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Mali vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 23rd vs. 168th).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Samoa
Population
25787988
220288
Population rank 58/197 177/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Mali and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Mali and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Mali

Samoa
Year GDP
Mali Samoa
1967 $275,494,478 -
1968 $343,771,973 -
1969 $339,913,867 -
1970 $359,772,315 $45,208,338
1971 $395,218,629 $53,719,569
1972 $486,617,280 $62,566,116
1973 $563,683,703 $82,452,985
1974 $538,747,340 $93,549,611
1975 $830,710,615 $93,489,283
1976 $939,228,017 $85,003,078
1977 $1,049,838,548 $98,295,671
1978 $1,222,702,573 $108,223,444
1979 $1,595,422,956 $122,257,393
1980 $1,759,691,186 $125,747,038
1981 $1,538,972,424 $118,190,655
1982 $1,333,754,225 $121,221,652
1983 $1,297,765,326 $111,862,824
1984 $1,232,932,104 $109,200,934
1985 $1,392,196,048 $95,572,173
1986 $1,852,163,453 $100,947,849
1987 $2,090,629,987 $111,713,922
1988 $2,169,040,603 $133,016,065
1989 $2,181,821,909 $122,888,610
1990 $2,681,912,149 $125,766,270
1991 $2,724,131,458 $125,597,205
1992 $2,830,673,378 $132,303,041
1993 $2,818,281,085 $133,122,897
1994 $2,081,846,498 $221,098,107
1995 $2,706,425,157 $224,865,731
1996 $2,780,422,049 $249,907,869
1997 $2,697,105,823 $285,475,592
1998 $2,920,358,711 $269,485,244
1999 $3,440,724,710 $255,408,060
2000 $2,961,484,954 $258,856,140
2001 $3,468,337,942 $266,299,591
2002 $3,908,121,307 $281,790,134
2003 $4,714,071,980 $333,426,188
2004 $7,113,132,070 $407,747,565
2005 $8,009,875,052 $476,801,793
2006 $8,858,863,053 $499,923,758
2007 $10,289,243,720 $573,548,460
2008 $12,262,134,441 $641,346,192
2009 $12,592,138,109 $628,006,115
2010 $13,196,527,458 $680,260,907
2011 $15,506,843,902 $744,097,050
2012 $14,891,957,623 $773,141,661
2013 $15,769,357,573 $797,736,334
2014 $16,943,434,591 $796,683,520
2015 $15,583,181,170 $824,150,499
2016 $16,743,796,800 $843,924,797
2017 $18,308,362,040 $884,844,384
2018 $20,368,015,381 $878,448,433
2019 $20,477,421,885 $912,950,466
2020 $20,698,560,939 $868,898,358
2021 $22,999,245,263 $843,923,639
2022 $22,374,051,350 $832,945,206
2023 $24,621,545,565 $938,189,444
2024 $26,588,067,731 $1,068,025,244

Mali and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Mali Samoa
1967 $46 -
1968 $56.5 -
1969 $55 -
1970 $57.3 $322
1971 $62 $377
1972 $75.1 $433
1973 $85.4 $563
1974 $80.2 $626
1975 $121.5 $610
1976 $134.9 $541
1977 $148.1 $615
1978 $169.1 $671
1979 $216.3 $751
1980 $233.7 $765
1981 $200.1 $713
1982 $169.7 $728
1983 $161.5 $671
1984 $150.2 $655
1985 $166.2 $573
1986 $217.1 $604
1987 $240.8 $666
1988 $245.5 $790
1989 $242.4 $728
1990 $292.2 $744
1991 $290.9 $742
1992 $296.3 $777
1993 $288.9 $775
1994 $208.9 $1,277
1995 $265.7 $1,288
1996 $267.2 $1,419
1997 $253.3 $1,608
1998 $267.4 $1,506
1999 $306 $1,417
2000 $256.2 $1,425
2001 $291.2 $1,454
2002 $318 $1,528
2003 $372 $1,798
2004 $543 $2,189
2005 $592 $2,550
2006 $633 $2,663
2007 $712 $3,039
2008 $821 $3,374
2009 $816 $3,279
2010 $828 $3,524
2011 $942 $3,822
2012 $878 $3,935
2013 $903 $4,024
2014 $940 $3,983
2015 $838 $4,084
2016 $872 $4,147
2017 $924 $4,308
2018 $996 $4,232
2019 $972 $4,352
2020 $953 $4,100
2021 $1,027 $3,948
2022 $970 $3,869
2023 $1,036 $4,330
2024 $1,086 $4,899

Mali vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Samoa
1950 28.7 49.2
1951 28.9 49.8
1952 29.1 50.4
1953 29.4 51
1954 29.5 51.6
1955 29.7 52.2
1956 29.9 52.8
1957 30.1 53.4
1958 30.2 54
1959 30.3 54.6
1960 30.5 55.2
1961 30.6 55.7
1962 30.8 56.3
1963 31 56.9
1964 31.2 54
1965 31.5 57.9
1966 31.8 58.2
1967 32.2 58.9
1968 32.6 59.4
1969 32.9 59.9
1970 33.4 60.4
1971 33.8 60.9
1972 34.5 61.4
1973 35.1 61.9
1974 35.7 62.3
1975 36.5 62.8
1976 37.2 63.3
1977 38 63.7
1978 38.8 64.1
1979 39.5 64.5
1980 40.3 65
1981 41 65.3
1982 41.8 65.6
1983 42.7 66
1984 43.4 66.3
1985 43.9 66.6
1986 44.6 66.8
1987 45.2 67
1988 45.7 67.3
1989 46.2 67.6
1990 46.5 67.8
1991 46.9 68
1992 47.2 68.5
1993 47.6 68.8
1994 47.9 69.2
1995 48.3 69.5
1996 48.5 69.8
1997 49.1 70
1998 49.6 70.3
1999 50.1 70.6
2000 50.6 70.8
2001 51.3 71
2002 52 71.2
2003 52.6 71.4
2004 53.3 71.5
2005 53.8 71.5
2006 54.3 71.6
2007 54.8 71.6
2008 55.2 71.5
2009 55.6 69.5
2010 56 71.5
2011 56.4 71.4
2012 56.7 71.2
2013 57.1 71.2
2014 57.5 71.1
2015 57.9 71.1
2016 58.3 71
2017 58.6 71
2018 58.9 71.1
2019 59.2 70.3
2020 58.9 70.7
2021 59.1 71.1
2022 60 71.6
2023 60.4 71.7
2024 60.7 71.8
2025 60.9 71.9

Mali and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Samoa
Year Population
Mali Samoa
1960 5,402,550 112,490
1961 5,482,283 115,496
1962 5,563,917 118,597
1963 5,646,605 121,764
1964 5,730,125 124,894
1965 5,815,487 127,978
1966 5,902,204 131,073
1967 5,990,906 133,764
1968 6,082,979 136,020
1969 6,177,704 138,233
1970 6,276,472 140,400
1971 6,377,944 142,503
1972 6,483,726 144,538
1973 6,597,106 146,516
1974 6,715,436 149,431
1975 6,837,261 153,344
1976 6,960,979 157,113
1977 7,090,979 159,753
1978 7,229,651 161,375
1979 7,375,266 162,882
1980 7,530,515 164,322
1981 7,692,766 165,678
1982 7,860,194 166,484
1983 8,034,400 166,714
1984 8,208,599 166,796
1985 8,374,663 166,849
1986 8,531,277 167,061
1987 8,681,164 167,661
1988 8,833,996 168,346
1989 8,999,938 168,768
1990 9,178,830 169,042
1991 9,362,888 169,368
1992 9,553,540 170,331
1993 9,754,786 171,774
1994 9,967,031 173,159
1995 10,185,365 174,571
1996 10,407,278 176,071
1997 10,646,495 177,547
1998 10,919,573 178,905
1999 11,227,415 180,275
2000 11,559,290 181,685
2001 11,912,158 183,166
2002 12,288,050 184,471
2003 12,684,955 185,430
2004 13,102,409 186,249
2005 13,538,647 186,978
2006 13,990,139 187,709
2007 14,457,775 188,753
2008 14,940,782 190,107
2009 15,435,539 191,513
2010 15,945,198 193,023
2011 16,469,049 194,713
2012 16,957,033 196,498
2013 17,459,615 198,268
2014 18,020,267 200,037
2015 18,593,022 201,782
2016 19,191,289 203,499
2017 19,813,011 205,415
2018 20,442,030 207,582
2019 21,068,405 209,780
2020 21,713,836 211,944
2021 22,388,630 213,779
2022 23,072,640 215,261
2023 23,769,127 216,663
2024 24,478,595 218,019

Fertility rates in Mali and Samoa

Fertility rate
Mali

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Mali Samoa
1960 7.02 7.78
1961 7.03 7.77
1962 7.04 7.76
1963 7.05 7.73
1964 7.06 7.7
1965 7.08 7.65
1966 7.11 7.6
1967 7.14 7.55
1968 7.16 7.5
1969 7.18 7.43
1970 7.18 7.34
1971 7.2 7.22
1972 7.22 7.07
1973 7.22 6.91
1974 7.23 6.75
1975 7.25 6.61
1976 7.27 6.47
1977 7.3 6.31
1978 7.32 6.15
1979 7.35 5.99
1980 7.37 5.86
1981 7.37 5.75
1982 7.32 5.68
1983 7.28 5.62
1984 7.26 5.55
1985 7.26 5.49
1986 7.31 5.42
1987 7.31 5.32
1988 7.32 5.21
1989 7.33 5.11
1990 7.31 5.01
1991 7.28 4.91
1992 7.24 4.87
1993 7.18 4.83
1994 7.12 4.79
1995 7.05 4.77
1996 7.01 4.74
1997 6.97 4.7
1998 6.94 4.64
1999 6.91 4.57
2000 6.89 4.52
2001 6.85 4.48
2002 6.82 4.44
2003 6.78 4.39
2004 6.74 4.34
2005 6.71 4.32
2006 6.68 4.32
2007 6.65 4.36
2008 6.62 4.42
2009 6.59 4.47
2010 6.58 4.52
2011 6.55 4.56
2012 6.52 4.55
2013 6.49 4.49
2014 6.44 4.42
2015 6.39 4.34
2016 6.32 4.26
2017 6.25 4.2
2018 6.12 4.14
2019 5.89 4.06
2020 5.85 4
2021 5.78 3.94
2022 5.69 3.88
2023 5.61 3.83

Mali and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Mali Samoa
1960 19.8 15
1961 19.8 14.9
1962 19.8 14.8
1963 19.8 14.6
1964 19.8 14.6
1965 19.8 14.5
1966 19.7 14.5
1967 19.6 14.5
1968 19.6 14.5
1969 19.5 14.5
1970 19.4 14.6
1971 19.3 14.7
1972 19.2 14.8
1973 19.1 14.9
1974 19 15
1975 18.9 15.3
1976 18.7 15.5
1977 18.6 15.8
1978 18.4 16
1979 18.3 16.2
1980 18.1 16.4
1981 17.9 16.6
1982 17.8 16.8
1983 17.6 17.1
1984 17.5 17.4
1985 17.3 17.6
1986 17.1 17.8
1987 16.9 18
1988 16.8 18.2
1989 16.6 18.3
1990 16.5 18.4
1991 16.4 18.5
1992 16.4 18.7
1993 16.3 19
1994 16.3 19.3
1995 16.3 19.6
1996 16.3 19.7
1997 16.3 19.8
1998 16.4 19.9
1999 16.4 19.9
2000 16.5 19.8
2001 16.5 19.7
2002 16.6 19.7
2003 16.6 19.9
2004 16.6 20.1
2005 16.6 20.3
2006 16.6 20.4
2007 16.6 20.6
2008 16.5 20.7
2009 16.4 20.8
2010 16.4 20.8
2011 16.3 20.8
2012 16.1 20.8
2013 16 21
2014 16 21.1
2015 16 21.2
2016 16 21.3
2017 16 21.4
2018 16 21.4
2019 16.1 21.5
2020 16.2 21.4
2021 16.3 21.4
2022 16.5 21.1
2023 16.6 21
2024 16.7 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold n/a
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mali Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mali Samoa
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
17.4%
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
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
21
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
99.1%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Mali Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Samoa
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
715 mi
2018

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