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Mali vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 23rd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Mali North Korea
Population
25787988
26621357
Population rank 58/197 56/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$563
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 161/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Mali and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Mali and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Mali

North Korea
Year GDP
Mali North Korea
1967 $275,494,478 -
1968 $343,771,973 -
1969 $339,913,867 -
1970 $359,772,315 -
1971 $395,218,629 -
1972 $486,617,280 -
1973 $563,683,703 -
1974 $538,747,340 -
1975 $830,710,615 -
1976 $939,228,017 -
1977 $1,049,838,548 -
1978 $1,222,702,573 -
1979 $1,595,422,956 -
1980 $1,759,691,186 -
1981 $1,538,972,424 -
1982 $1,333,754,225 -
1983 $1,297,765,326 -
1984 $1,232,932,104 -
1985 $1,392,196,048 -
1986 $1,852,163,453 -
1987 $2,090,629,987 -
1988 $2,169,040,603 -
1989 $2,181,821,909 -
1990 $2,681,912,149 -
1991 $2,724,131,458 -
1992 $2,830,673,378 -
1993 $2,818,281,085 -
1994 $2,081,846,498 -
1995 $2,706,425,157 -
1996 $2,780,422,049 -
1997 $2,697,105,823 -
1998 $2,920,358,711 -
1999 $3,440,724,710 -
2000 $2,961,484,954 -
2001 $3,468,337,942 -
2002 $3,908,121,307 -
2003 $4,714,071,980 -
2004 $7,113,132,070 -
2005 $8,009,875,052 -
2006 $8,858,863,053 -
2007 $10,289,243,720 -
2008 $12,262,134,441 -
2009 $12,592,138,109 $23,356,470,000
2010 $13,196,527,458 $25,995,513,000
2011 $15,506,843,902 $29,005,020,000
2012 $14,891,957,623 $29,890,710,000
2013 $15,769,357,573 $30,588,922,000
2014 $16,943,434,591 $30,554,460,000
2015 $15,583,181,170 $30,723,030,000
2016 $16,743,796,800 $28,882,640,000
2017 $18,308,362,040 $29,105,440,000
2018 $20,368,015,381 $28,536,400,000
2019 $20,477,421,885 $28,222,880,000
2020 $20,698,560,939 $27,728,240,000
2021 $22,999,245,263 $32,301,720,000
2022 $22,374,051,350 $28,971,360,000
2023 $24,621,545,565 $32,155,360,000
2024 $26,588,067,731 $34,943,120,000

Mali and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Mali North Korea
1967 $46 -
1968 $56.5 -
1969 $55 -
1970 $57.3 -
1971 $62 -
1972 $75.1 -
1973 $85.4 -
1974 $80.2 -
1975 $121.5 -
1976 $134.9 -
1977 $148.1 -
1978 $169.1 -
1979 $216.3 -
1980 $233.7 -
1981 $200.1 -
1982 $169.7 -
1983 $161.5 -
1984 $150.2 -
1985 $166.2 -
1986 $217.1 -
1987 $240.8 -
1988 $245.5 -
1989 $242.4 -
1990 $292.2 -
1991 $290.9 -
1992 $296.3 -
1993 $288.9 -
1994 $208.9 -
1995 $265.7 -
1996 $267.2 -
1997 $253.3 -
1998 $267.4 -
1999 $306 -
2000 $256.2 -
2001 $291.2 -
2002 $318 -
2003 $372 -
2004 $543 -
2005 $592 -
2006 $633 -
2007 $712 -
2008 $821 -
2009 $816 $939
2010 $828 $1,040
2011 $942 $1,156
2012 $878 $1,186
2013 $903 $1,208
2014 $940 $1,201
2015 $838 $1,201
2016 $872 $1,124
2017 $924 $1,127
2018 $996 $1,100
2019 $972 $1,084
2020 $953 $1,061
2021 $1,027 $1,231
2022 $970 $1,100
2023 $1,036 $1,217
2024 $1,086 $1,319

Mali vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali North Korea
1950 28.7 14.2
1951 28.9 17.7
1952 29.1 32.8
1953 29.4 40.3
1954 29.5 50.6
1955 29.7 51.8
1956 29.9 52.8
1957 30.1 53.7
1958 30.2 54.5
1959 30.3 55.2
1960 30.5 55.8
1961 30.6 56.4
1962 30.8 57
1963 31 57.6
1964 31.2 58.2
1965 31.5 58.8
1966 31.8 59.4
1967 32.2 60.1
1968 32.6 60.8
1969 32.9 61.4
1970 33.4 62
1971 33.8 62.7
1972 34.5 63.3
1973 35.1 63.8
1974 35.7 64.3
1975 36.5 64.8
1976 37.2 65.3
1977 38 65.8
1978 38.8 66.3
1979 39.5 66.7
1980 40.3 67.2
1981 41 67.7
1982 41.8 68.1
1983 42.7 68.5
1984 43.4 68.9
1985 43.9 69.2
1986 44.6 69.5
1987 45.2 69.8
1988 45.7 70.1
1989 46.2 70.3
1990 46.5 70.5
1991 46.9 70.7
1992 47.2 71
1993 47.6 70.8
1994 47.9 70.5
1995 48.3 60.8
1996 48.5 60.8
1997 49.1 60.9
1998 49.6 60.9
1999 50.1 60.9
2000 50.6 60.9
2001 51.3 60.9
2002 52 60.9
2003 52.6 69.4
2004 53.3 69.3
2005 53.8 69.2
2006 54.3 69.1
2007 54.8 69
2008 55.2 69.3
2009 55.6 69.7
2010 56 70.2
2011 56.4 70.8
2012 56.7 71.3
2013 57.1 71.9
2014 57.5 72.5
2015 57.9 72.8
2016 58.3 73
2017 58.6 73
2018 58.9 73
2019 59.2 72.9
2020 58.9 72.8
2021 59.1 73.4
2022 60 73.6
2023 60.4 73.6
2024 60.7 73.7
2025 60.9 73.9

Mali and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

North Korea
Year Population
Mali North Korea
1960 5,402,550 11,722,953
1961 5,482,283 11,990,713
1962 5,563,917 12,262,882
1963 5,646,605 12,567,057
1964 5,730,125 12,889,770
1965 5,815,487 13,219,369
1966 5,902,204 13,569,094
1967 5,990,906 13,958,350
1968 6,082,979 14,365,596
1969 6,177,704 14,767,615
1970 6,276,472 15,172,775
1971 6,377,944 15,572,457
1972 6,483,726 15,975,069
1973 6,597,106 16,350,367
1974 6,715,436 16,673,121
1975 6,837,261 16,971,055
1976 6,960,979 17,243,450
1977 7,090,979 17,492,798
1978 7,229,651 17,735,995
1979 7,375,266 17,983,470
1980 7,530,515 18,236,786
1981 7,692,766 18,501,295
1982 7,860,194 18,776,357
1983 8,034,400 19,054,034
1984 8,208,599 19,335,043
1985 8,374,663 19,620,388
1986 8,531,277 19,910,855
1987 8,681,164 20,205,483
1988 8,833,996 20,503,161
1989 8,999,938 20,804,367
1990 9,178,830 21,112,137
1991 9,362,888 21,428,638
1992 9,553,540 21,750,911
1993 9,754,786 22,073,352
1994 9,967,031 22,393,975
1995 10,185,365 22,669,304
1996 10,407,278 22,895,746
1997 10,646,495 23,110,830
1998 10,919,573 23,311,564
1999 11,227,415 23,497,599
2000 11,559,290 23,665,910
2001 11,912,158 23,815,358
2002 12,288,050 23,943,973
2003 12,684,955 24,090,380
2004 13,102,409 24,254,943
2005 13,538,647 24,396,433
2006 13,990,139 24,524,507
2007 14,457,775 24,646,383
2008 14,940,782 24,764,618
2009 15,435,539 24,878,332
2010 15,945,198 24,987,258
2011 16,469,049 25,097,874
2012 16,957,033 25,211,728
2013 17,459,615 25,329,451
2014 18,020,267 25,451,262
2015 18,593,022 25,575,350
2016 19,191,289 25,698,326
2017 19,813,011 25,817,709
2018 20,442,030 25,931,147
2019 21,068,405 26,037,632
2020 21,713,836 26,136,312
2021 22,388,630 26,232,534
2022 23,072,640 26,328,845
2023 23,769,127 26,418,204
2024 24,478,595 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Mali and North Korea

Fertility rate
Mali

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Mali North Korea
1960 7.02 3.57
1961 7.03 3.26
1962 7.04 3.41
1963 7.05 3.63
1964 7.06 3.55
1965 7.08 3.56
1966 7.11 3.71
1967 7.14 4.05
1968 7.16 3.87
1969 7.18 3.86
1970 7.18 3.85
1971 7.2 3.74
1972 7.22 3.89
1973 7.22 3.35
1974 7.23 3.14
1975 7.25 3.05
1976 7.27 2.84
1977 7.3 2.77
1978 7.32 2.79
1979 7.35 2.85
1980 7.37 2.84
1981 7.37 2.92
1982 7.32 2.85
1983 7.28 2.78
1984 7.26 2.71
1985 7.26 2.65
1986 7.31 2.59
1987 7.31 2.53
1988 7.32 2.47
1989 7.33 2.41
1990 7.31 2.39
1991 7.28 2.35
1992 7.24 2.29
1993 7.18 2.22
1994 7.12 2.18
1995 7.05 2.15
1996 7.01 2.09
1997 6.97 2.03
1998 6.94 1.99
1999 6.91 1.97
2000 6.89 1.94
2001 6.85 1.94
2002 6.82 1.92
2003 6.78 1.91
2004 6.74 1.9
2005 6.71 1.87
2006 6.68 1.94
2007 6.65 1.94
2008 6.62 1.97
2009 6.59 1.91
2010 6.58 1.89
2011 6.55 1.88
2012 6.52 1.88
2013 6.49 1.88
2014 6.44 1.87
2015 6.39 1.86
2016 6.32 1.86
2017 6.25 1.85
2018 6.12 1.83
2019 5.89 1.83
2020 5.85 1.82
2021 5.78 1.81
2022 5.69 1.8
2023 5.61 1.78

Mali and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Mali

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Mali North Korea
1960 19.8 19.9
1961 19.8 20.2
1962 19.8 20.6
1963 19.8 20.8
1964 19.8 21
1965 19.8 21.2
1966 19.7 21.3
1967 19.6 21.4
1968 19.6 21.4
1969 19.5 21.4
1970 19.4 21.4
1971 19.3 21.2
1972 19.2 20.9
1973 19.1 20.7
1974 19 20.7
1975 18.9 20.9
1976 18.7 21.1
1977 18.6 21.4
1978 18.4 21.8
1979 18.3 22.2
1980 18.1 22.5
1981 17.9 22.8
1982 17.8 23.1
1983 17.6 23.5
1984 17.5 23.9
1985 17.3 24.2
1986 17.1 24.5
1987 16.9 24.8
1988 16.8 25.1
1989 16.6 25.6
1990 16.5 26
1991 16.4 26.4
1992 16.4 26.8
1993 16.3 27.2
1994 16.3 27.6
1995 16.3 28
1996 16.3 28.3
1997 16.3 28.8
1998 16.4 29.2
1999 16.4 29.6
2000 16.5 30.1
2001 16.5 30.5
2002 16.6 31
2003 16.6 31.4
2004 16.6 31.8
2005 16.6 32.1
2006 16.6 32.5
2007 16.6 32.9
2008 16.5 33.3
2009 16.4 33.7
2010 16.4 34
2011 16.3 34.3
2012 16.1 34.5
2013 16 34.7
2014 16 35
2015 16 35.2
2016 16 35.4
2017 16 35.7
2018 16 35.9
2019 16.1 36.2
2020 16.2 36.4
2021 16.3 36.6
2022 16.5 36.8
2023 16.6 37.1
2024 16.7 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mali North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
641 kg
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Mali North Korea
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
100%
2018
English speaking
0%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Mali North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Mali North Korea
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
15,879 mi
2006

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