12,288,050 395,969
2003 12,684,955 398,582
2004 13,102,409 401,268
2005 13,538,647 403,834
2006 13,990,139 405,308
2007 14,457,775 406,724
2008 14,940,782 409,379
2009 15,435,539 412,477
2010 15,945,198 414,508
2011 16,469,049 416,268
2012 16,957,033 420,028
2013 17,459,615 424,810
2014 18,020,267 433,481
2015 18,593,022 444,220
2016 19,191,289 454,505
2017 19,813,011 467,106
2018 20,442,030 483,903
2019 21,068,405 503,912
2020 21,713,836 515,490
2021 22,388,630 518,150
2022 23,072,640 531,113
2023 23,769,127 552,747
2024 24,478,595 574,346

Fertility rates in Mali and Malta

Fertility rate
Mali

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Mali Malta
1960 7.02 3.62
1961 7.03 3.27
1962 7.04 3.24
1963 7.05 2.9
1964 7.06 2.79
1965 7.08 2.52
1966 7.11 2.33
1967 7.14 2.24
1968 7.16 2.12
1969 7.18 2.02
1970 7.18 2.03
1971 7.2 2.06
1972 7.22 2.01
1973 7.22 1.65
1974 7.23 1.64
1975 7.25 2.27
1976 7.27 2.21
1977 7.3 2.14
1978 7.32 2.05
1979 7.35 2.1
1980 7.37 1.99
1981 7.37 1.87
1982 7.32 1.9
1983 7.28 1.92
1984 7.26 1.95
1985 7.26 1.95
1986 7.31 1.93
1987 7.31 1.97
1988 7.32 2.06
1989 7.33 2.1
1990 7.31 2.02
1991 7.28 1.99
1992 7.24 2.07
1993 7.18 1.96
1994 7.12 1.84
1995 7.05 1.77
1996 7.01 1.99
1997 6.97 1.93
1998 6.94 1.84
1999 6.91 1.73
2000 6.89 1.68
2001 6.85 1.48
2002 6.82 1.45
2003 6.78 1.48
2004 6.74 1.4
2005 6.71 1.38
2006 6.68 1.36
2007 6.65 1.35
2008 6.62 1.43
2009 6.59 1.42
2010 6.58 1.36
2011 6.55 1.45
2012 6.52 1.42
2013 6.49 1.36
2014 6.44 1.38
2015 6.39 1.37
2016 6.32 1.37
2017 6.25 1.26
2018 6.12 1.23
2019 5.89 1.14
2020 5.85 1.13
2021 5.78 1.13
2022 5.69 1.08
2023 5.61 1.06

Mali and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Malta
Year Median age, years
Mali Malta
1960 19.8 23.6
1961 19.8 23.8
1962 19.8 24
1963 19.8 24.2
1964 19.8 24.4
1965 19.8 24.5
1966 19.7 24.6
1967 19.6 24.8
1968 19.6 25
1969 19.5 25.5
1970 19.4 25.9
1971 19.3 26.3
1972 19.2 26.8
1973 19.1 27.2
1974 19 27.6
1975 18.9 28
1976 18.7 28.4
1977 18.6 28.7
1978 18.4 29.2
1979 18.3 29.6
1980 18.1 30
1981 17.9 30.3
1982 17.8 30.6
1983 17.6 30.9
1984 17.5 31.2
1985 17.3 31.4
1986 17.1 31.7
1987 16.9 32
1988 16.8 32.4
1989 16.6 32.7
1990 16.5 33
1991 16.4 33.3
1992 16.4 33.7
1993 16.3 34
1994 16.3 34.3
1995 16.3 34.7
1996 16.3 35.1
1997 16.3 35.5
1998 16.4 35.8
1999 16.4 36.1
2000 16.5 36.4
2001 16.5 36.7
2002 16.6 37
2003 16.6 37.4
2004 16.6 37.7
2005 16.6 38.1
2006 16.6 38.4
2007 16.6 38.7
2008 16.5 39
2009 16.4 39.3
2010 16.4 39.6
2011 16.3 39.9
2012 16.1 40.2
2013 16 40.4
2014 16 40.6
2015 16 40.6
2016 16 40.6
2017 16 40.5
2018 16 40.2
2019 16.1 39.9
2020 16.2 39.9
2021 16.3 40.2
2022 16.5 40.8
2023 16.6 41.4
2024 16.7 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Mali Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mali Malta
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
94.9%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Mali Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Malta
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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