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Mali vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 23rd vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Sao Tome
Population
25787988
244055
Population rank 58/197 176/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 113/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Mali and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Mali and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Mali

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Mali Sao Tome
1967 $275,494,478 -
1968 $343,771,973 -
1969 $339,913,867 -
1970 $359,772,315 $37,211,826
1971 $395,218,629 $37,288,845
1972 $486,617,280 $41,430,257
1973 $563,683,703 $56,011,245
1974 $538,747,340 $57,817,591
1975 $830,710,615 $60,101,710
1976 $939,228,017 $52,039,421
1977 $1,049,838,548 $49,207,692
1978 $1,222,702,573 $55,044,563
1979 $1,595,422,956 $65,755,928
1980 $1,759,691,186 $81,662,231
1981 $1,538,972,424 $83,499,264
1982 $1,333,754,225 $80,307,763
1983 $1,297,765,326 $75,110,289
1984 $1,232,932,104 $78,213,796
1985 $1,392,196,048 $82,733,069
1986 $1,852,163,453 $115,928,907
1987 $2,090,629,987 $115,952,925
1988 $2,169,040,603 $99,000,764
1989 $2,181,821,909 $98,545,367
1990 $2,681,912,149 $119,297,933
1991 $2,724,131,458 $107,484,143
1992 $2,830,673,378 $94,861,781
1993 $2,818,281,085 $125,742,229
1994 $2,081,846,498 $131,338,415
1995 $2,706,425,157 $103,695,237
1996 $2,780,422,049 $135,188,166
1997 $2,697,105,823 $91,920,274
1998 $2,920,358,711 $72,285,404
1999 $3,440,724,710 $77,302,212
2000 $2,961,484,954 $76,198,395
2001 $3,468,337,942 $75,951,133
2002 $3,908,121,307 $85,171,074
2003 $4,714,071,980 $102,085,769
2004 $7,113,132,070 $114,582,284
2005 $8,009,875,052 $136,450,662
2006 $8,858,863,053 $142,775,104
2007 $10,289,243,720 $149,146,919
2008 $12,262,134,441 $188,021,165
2009 $12,592,138,109 $200,668,065
2010 $13,196,527,458 $190,021,192
2011 $15,506,843,902 $226,455,001
2012 $14,891,957,623 $229,371,348
2013 $15,769,357,573 $267,041,748
2014 $16,943,434,591 $293,119,143
2015 $15,583,181,170 $259,999,643
2016 $16,743,796,800 $292,267,272
2017 $18,308,362,040 $322,002,845
2018 $20,368,015,381 $383,717,328
2019 $20,477,421,885 $412,976,083
2020 $20,698,560,939 $471,229,485
2021 $22,999,245,263 $524,402,456
2022 $22,374,051,350 $540,809,499
2023 $24,621,545,565 $678,976,265
2024 $26,588,067,731 $764,274,043

Mali and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Mali Sao Tome
1967 $46 -
1968 $56.5 -
1969 $55 -
1970 $57.3 $479
1971 $62 $470
1972 $75.1 $511
1973 $85.4 $676
1974 $80.2 $683
1975 $121.5 $693
1976 $134.9 $585
1977 $148.1 $539
1978 $169.1 $587
1979 $216.3 $683
1980 $233.7 $829
1981 $200.1 $830
1982 $169.7 $783
1983 $161.5 $720
1984 $150.2 $735
1985 $166.2 $761
1986 $217.1 $1,043
1987 $240.8 $1,018
1988 $245.5 $847
1989 $242.4 $821
1990 $292.2 $970
1991 $290.9 $855
1992 $296.3 $740
1993 $288.9 $964
1994 $208.9 $990
1995 $265.7 $769
1996 $267.2 $987
1997 $253.3 $662
1998 $267.4 $514
1999 $306 $543
2000 $256.2 $529
2001 $291.2 $519
2002 $318 $568
2003 $372 $664
2004 $543 $727
2005 $592 $844
2006 $633 $862
2007 $712 $879
2008 $821 $1,082
2009 $816 $1,128
2010 $828 $1,045
2011 $942 $1,220
2012 $878 $1,211
2013 $903 $1,383
2014 $940 $1,490
2015 $838 $1,298
2016 $872 $1,435
2017 $924 $1,556
2018 $996 $1,826
2019 $972 $1,935
2020 $953 $2,167
2021 $1,027 $2,363
2022 $970 $2,390
2023 $1,036 $2,941
2024 $1,086 $3,245

Mali vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Sao Tome
1950 28.7 39.1
1951 28.9 39.1
1952 29.1 39.1
1953 29.4 39.1
1954 29.5 39.2
1955 29.7 39.3
1956 29.9 39.5
1957 30.1 40.1
1958 30.2 41
1959 30.3 42.1
1960 30.5 43.6
1961 30.6 45.2
1962 30.8 46.8
1963 31 48.4
1964 31.2 49.7
1965 31.5 51.1
1966 31.8 52.3
1967 32.2 53.4
1968 32.6 54.5
1969 32.9 55.4
1970 33.4 56.3
1971 33.8 57
1972 34.5 57.4
1973 35.1 57.9
1974 35.7 58.3
1975 36.5 58.6
1976 37.2 58.8
1977 38 59
1978 38.8 59.1
1979 39.5 59.3
1980 40.3 59.4
1981 41 59.4
1982 41.8 59.5
1983 42.7 59.7
1984 43.4 59.9
1985 43.9 60.1
1986 44.6 57.6
1987 45.2 60.7
1988 45.7 60.8
1989 46.2 59.7
1990 46.5 60.7
1991 46.9 60.8
1992 47.2 60.7
1993 47.6 60.6
1994 47.9 60.6
1995 48.3 60.5
1996 48.5 60.6
1997 49.1 60.6
1998 49.6 60.8
1999 50.1 61
2000 50.6 61.2
2001 51.3 61.5
2002 52 61.8
2003 52.6 62.2
2004 53.3 62.6
2005 53.8 62.4
2006 54.3 63
2007 54.8 63.3
2008 55.2 63.4
2009 55.6 63.7
2010 56 63.9
2011 56.4 64.1
2012 56.7 64.5
2013 57.1 64.9
2014 57.5 65.5
2015 57.9 66
2016 58.3 66.6
2017 58.6 67.1
2018 58.9 67.6
2019 59.2 68
2020 58.9 68
2021 59.1 68
2022 60 69.2
2023 60.4 69.7
2024 60.7 69.9
2025 60.9 70.1

Mali and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Mali Sao Tome
1960 5,402,550 68,012
1961 5,482,283 68,707
1962 5,563,917 69,403
1963 5,646,605 70,112
1964 5,730,125 70,865
1965 5,815,487 71,680
1966 5,902,204 72,576
1967 5,990,906 73,596
1968 6,082,979 74,765
1969 6,177,704 76,083
1970 6,276,472 77,626
1971 6,377,944 79,330
1972 6,483,726 81,041
1973 6,597,106 82,798
1974 6,715,436 84,672
1975 6,837,261 86,708
1976 6,960,979 88,922
1977 7,090,979 91,301
1978 7,229,651 93,794
1979 7,375,266 96,252
1980 7,530,515 98,544
1981 7,692,766 100,615
1982 7,860,194 102,508
1983 8,034,400 104,380
1984 8,208,599 106,394
1985 8,374,663 108,658
1986 8,531,277 111,150
1987 8,681,164 113,919
1988 8,833,996 116,939
1989 8,999,938 119,979
1990 9,178,830 122,980
1991 9,362,888 125,697
1992 9,553,540 128,110
1993 9,754,786 130,467
1994 9,967,031 132,732
1995 10,185,365 134,895
1996 10,407,278 136,962
1997 10,646,495 138,922
1998 10,919,573 140,751
1999 11,227,415 142,442
2000 11,559,290 144,018
2001 11,912,158 146,375
2002 12,288,050 149,922
2003 12,684,955 153,814
2004 13,102,409 157,705
2005 13,538,647 161,639
2006 13,990,139 165,638
2007 14,457,775 169,700
2008 14,940,782 173,793
2009 15,435,539 177,853
2010 15,945,198 181,802
2011 16,469,049 185,649
2012 16,957,033 189,439
2013 17,459,615 193,148
2014 18,020,267 196,767
2015 18,593,022 200,291
2016 19,191,289 203,689
2017 19,813,011 206,970
2018 20,442,030 210,187
2019 21,068,405 213,392
2020 21,713,836 217,435
2021 22,388,630 221,961
2022 23,072,640 226,305
2023 23,769,127 230,871
2024 24,478,595 235,536

Fertility rates in Mali and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Mali

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Mali Sao Tome
1960 7.02 6.24
1961 7.03 6.26
1962 7.04 6.28
1963 7.05 6.31
1964 7.06 6.33
1965 7.08 6.35
1966 7.11 6.37
1967 7.14 6.39
1968 7.16 6.42
1969 7.18 6.44
1970 7.18 6.47
1971 7.2 6.49
1972 7.22 6.51
1973 7.22 6.53
1974 7.23 6.53
1975 7.25 6.53
1976 7.27 6.52
1977 7.3 6.5
1978 7.32 6.47
1979 7.35 6.43
1980 7.37 6.39
1981 7.37 6.33
1982 7.32 6.28
1983 7.28 6.22
1984 7.26 6.16
1985 7.26 6.1
1986 7.31 6.05
1987 7.31 5.99
1988 7.32 5.94
1989 7.33 5.88
1990 7.31 5.83
1991 7.28 5.77
1992 7.24 5.7
1993 7.18 5.64
1994 7.12 5.56
1995 7.05 5.55
1996 7.01 5.47
1997 6.97 5.4
1998 6.94 5.3
1999 6.91 5.23
2000 6.89 5.16
2001 6.85 5.1
2002 6.82 5.06
2003 6.78 5.01
2004 6.74 4.96
2005 6.71 4.94
2006 6.68 4.93
2007 6.65 4.96
2008 6.62 4.91
2009 6.59 4.84
2010 6.58 4.77
2011 6.55 4.72
2012 6.52 4.66
2013 6.49 4.58
2014 6.44 4.49
2015 6.39 4.35
2016 6.32 4.2
2017 6.25 4.07
2018 6.12 3.98
2019 5.89 3.9
2020 5.85 3.83
2021 5.78 3.76
2022 5.69 3.7
2023 5.61 3.64

Mali and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Mali Sao Tome
1960 19.8 24.2
1961 19.8 24.3
1962 19.8 24.1
1963 19.8 23.5
1964 19.8 22.4
1965 19.8 21
1966 19.7 19.5
1967 19.6 18.5
1968 19.6 17.7
1969 19.5 17.2
1970 19.4 16.9
1971 19.3 16.9
1972 19.2 17
1973 19.1 17
1974 19 17.1
1975 18.9 17.1
1976 18.7 17.1
1977 18.6 17.2
1978 18.4 17.2
1979 18.3 17.3
1980 18.1 17.3
1981 17.9 17.4
1982 17.8 17.4
1983 17.6 17.4
1984 17.5 17.4
1985 17.3 17.4
1986 17.1 17.4
1987 16.9 17.4
1988 16.8 17.4
1989 16.6 17.4
1990 16.5 17.4
1991 16.4 17.3
1992 16.4 17.3
1993 16.3 17.2
1994 16.3 17.2
1995 16.3 17.3
1996 16.3 17.3
1997 16.3 17.4
1998 16.4 17.5
1999 16.4 17.7
2000 16.5 17.9
2001 16.5 18
2002 16.6 18.1
2003 16.6 18.3
2004 16.6 18.4
2005 16.6 18.5
2006 16.6 18.6
2007 16.6 18.7
2008 16.5 18.7
2009 16.4 18.7
2010 16.4 18.8
2011 16.3 18.9
2012 16.1 18.9
2013 16 18.9
2014 16 18.9
2015 16 19
2016 16 19
2017 16 19.1
2018 16 19.3
2019 16.1 19.4
2020 16.2 19.5
2021 16.3 19.7
2022 16.5 19.9
2023 16.6 20.1
2024 16.7 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold n/a
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mali Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Mali Sao Tome
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
93.8%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Mali Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Sao Tome
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
808 mi
2018

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