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Mali vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 23rd vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Norway
Population
25787988
5642662
Population rank 58/197 119/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Mali and Norway: Comparison Charts

Mali and Norway economies compared

GDP
Mali

Norway
Year GDP
Mali Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 $275,494,478 $9,577,383,653
1968 $343,771,973 $10,227,087,165
1969 $339,913,867 $11,136,187,440
1970 $359,772,315 $12,814,123,115
1971 $395,218,629 $14,583,114,840
1972 $486,617,280 $17,358,610,850
1973 $563,683,703 $22,534,253,703
1974 $538,747,340 $27,145,693,810
1975 $830,710,615 $32,877,805,200
1976 $939,228,017 $35,942,270,686
1977 $1,049,838,548 $41,508,030,431
1978 $1,222,702,573 $46,522,900,254
1979 $1,595,422,956 $53,132,244,624
1980 $1,759,691,186 $64,439,382,896
1981 $1,538,972,424 $63,596,654,761
1982 $1,333,754,225 $62,647,195,538
1983 $1,297,765,326 $61,627,240,831
1984 $1,232,932,104 $62,057,955,033
1985 $1,392,196,048 $65,416,879,914
1986 $1,852,163,453 $78,693,118,044
1987 $2,090,629,987 $94,229,907,236
1988 $2,169,040,603 $101,900,260,856
1989 $2,181,821,909 $102,633,934,391
1990 $2,681,912,149 $119,791,843,060
1991 $2,724,131,458 $121,872,464,483
1992 $2,830,673,378 $130,838,040,068
1993 $2,818,281,085 $120,579,213,713
1994 $2,081,846,498 $127,131,319,429
1995 $2,706,425,157 $152,029,612,325
1996 $2,780,422,049 $163,520,109,151
1997 $2,697,105,823 $161,356,631,888
1998 $2,920,358,711 $154,230,295,158
1999 $3,440,724,710 $162,383,706,021
2000 $2,961,484,954 $171,457,201,936
2001 $3,468,337,942 $174,239,354,071
2002 $3,908,121,307 $195,914,852,576
2003 $4,714,071,980 $229,385,469,337
2004 $7,113,132,070 $265,268,662,473
2005 $8,009,875,052 $309,978,579,744
2006 $8,858,863,053 $346,915,160,682
2007 $10,289,243,720 $402,643,260,488
2008 $12,262,134,441 $464,917,553,191
2009 $12,592,138,109 $387,976,400,617
2010 $13,196,527,458 $431,052,143,940
2011 $15,506,843,902 $501,360,549,669
2012 $14,891,957,623 $512,777,309,841
2013 $15,769,357,573 $526,014,468,085
2014 $16,943,434,591 $501,736,471,833
2015 $15,583,181,170 $388,159,512,246
2016 $16,743,796,800 $370,956,547,619
2017 $18,308,362,040 $401,745,275,035
2018 $20,368,015,381 $439,788,625,884
2019 $20,477,421,885 $408,742,840,909
2020 $20,698,560,939 $367,633,418,887
2021 $22,999,245,263 $503,367,986,030
2022 $22,374,051,350 $596,297,651,036
2023 $24,621,545,565 $482,949,731,777
2024 $26,588,067,731 $483,727,398,216

Mali and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Mali Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 $46 $2,531
1968 $56.5 $2,680
1969 $55 $2,894
1970 $57.3 $3,306
1971 $62 $3,736
1972 $75.1 $4,414
1973 $85.4 $5,690
1974 $80.2 $6,812
1975 $121.5 $8,204
1976 $134.9 $8,927
1977 $148.1 $10,266
1978 $169.1 $11,463
1979 $216.3 $13,047
1980 $233.7 $15,772
1981 $200.1 $15,513
1982 $169.7 $15,225
1983 $161.5 $14,928
1984 $150.2 $14,989
1985 $166.2 $15,754
1986 $217.1 $18,883
1987 $240.8 $22,506
1988 $245.5 $24,207
1989 $242.4 $24,281
1990 $292.2 $28,243
1991 $290.9 $28,597
1992 $296.3 $30,524
1993 $288.9 $27,964
1994 $208.9 $29,316
1995 $265.7 $34,876
1996 $267.2 $37,322
1997 $253.3 $36,629
1998 $267.4 $34,803
1999 $306 $36,393
2000 $256.2 $38,178
2001 $291.2 $38,602
2002 $318 $43,171
2003 $372 $50,250
2004 $543 $57,769
2005 $592 $67,047
2006 $633 $74,434
2007 $712 $85,502
2008 $821 $97,504
2009 $816 $80,348
2010 $828 $88,163
2011 $942 $101,222
2012 $878 $102,176
2013 $903 $103,554
2014 $940 $97,667
2015 $838 $74,810
2016 $872 $70,867
2017 $924 $76,132
2018 $996 $82,793
2019 $972 $76,431
2020 $953 $68,340
2021 $1,027 $93,073
2022 $970 $109,270
2023 $1,036 $87,497
2024 $1,086 $86,810

Mali vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Norway
1950 28.7 71.6
1951 28.9 72.5
1952 29.1 72.7
1953 29.4 73.1
1954 29.5 73.2
1955 29.7 73.4
1956 29.9 73.5
1957 30.1 73.4
1958 30.2 73.4
1959 30.3 73.6
1960 30.5 73.6
1961 30.6 73.6
1962 30.8 73.5
1963 31 73.1
1964 31.2 73.6
1965 31.5 73.7
1966 31.8 74
1967 32.2 74.1
1968 32.6 73.9
1969 32.9 73.7
1970 33.4 74.1
1971 33.8 74.2
1972 34.5 74.3
1973 35.1 74.4
1974 35.7 74.8
1975 36.5 74.8
1976 37.2 75
1977 38 75.4
1978 38.8 75.4
1979 39.5 75.4
1980 40.3 75.7
1981 41 75.9
1982 41.8 76
1983 42.7 76.1
1984 43.4 76.2
1985 43.9 75.9
1986 44.6 76.3
1987 45.2 76.1
1988 45.7 76.3
1989 46.2 76.5
1990 46.5 76.6
1991 46.9 77
1992 47.2 77.2
1993 47.6 77.2
1994 47.9 77.8
1995 48.3 77.8
1996 48.5 78.2
1997 49.1 78.2
1998 49.6 78.4
1999 50.1 78.4
2000 50.6 78.7
2001 51.3 78.9
2002 52 79
2003 52.6 79.5
2004 53.3 80
2005 53.8 80.2
2006 54.3 80.4
2007 54.8 80.5
2008 55.2 80.7
2009 55.6 80.9
2010 56 81
2011 56.4 81.2
2012 56.7 81.4
2013 57.1 81.7
2014 57.5 82.1
2015 57.9 82.3
2016 58.3 82.4
2017 58.6 82.6
2018 58.9 82.8
2019 59.2 83
2020 58.9 83.2
2021 59.1 83.2
2022 60 82.6
2023 60.4 83.3
2024 60.7 83.5
2025 60.9 83.6

Mali and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Norway
Year Population
Mali Norway
1960 5,402,550 3,581,239
1961 5,482,283 3,609,800
1962 5,563,917 3,638,918
1963 5,646,605 3,666,537
1964 5,730,125 3,694,339
1965 5,815,487 3,723,168
1966 5,902,204 3,753,012
1967 5,990,906 3,784,539
1968 6,082,979 3,816,486
1969 6,177,704 3,847,707
1970 6,276,472 3,875,763
1971 6,377,944 3,903,039
1972 6,483,726 3,933,004
1973 6,597,106 3,960,612
1974 6,715,436 3,985,258
1975 6,837,261 4,007,313
1976 6,960,979 4,026,152
1977 7,090,979 4,043,205
1978 7,229,651 4,058,671
1979 7,375,266 4,072,517
1980 7,530,515 4,085,620
1981 7,692,766 4,099,702
1982 7,860,194 4,114,787
1983 8,034,400 4,128,432
1984 8,208,599 4,140,099
1985 8,374,663 4,152,516
1986 8,531,277 4,167,354
1987 8,681,164 4,186,905
1988 8,833,996 4,209,488
1989 8,999,938 4,226,901
1990 9,178,830 4,241,473
1991 9,362,888 4,261,732
1992 9,553,540 4,286,401
1993 9,754,786 4,311,991
1994 9,967,031 4,336,613
1995 10,185,365 4,359,184
1996 10,407,278 4,381,336
1997 10,646,495 4,405,157
1998 10,919,573 4,431,464
1999 11,227,415 4,461,913
2000 11,559,290 4,490,967
2001 11,912,158 4,513,751
2002 12,288,050 4,538,159
2003 12,684,955 4,564,855
2004 13,102,409 4,591,910
2005 13,538,647 4,623,291
2006 13,990,139 4,660,677
2007 14,457,775 4,709,153
2008 14,940,782 4,768,212
2009 15,435,539 4,828,726
2010 15,945,198 4,889,252
2011 16,469,049 4,953,088
2012 16,957,033 5,018,573
2013 17,459,615 5,079,623
2014 18,020,267 5,137,232
2015 18,593,022 5,188,607
2016 19,191,289 5,234,519
2017 19,813,011 5,276,968
2018 20,442,030 5,311,916
2019 21,068,405 5,347,896
2020 21,713,836 5,379,475
2021 22,388,630 5,408,320
2022 23,072,640 5,457,127
2023 23,769,127 5,519,594
2024 24,478,595 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Mali and Norway

Fertility rate
Mali

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Mali Norway
1960 7.02 2.85
1961 7.03 2.94
1962 7.04 2.91
1963 7.05 2.93
1964 7.06 2.98
1965 7.08 2.94
1966 7.11 2.9
1967 7.14 2.81
1968 7.16 2.75
1969 7.18 2.7
1970 7.18 2.5
1971 7.2 2.49
1972 7.22 2.38
1973 7.22 2.23
1974 7.23 2.13
1975 7.25 1.98
1976 7.27 1.86
1977 7.3 1.75
1978 7.32 1.77
1979 7.35 1.75
1980 7.37 1.72
1981 7.37 1.7
1982 7.32 1.71
1983 7.28 1.66
1984 7.26 1.66
1985 7.26 1.68
1986 7.31 1.71
1987 7.31 1.74
1988 7.32 1.84
1989 7.33 1.89
1990 7.31 1.93
1991 7.28 1.92
1992 7.24 1.88
1993 7.18 1.86
1994 7.12 1.87
1995 7.05 1.87
1996 7.01 1.89
1997 6.97 1.86
1998 6.94 1.81
1999 6.91 1.85
2000 6.89 1.85
2001 6.85 1.78
2002 6.82 1.75
2003 6.78 1.8
2004 6.74 1.83
2005 6.71 1.84
2006 6.68 1.9
2007 6.65 1.9
2008 6.62 1.96
2009 6.59 1.98
2010 6.58 1.95
2011 6.55 1.88
2012 6.52 1.85
2013 6.49 1.78
2014 6.44 1.75
2015 6.39 1.72
2016 6.32 1.71
2017 6.25 1.62
2018 6.12 1.56
2019 5.89 1.53
2020 5.85 1.48
2021 5.78 1.55
2022 5.69 1.41
2023 5.61 1.4

Mali and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Norway
Year Median age, years
Mali Norway
1960 19.8 34.3
1961 19.8 34.4
1962 19.8 34.4
1963 19.8 34.3
1964 19.8 34.2
1965 19.8 34.1
1966 19.7 33.9
1967 19.6 33.7
1968 19.6 33.5
1969 19.5 33.2
1970 19.4 32.9
1971 19.3 32.7
1972 19.2 32.5
1973 19.1 32.4
1974 19 32.4
1975 18.9 32.5
1976 18.7 32.6
1977 18.6 32.7
1978 18.4 32.9
1979 18.3 33.1
1980 18.1 33.3
1981 17.9 33.6
1982 17.8 33.9
1983 17.6 34.1
1984 17.5 34.4
1985 17.3 34.6
1986 17.1 34.8
1987 16.9 34.9
1988 16.8 35.1
1989 16.6 35.2
1990 16.5 35.4
1991 16.4 35.5
1992 16.4 35.7
1993 16.3 35.8
1994 16.3 35.9
1995 16.3 36.1
1996 16.3 36.2
1997 16.3 36.4
1998 16.4 36.5
1999 16.4 36.7
2000 16.5 36.9
2001 16.5 37.1
2002 16.6 37.3
2003 16.6 37.5
2004 16.6 37.7
2005 16.6 37.9
2006 16.6 38.1
2007 16.6 38.3
2008 16.5 38.4
2009 16.4 38.5
2010 16.4 38.6
2011 16.3 38.7
2012 16.1 38.8
2013 16 38.9
2014 16 39
2015 16 39.2
2016 16 39.3
2017 16 39.4
2018 16 39.6
2019 16.1 39.8
2020 16.2 40
2021 16.3 40.3
2022 16.5 40.4
2023 16.6 40.5
2024 16.7 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Mali Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mali Norway
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
95%
2013
English speaking
0%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Mali Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$1,224
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
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Norway
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
n/a

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