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Mali vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 23rd vs. 195th).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Nauru
Population
25787988
12088
Population rank 58/197 195/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 113/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Mali and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Mali and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Mali

Nauru
Year GDP
Mali Nauru
1967 $275,494,478 -
1968 $343,771,973 -
1969 $339,913,867 -
1970 $359,772,315 $17,570,366
1971 $395,218,629 $19,009,433
1972 $486,617,280 $21,734,269
1973 $563,683,703 $26,529,817
1974 $538,747,340 $35,994,511
1975 $830,710,615 $40,106,776
1976 $939,228,017 $40,287,427
1977 $1,049,838,548 $40,444,702
1978 $1,222,702,573 $41,754,147
1979 $1,595,422,956 $44,431,330
1980 $1,759,691,186 $46,947,124
1981 $1,538,972,424 $51,689,637
1982 $1,333,754,225 $52,877,742
1983 $1,297,765,326 $48,439,093
1984 $1,232,932,104 $47,363,231
1985 $1,392,196,048 $41,548,741
1986 $1,852,163,453 $39,939,391
1987 $2,090,629,987 $40,118,410
1988 $2,169,040,603 $45,931,134
1989 $2,181,821,909 $53,736,786
1990 $2,681,912,149 $55,572,376
1991 $2,724,131,458 $52,533,789
1992 $2,830,673,378 $51,133,123
1993 $2,818,281,085 $43,542,088
1994 $2,081,846,498 $39,742,511
1995 $2,706,425,157 $39,969,706
1996 $2,780,422,049 $37,458,801
1997 $2,697,105,823 $37,331,507
1998 $2,920,358,711 $29,664,451
1999 $3,440,724,710 $27,328,613
2000 $2,961,484,954 $26,930,980
2001 $3,468,337,942 $22,613,288
2002 $3,908,121,307 $21,017,424
2003 $4,714,071,980 $24,778,160
2004 $7,113,132,070 $30,587,566
2005 $8,009,875,052 $30,282,840
2006 $8,858,863,053 $29,183,627
2007 $10,289,243,720 $23,068,623
2008 $12,262,134,441 $37,184,925
2009 $12,592,138,109 $44,024,970
2010 $13,196,527,458 $47,442,299
2011 $15,506,843,902 $65,444,174
2012 $14,891,957,623 $100,794,925
2013 $15,769,357,573 $94,385,015
2014 $16,943,434,591 $98,752,257
2015 $15,583,181,170 $84,383,389
2016 $16,743,796,800 $97,276,023
2017 $18,308,362,040 $108,862,279
2018 $20,368,015,381 $130,937,590
2019 $20,477,421,885 $124,871,111
2020 $20,698,560,939 $124,530,027
2021 $22,999,245,263 $175,513,985
2022 $22,374,051,350 $152,190,819
2023 $24,621,545,565 $151,455,968
2024 $26,588,067,731 $160,350,640

Mali and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Mali Nauru
1967 $46 -
1968 $56.5 -
1969 $55 -
1970 $57.3 $2,619
1971 $62 $2,811
1972 $75.1 $3,191
1973 $85.4 $3,864
1974 $80.2 $5,199
1975 $121.5 $5,740
1976 $134.9 $5,703
1977 $148.1 $5,646
1978 $169.1 $5,721
1979 $216.3 $5,950
1980 $233.7 $6,138
1981 $200.1 $6,594
1982 $169.7 $6,577
1983 $161.5 $5,896
1984 $150.2 $5,654
1985 $166.2 $4,859
1986 $217.1 $4,569
1987 $240.8 $4,485
1988 $245.5 $5,012
1989 $242.4 $5,723
1990 $292.2 $5,776
1991 $290.9 $5,333
1992 $296.3 $5,103
1993 $288.9 $4,310
1994 $208.9 $3,921
1995 $265.7 $3,932
1996 $267.2 $3,679
1997 $253.3 $3,661
1998 $267.4 $2,909
1999 $306 $2,683
2000 $256.2 $2,649
2001 $291.2 $2,232
2002 $318 $2,085
2003 $372 $2,463
2004 $543 $3,041
2005 $592 $3,014
2006 $633 $2,908
2007 $712 $2,302
2008 $821 $3,715
2009 $816 $4,395
2010 $828 $4,724
2011 $942 $6,481
2012 $878 $9,817
2013 $903 $8,975
2014 $940 $9,193
2015 $838 $7,703
2016 $872 $8,724
2017 $924 $9,613
2018 $996 $11,409
2019 $972 $10,777
2020 $953 $10,696
2021 $1,027 $14,990
2022 $970 $12,896
2023 $1,036 $12,754
2024 $1,086 $13,422

Mali vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Nauru
1950 28.7 56.6
1951 28.9 56.8
1952 29.1 57
1953 29.4 57.2
1954 29.5 57.4
1955 29.7 57.5
1956 29.9 57.6
1957 30.1 57.7
1958 30.2 57.8
1959 30.3 57.9
1960 30.5 57.9
1961 30.6 58
1962 30.8 58
1963 31 58.1
1964 31.2 58.2
1965 31.5 58.3
1966 31.8 58.4
1967 32.2 58.6
1968 32.6 58.6
1969 32.9 58.4
1970 33.4 58.4
1971 33.8 58.4
1972 34.5 58.4
1973 35.1 58.4
1974 35.7 58.3
1975 36.5 58.3
1976 37.2 58.2
1977 38 58.1
1978 38.8 58.3
1979 39.5 58.4
1980 40.3 58.5
1981 41 58.6
1982 41.8 58.6
1983 42.7 58.7
1984 43.4 58.7
1985 43.9 58.6
1986 44.6 58.6
1987 45.2 58.6
1988 45.7 58.7
1989 46.2 58.9
1990 46.5 59.1
1991 46.9 59.3
1992 47.2 59.5
1993 47.6 59.8
1994 47.9 60
1995 48.3 60.1
1996 48.5 60.1
1997 49.1 60
1998 49.6 59.9
1999 50.1 59.7
2000 50.6 59.6
2001 51.3 59.5
2002 52 59.4
2003 52.6 59.4
2004 53.3 59.3
2005 53.8 59.4
2006 54.3 59.4
2007 54.8 59.5
2008 55.2 59.7
2009 55.6 59.9
2010 56 60.1
2011 56.4 60.3
2012 56.7 60.5
2013 57.1 60.7
2014 57.5 60.8
2015 57.9 60.9
2016 58.3 61
2017 58.6 61.1
2018 58.9 61.2
2019 59.2 61.4
2020 58.9 61.5
2021 59.1 61.3
2022 60 61.9
2023 60.4 62.1
2024 60.7 62.3
2025 60.9 62.4

Mali and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Nauru
Year Population
Mali Nauru
1960 5,402,550 4,607
1961 5,482,283 4,774
1962 5,563,917 4,979
1963 5,646,605 5,226
1964 5,730,125 5,515
1965 5,815,487 5,832
1966 5,902,204 6,043
1967 5,990,906 6,135
1968 6,082,979 6,328
1969 6,177,704 6,581
1970 6,276,472 6,710
1971 6,377,944 6,762
1972 6,483,726 6,812
1973 6,597,106 6,866
1974 6,715,436 6,923
1975 6,837,261 6,987
1976 6,960,979 7,064
1977 7,090,979 7,163
1978 7,229,651 7,298
1979 7,375,266 7,468
1980 7,530,515 7,649
1981 7,692,766 7,839
1982 7,860,194 8,040
1983 8,034,400 8,216
1984 8,208,599 8,377
1985 8,374,663 8,551
1986 8,531,277 8,742
1987 8,681,164 8,946
1988 8,833,996 9,165
1989 8,999,938 9,390
1990 9,178,830 9,622
1991 9,362,888 9,850
1992 9,553,540 10,021
1993 9,754,786 10,102
1994 9,967,031 10,137
1995 10,185,365 10,165
1996 10,407,278 10,183
1997 10,646,495 10,197
1998 10,919,573 10,198
1999 11,227,415 10,187
2000 11,559,290 10,168
2001 11,912,158 10,130
2002 12,288,050 10,082
2003 12,684,955 10,059
2004 13,102,409 10,060
2005 13,538,647 10,049
2006 13,990,139 10,034
2007 14,457,775 10,020
2008 14,940,782 10,009
2009 15,435,539 10,016
2010 15,945,198 10,043
2011 16,469,049 10,098
2012 16,957,033 10,267
2013 17,459,615 10,517
2014 18,020,267 10,742
2015 18,593,022 10,954
2016 19,191,289 11,150
2017 19,813,011 11,324
2018 20,442,030 11,477
2019 21,068,405 11,587
2020 21,713,836 11,643
2021 22,388,630 11,709
2022 23,072,640 11,801
2023 23,769,127 11,875
2024 24,478,595 11,947

Fertility rates in Mali and Nauru

Fertility rate
Mali

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Mali Nauru
1960 7.02 5.34
1961 7.03 5.38
1962 7.04 5.42
1963 7.05 5.44
1964 7.06 5.47
1965 7.08 5.48
1966 7.11 5.41
1967 7.14 5.29
1968 7.16 5.14
1969 7.18 4.94
1970 7.18 4.74
1971 7.2 4.54
1972 7.22 4.36
1973 7.22 4.19
1974 7.23 4.07
1975 7.25 3.97
1976 7.27 3.9
1977 7.3 3.86
1978 7.32 3.84
1979 7.35 3.85
1980 7.37 3.88
1981 7.37 3.94
1982 7.32 3.99
1983 7.28 4.06
1984 7.26 4.11
1985 7.26 4.14
1986 7.31 4.15
1987 7.31 4.14
1988 7.32 4.11
1989 7.33 4.07
1990 7.31 4.02
1991 7.28 3.99
1992 7.24 3.95
1993 7.18 3.89
1994 7.12 3.84
1995 7.05 3.81
1996 7.01 3.78
1997 6.97 3.74
1998 6.94 3.68
1999 6.91 3.64
2000 6.89 3.54
2001 6.85 3.46
2002 6.82 3.4
2003 6.78 3.39
2004 6.74 3.38
2005 6.71 3.38
2006 6.68 3.4
2007 6.65 3.5
2008 6.62 3.67
2009 6.59 3.85
2010 6.58 4.02
2011 6.55 4.12
2012 6.52 4.12
2013 6.49 4.1
2014 6.44 4.09
2015 6.39 4.08
2016 6.32 4.03
2017 6.25 3.88
2018 6.12 3.68
2019 5.89 3.53
2020 5.85 3.47
2021 5.78 3.43
2022 5.69 3.38
2023 5.61 3.33

Mali and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Mali Nauru
1960 19.8 23.8
1961 19.8 24
1962 19.8 23.9
1963 19.8 23.7
1964 19.8 23.4
1965 19.8 23.1
1966 19.7 22.9
1967 19.6 22.9
1968 19.6 21.2
1969 19.5 18.9
1970 19.4 18.7
1971 19.3 19.1
1972 19.2 19.4
1973 19.1 19.8
1974 19 20.4
1975 18.9 21
1976 18.7 21.5
1977 18.6 22.1
1978 18.4 22.9
1979 18.3 23.6
1980 18.1 24.2
1981 17.9 24.7
1982 17.8 25.1
1983 17.6 25.2
1984 17.5 24.5
1985 17.3 23.7
1986 17.1 22.8
1987 16.9 22.1
1988 16.8 21.4
1989 16.6 20.8
1990 16.5 20.2
1991 16.4 19.7
1992 16.4 19.4
1993 16.3 19.3
1994 16.3 19.3
1995 16.3 19.3
1996 16.3 19.4
1997 16.3 19.5
1998 16.4 19.6
1999 16.4 19.8
2000 16.5 20.1
2001 16.5 20.4
2002 16.6 20.6
2003 16.6 20.8
2004 16.6 21
2005 16.6 21.2
2006 16.6 21.3
2007 16.6 21.5
2008 16.5 21.7
2009 16.4 21.8
2010 16.4 21.8
2011 16.3 21.8
2012 16.1 21.7
2013 16 21.6
2014 16 21.5
2015 16 21.4
2016 16 21.5
2017 16 21.6
2018 16 21.8
2019 16.1 21.9
2020 16.2 21.8
2021 16.3 21.7
2022 16.5 21.6
2023 16.6 21.5
2024 16.7 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
3.4%
2012
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mali Nauru
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mali Nauru
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
21
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
61
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
96.6%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Mali Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Nauru
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
18.6 mi
2002

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