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Mali vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 23rd vs. 146th).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Rwanda
Population
25787988
14826674
Population rank 58/197 77/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Mali and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Mali and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Mali

Rwanda
Year GDP
Mali Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 $275,494,478 $159,560,018
1968 $343,771,973 $172,200,018
1969 $339,913,867 $188,700,037
1970 $359,772,315 $219,900,006
1971 $395,218,629 $222,952,504
1972 $486,617,280 $246,457,838
1973 $563,683,703 $290,746,157
1974 $538,747,340 $308,458,423
1975 $830,710,615 $571,863,500
1976 $939,228,017 $637,753,853
1977 $1,049,838,548 $746,650,613
1978 $1,222,702,573 $905,709,076
1979 $1,595,422,956 $1,109,346,131
1980 $1,759,691,186 $1,254,765,642
1981 $1,538,972,424 $1,407,062,527
1982 $1,333,754,225 $1,407,243,139
1983 $1,297,765,326 $1,479,687,587
1984 $1,232,932,104 $1,587,413,084
1985 $1,392,196,048 $1,715,626,331
1986 $1,852,163,453 $1,944,710,684
1987 $2,090,629,987 $2,157,432,668
1988 $2,169,040,603 $2,395,492,687
1989 $2,181,821,909 $2,405,022,593
1990 $2,681,912,149 $2,550,185,679
1991 $2,724,131,458 $1,911,600,237
1992 $2,830,673,378 $2,029,026,962
1993 $2,818,281,085 $1,971,525,712
1994 $2,081,846,498 $753,636,370
1995 $2,706,425,157 $1,293,535,193
1996 $2,780,422,049 $1,382,334,879
1997 $2,697,105,823 $1,851,558,197
1998 $2,920,358,711 $1,989,343,546
1999 $3,440,724,710 $2,157,108,263
2000 $2,961,484,954 $2,068,836,754
2001 $3,468,337,942 $1,966,600,715
2002 $3,908,121,307 $1,966,003,468
2003 $4,714,071,980 $2,138,237,279
2004 $7,113,132,070 $2,376,496,067
2005 $8,009,875,052 $2,933,819,766
2006 $8,858,863,053 $3,319,784,539
2007 $10,289,243,720 $4,070,507,895
2008 $12,262,134,441 $5,179,854,065
2009 $12,592,138,109 $5,674,476,969
2010 $13,196,527,458 $6,124,756,654
2011 $15,506,843,902 $6,884,913,658
2012 $14,891,957,623 $7,654,761,045
2013 $15,769,357,573 $7,819,964,024
2014 $16,943,434,591 $8,238,966,120
2015 $15,583,181,170 $8,543,760,206
2016 $16,743,796,800 $8,695,272,061
2017 $18,308,362,040 $9,252,833,894
2018 $20,368,015,381 $9,637,904,519
2019 $20,477,421,885 $10,349,300,277
2020 $20,698,560,939 $10,174,386,855
2021 $22,999,245,263 $11,078,787,095
2022 $22,374,051,350 $13,316,161,006
2023 $24,621,545,565 $14,331,722,700
2024 $26,588,067,731 $14,251,642,231

Mali and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Mali Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 $46 $44
1968 $56.5 $46
1969 $55 $48.9
1970 $57.3 $55.2
1971 $62 $54.4
1972 $75.1 $58.4
1973 $85.4 $66.9
1974 $80.2 $68.9
1975 $121.5 $124.1
1976 $134.9 $134.4
1977 $148.1 $152.7
1978 $169.1 $179.9
1979 $216.3 $213.8
1980 $233.7 $234.4
1981 $200.1 $254.6
1982 $169.7 $246.4
1983 $161.5 $250.6
1984 $150.2 $259.9
1985 $166.2 $271.6
1986 $217.1 $297.7
1987 $240.8 $320
1988 $245.5 $344
1989 $242.4 $335
1990 $292.2 $346
1991 $290.9 $254
1992 $296.3 $264.1
1993 $288.9 $247
1994 $208.9 $111
1995 $265.7 $228
1996 $267.2 $206
1997 $253.3 $238.7
1998 $267.4 $246.2
1999 $306 $264.7
2000 $256.2 $251.9
2001 $291.2 $237.3
2002 $318 $234
2003 $372 $249
2004 $543 $269.5
2005 $592 $324
2006 $633 $357
2007 $712 $426
2008 $821 $528
2009 $816 $564
2010 $828 $594
2011 $942 $651
2012 $878 $707
2013 $903 $705
2014 $940 $725
2015 $838 $734
2016 $872 $730
2017 $924 $758
2018 $996 $772
2019 $972 $810
2020 $953 $779
2021 $1,027 $830
2022 $970 $975
2023 $1,036 $1,027
2024 $1,086 $1,000

Mali vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Rwanda
1950 28.7 43.2
1951 28.9 43.5
1952 29.1 43.8
1953 29.4 44.1
1954 29.5 44.4
1955 29.7 44.8
1956 29.9 45.2
1957 30.1 45.6
1958 30.2 46.1
1959 30.3 46.5
1960 30.5 47
1961 30.6 47.5
1962 30.8 47.8
1963 31 44
1964 31.2 48.1
1965 31.5 48.2
1966 31.8 48.1
1967 32.2 48
1968 32.6 47.7
1969 32.9 47.4
1970 33.4 47.1
1971 33.8 46.8
1972 34.5 46.3
1973 35.1 45.9
1974 35.7 45.6
1975 36.5 45.3
1976 37.2 45.3
1977 38 45.6
1978 38.8 46.2
1979 39.5 47.1
1980 40.3 48.1
1981 41 49.2
1982 41.8 50.2
1983 42.7 50.9
1984 43.4 51.4
1985 43.9 51.7
1986 44.6 51.7
1987 45.2 51.5
1988 45.7 50.9
1989 46.2 49.5
1990 46.5 47.8
1991 46.9 46.2
1992 47.2 44.4
1993 47.6 42.9
1994 47.9 12.2
1995 48.3 41.5
1996 48.5 42.5
1997 49.1 42
1998 49.6 43.1
1999 50.1 45.7
2000 50.6 47.8
2001 51.3 49.5
2002 52 51.3
2003 52.6 53.5
2004 53.3 55.5
2005 53.8 57
2006 54.3 58.3
2007 54.8 59.5
2008 55.2 60.6
2009 55.6 61.8
2010 56 62.8
2011 56.4 63.5
2012 56.7 64.2
2013 57.1 64.7
2014 57.5 65.1
2015 57.9 65.4
2016 58.3 65.7
2017 58.6 66.1
2018 58.9 66.4
2019 59.2 66.7
2020 58.9 67
2021 59.1 66.8
2022 60 67.5
2023 60.4 67.8
2024 60.7 68
2025 60.9 68.2

Mali and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Rwanda
Year Population
Mali Rwanda
1960 5,402,550 3,022,294
1961 5,482,283 3,106,779
1962 5,563,917 3,186,025
1963 5,646,605 3,258,890
1964 5,730,125 3,334,834
1965 5,815,487 3,423,210
1966 5,902,204 3,521,626
1967 5,990,906 3,629,577
1968 6,082,979 3,744,010
1969 6,177,704 3,861,271
1970 6,276,472 3,980,669
1971 6,377,944 4,100,044
1972 6,483,726 4,220,335
1973 6,597,106 4,345,047
1974 6,715,436 4,474,228
1975 6,837,261 4,607,728
1976 6,960,979 4,745,954
1977 7,090,979 4,888,240
1978 7,229,651 5,035,171
1979 7,375,266 5,189,541
1980 7,530,515 5,353,259
1981 7,692,766 5,527,230
1982 7,860,194 5,711,549
1983 8,034,400 5,905,311
1984 8,208,599 6,107,627
1985 8,374,663 6,317,228
1986 8,531,277 6,531,881
1987 8,681,164 6,749,493
1988 8,833,996 6,968,071
1989 8,999,938 7,184,706
1990 9,178,830 7,375,307
1991 9,362,888 7,526,966
1992 9,553,540 7,683,266
1993 9,754,786 7,981,132
1994 9,967,031 6,792,352
1995 10,185,365 5,674,118
1996 10,407,278 6,708,764
1997 10,646,495 7,755,238
1998 10,919,573 8,081,681
1999 11,227,415 8,147,912
2000 11,559,290 8,213,931
2001 11,912,158 8,287,094
2002 12,288,050 8,400,180
2003 12,684,955 8,586,875
2004 13,102,409 8,816,844
2005 13,538,647 9,054,528
2006 13,990,139 9,299,246
2007 14,457,775 9,549,933
2008 14,940,782 9,804,269
2009 15,435,539 10,060,432
2010 15,945,198 10,317,553
2011 16,469,049 10,573,733
2012 16,957,033 10,829,901
2013 17,459,615 11,093,340
2014 18,020,267 11,364,757
2015 18,593,022 11,640,022
2016 19,191,289 11,919,183
2017 19,813,011 12,202,060
2018 20,442,030 12,487,996
2019 21,068,405 12,776,103
2020 21,713,836 13,065,837
2021 22,388,630 13,355,260
2022 23,072,640 13,651,030
2023 23,769,127 13,954,471
2024 24,478,595 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Mali and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Mali

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Mali Rwanda
1960 7.02 8.28
1961 7.03 8.28
1962 7.04 8.27
1963 7.05 8.27
1964 7.06 8.27
1965 7.08 8.25
1966 7.11 8.23
1967 7.14 8.21
1968 7.16 8.19
1969 7.18 8.18
1970 7.18 8.15
1971 7.2 8.09
1972 7.22 8.09
1973 7.22 8.09
1974 7.23 8.1
1975 7.25 8.1
1976 7.27 8.12
1977 7.3 8.14
1978 7.32 8.16
1979 7.35 8.13
1980 7.37 8.12
1981 7.37 8.1
1982 7.32 8.06
1983 7.28 8
1984 7.26 7.91
1985 7.26 7.79
1986 7.31 7.61
1987 7.31 7.43
1988 7.32 7.23
1989 7.33 7.03
1990 7.31 6.8
1991 7.28 6.62
1992 7.24 6.54
1993 7.18 6.48
1994 7.12 6.42
1995 7.05 6.35
1996 7.01 6.29
1997 6.97 6.24
1998 6.94 6.17
1999 6.91 6.06
2000 6.89 5.97
2001 6.85 5.89
2002 6.82 5.82
2003 6.78 5.74
2004 6.74 5.64
2005 6.71 5.5
2006 6.68 5.34
2007 6.65 5.14
2008 6.62 4.92
2009 6.59 4.71
2010 6.58 4.52
2011 6.55 4.33
2012 6.52 4.2
2013 6.49 4.14
2014 6.44 4.12
2015 6.39 4.11
2016 6.32 4.11
2017 6.25 4.08
2018 6.12 4.05
2019 5.89 3.99
2020 5.85 3.91
2021 5.78 3.84
2022 5.69 3.78
2023 5.61 3.7

Mali and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Mali Rwanda
1960 19.8 15.5
1961 19.8 15.1
1962 19.8 14.9
1963 19.8 14.8
1964 19.8 14.7
1965 19.8 14.8
1966 19.7 14.9
1967 19.6 15.1
1968 19.6 15.3
1969 19.5 15.5
1970 19.4 15.7
1971 19.3 15.9
1972 19.2 16
1973 19.1 16.2
1974 19 16.3
1975 18.9 16.4
1976 18.7 16.5
1977 18.6 16.6
1978 18.4 16.6
1979 18.3 16.5
1980 18.1 16.5
1981 17.9 16.4
1982 17.8 16.2
1983 17.6 16.1
1984 17.5 16
1985 17.3 15.8
1986 17.1 15.7
1987 16.9 15.6
1988 16.8 15.6
1989 16.6 15.5
1990 16.5 15.5
1991 16.4 15.5
1992 16.4 15.6
1993 16.3 15.7
1994 16.3 15
1995 16.3 14.3
1996 16.3 14.6
1997 16.3 14.8
1998 16.4 15.3
1999 16.4 15.8
2000 16.5 16.3
2001 16.5 16.8
2002 16.6 17.1
2003 16.6 17.4
2004 16.6 17.6
2005 16.6 17.8
2006 16.6 18
2007 16.6 18.1
2008 16.5 18.3
2009 16.4 18.4
2010 16.4 18.5
2011 16.3 18.7
2012 16.1 18.8
2013 16 19
2014 16 19.1
2015 16 19.3
2016 16 19.4
2017 16 19.6
2018 16 19.7
2019 16.1 19.8
2020 16.2 19.9
2021 16.3 20
2022 16.5 20.3
2023 16.6 20.5
2024 16.7 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
11%
2020
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Mali Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Mali Rwanda
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
78.8%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Mali Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Rwanda
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
2,920 mi
2021

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