Skip to content

Mali vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 23rd vs. 85th).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Senegal
Population
25787988
19281054
Population rank 58/197 68/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Mali and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Mali and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Mali

Senegal
Year GDP
Mali Senegal
1960 - $1,003,692,370
1961 - $1,058,975,257
1962 - $1,085,475,791
1963 - $1,122,139,862
1964 - $1,188,930,645
1965 - $1,210,058,228
1966 - $1,246,908,186
1967 $275,494,478 $1,246,480,766
1968 $343,771,973 $1,309,384,862
1969 $339,913,867 $1,245,234,931
1970 $359,772,315 $1,297,407,655
1971 $395,218,629 $1,339,549,033
1972 $486,617,280 $1,620,857,104
1973 $563,683,703 $1,863,398,590
1974 $538,747,340 $2,099,325,229
1975 $830,710,615 $2,830,388,405
1976 $939,228,017 $2,869,777,884
1977 $1,049,838,548 $2,938,046,463
1978 $1,222,702,573 $3,280,354,921
1979 $1,595,422,956 $4,084,877,823
1980 $1,759,691,186 $4,510,108,291
1981 $1,538,972,424 $4,095,892,781
1982 $1,333,754,225 $4,013,951,443
1983 $1,297,765,326 $3,569,356,125
1984 $1,232,932,104 $3,485,165,432
1985 $1,392,196,048 $3,818,944,918
1986 $1,852,163,453 $5,392,093,446
1987 $2,090,629,987 $6,487,353,103
1988 $2,169,040,603 $6,418,419,389
1989 $2,181,821,909 $6,366,039,373
1990 $2,681,912,149 $7,390,967,360
1991 $2,724,131,458 $7,255,210,470
1992 $2,830,673,378 $7,769,817,840
1993 $2,818,281,085 $7,367,986,241
1994 $2,081,846,498 $5,034,588,196
1995 $2,706,425,157 $6,326,342,633
1996 $2,780,422,049 $6,559,712,166
1997 $2,697,105,823 $6,041,478,726
1998 $2,920,358,711 $6,505,607,909
1999 $3,440,724,710 $6,592,834,933
2000 $2,961,484,954 $6,013,185,004
2001 $3,468,337,942 $6,507,824,829
2002 $3,908,121,307 $7,006,402,320
2003 $4,714,071,980 $8,768,721,563
2004 $7,113,132,070 $10,076,816,667
2005 $8,009,875,052 $11,009,033,438
2006 $8,858,863,053 $11,697,918,243
2007 $10,289,243,720 $13,994,218,413
2008 $12,262,134,441 $16,853,989,628
2009 $12,592,138,109 $16,145,867,495
2010 $13,196,527,458 $16,121,315,909
2011 $15,506,843,902 $17,814,283,639
2012 $14,891,957,623 $17,660,870,412
2013 $15,769,357,573 $18,918,667,725
2014 $16,943,434,591 $19,797,253,440
2015 $15,583,181,170 $17,774,766,696
2016 $16,743,796,800 $19,040,312,333
2017 $18,308,362,040 $20,996,562,944
2018 $20,368,015,381 $23,116,701,556
2019 $20,477,421,885 $23,403,995,992
2020 $20,698,560,939 $24,530,513,038
2021 $22,999,245,263 $27,520,784,130
2022 $22,374,051,350 $27,783,332,223
2023 $24,621,545,565 $30,696,331,296
2024 $26,588,067,731 $32,267,254,425

Mali and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Mali Senegal
1960 - $300
1961 - $308
1962 - $307
1963 - $309
1964 - $318
1965 - $314
1966 - $315
1967 $46 $305
1968 $56.5 $311
1969 $55 $287.3
1970 $57.3 $290.5
1971 $62 $291.1
1972 $75.1 $342
1973 $85.4 $381
1974 $80.2 $417
1975 $121.5 $547
1976 $134.9 $541
1977 $148.1 $540
1978 $169.1 $589
1979 $216.3 $716
1980 $233.7 $772
1981 $200.1 $683
1982 $169.7 $652
1983 $161.5 $564
1984 $150.2 $536
1985 $166.2 $571
1986 $217.1 $784
1987 $240.8 $916
1988 $245.5 $880
1989 $242.4 $849
1990 $292.2 $957
1991 $290.9 $913
1992 $296.3 $951
1993 $288.9 $878
1994 $208.9 $584
1995 $265.7 $715
1996 $267.2 $723
1997 $253.3 $651
1998 $267.4 $685
1999 $306 $678
2000 $256.2 $603
2001 $291.2 $637
2002 $318 $669
2003 $372 $818
2004 $543 $918
2005 $592 $980
2006 $633 $1,017
2007 $712 $1,189
2008 $821 $1,399
2009 $816 $1,309
2010 $828 $1,276
2011 $942 $1,375
2012 $878 $1,327
2013 $903 $1,380
2014 $940 $1,399
2015 $838 $1,218
2016 $872 $1,266
2017 $924 $1,357
2018 $996 $1,453
2019 $972 $1,431
2020 $953 $1,461
2021 $1,027 $1,598
2022 $970 $1,574
2023 $1,036 $1,698
2024 $1,086 $1,744

Mali vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Senegal
1950 28.7 36.5
1951 28.9 36.9
1952 29.1 37.4
1953 29.4 37.8
1954 29.5 38.2
1955 29.7 38.5
1956 29.9 38.9
1957 30.1 39.1
1958 30.2 39.4
1959 30.3 39.5
1960 30.5 39.7
1961 30.6 39.7
1962 30.8 39.7
1963 31 39.7
1964 31.2 39.8
1965 31.5 39.8
1966 31.8 39.8
1967 32.2 40
1968 32.6 40.1
1969 32.9 40.4
1970 33.4 40.8
1971 33.8 41.2
1972 34.5 41.8
1973 35.1 42.4
1974 35.7 43.1
1975 36.5 43.9
1976 37.2 44.8
1977 38 45.7
1978 38.8 46.6
1979 39.5 47.5
1980 40.3 48.3
1981 41 49.1
1982 41.8 49.9
1983 42.7 50.8
1984 43.4 51.7
1985 43.9 52.6
1986 44.6 53.7
1987 45.2 54.6
1988 45.7 55.5
1989 46.2 56.2
1990 46.5 56.7
1991 46.9 57
1992 47.2 57.3
1993 47.6 57.3
1994 47.9 57.5
1995 48.3 57.3
1996 48.5 57.1
1997 49.1 57.1
1998 49.6 57.1
1999 50.1 57.3
2000 50.6 57.6
2001 51.3 58.2
2002 52 58.9
2003 52.6 59.5
2004 53.3 60.3
2005 53.8 61
2006 54.3 61.8
2007 54.8 62.7
2008 55.2 63.2
2009 55.6 63.8
2010 56 64.2
2011 56.4 64.8
2012 56.7 65.2
2013 57.1 65.6
2014 57.5 66
2015 57.9 66.5
2016 58.3 66.7
2017 58.6 67.1
2018 58.9 67.4
2019 59.2 67.7
2020 58.9 67.5
2021 59.1 66.9
2022 60 67.8
2023 60.4 68.7
2024 60.7 68.9
2025 60.9 69.2

Mali and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Senegal
Year Population
Mali Senegal
1960 5,402,550 3,340,907
1961 5,482,283 3,436,375
1962 5,563,917 3,534,686
1963 5,646,605 3,635,876
1964 5,730,125 3,740,535
1965 5,815,487 3,849,788
1966 5,902,204 3,964,299
1967 5,990,906 4,083,870
1968 6,082,979 4,207,587
1969 6,177,704 4,334,974
1970 6,276,472 4,466,328
1971 6,377,944 4,601,864
1972 6,483,726 4,741,631
1973 6,597,106 4,885,181
1974 6,715,436 5,029,437
1975 6,837,261 5,170,810
1976 6,960,979 5,308,564
1977 7,090,979 5,439,549
1978 7,229,651 5,568,096
1979 7,375,266 5,702,895
1980 7,530,515 5,845,638
1981 7,692,766 5,997,160
1982 7,860,194 6,156,961
1983 8,034,400 6,324,504
1984 8,208,599 6,499,364
1985 8,374,663 6,683,287
1986 8,531,277 6,878,192
1987 8,681,164 7,081,530
1988 8,833,996 7,289,618
1989 8,999,938 7,502,207
1990 9,178,830 7,720,523
1991 9,362,888 7,943,085
1992 9,553,540 8,168,395
1993 9,754,786 8,396,288
1994 9,967,031 8,624,078
1995 10,185,365 8,848,101
1996 10,407,278 9,067,014
1997 10,646,495 9,283,495
1998 10,919,573 9,502,952
1999 11,227,415 9,730,887
2000 11,559,290 9,968,260
2001 11,912,158 10,212,942
2002 12,288,050 10,466,214
2003 12,684,955 10,721,176
2004 13,102,409 10,975,704
2005 13,538,647 11,235,472
2006 13,990,139 11,500,094
2007 14,457,775 11,770,344
2008 14,940,782 12,048,959
2009 15,435,539 12,337,389
2010 15,945,198 12,635,413
2011 16,469,049 12,958,897
2012 16,957,033 13,310,495
2013 17,459,615 13,710,849
2014 18,020,267 14,152,102
2015 18,593,022 14,593,331
2016 19,191,289 15,034,521
2017 19,813,011 15,475,002
2018 20,442,030 15,914,498
2019 21,068,405 16,352,922
2020 21,713,836 16,789,219
2021 22,388,630 17,220,867
2022 23,072,640 17,651,103
2023 23,769,127 18,077,573
2024 24,478,595 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Mali and Senegal

Fertility rate
Mali

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Mali Senegal
1960 7.02 7
1961 7.03 7.04
1962 7.04 7.08
1963 7.05 7.12
1964 7.06 7.16
1965 7.08 7.19
1966 7.11 7.22
1967 7.14 7.24
1968 7.16 7.25
1969 7.18 7.26
1970 7.18 7.26
1971 7.2 7.26
1972 7.22 7.26
1973 7.22 7.26
1974 7.23 7.25
1975 7.25 7.25
1976 7.27 7.26
1977 7.3 7.27
1978 7.32 7.28
1979 7.35 7.29
1980 7.37 7.29
1981 7.37 7.28
1982 7.32 7.25
1983 7.28 7.19
1984 7.26 7.11
1985 7.26 7.01
1986 7.31 6.9
1987 7.31 6.79
1988 7.32 6.58
1989 7.33 6.48
1990 7.31 6.4
1991 7.28 6.27
1992 7.24 6.15
1993 7.18 6.05
1994 7.12 5.92
1995 7.05 5.82
1996 7.01 5.72
1997 6.97 5.64
1998 6.94 5.58
1999 6.91 5.57
2000 6.89 5.5
2001 6.85 5.4
2002 6.82 5.3
2003 6.78 5.25
2004 6.74 5.19
2005 6.71 5.13
2006 6.68 5.06
2007 6.65 5.02
2008 6.62 5.02
2009 6.59 5.03
2010 6.58 5.06
2011 6.55 5.1
2012 6.52 5.13
2013 6.49 5.05
2014 6.44 4.88
2015 6.39 4.75
2016 6.32 4.65
2017 6.25 4.49
2018 6.12 4.29
2019 5.89 4.1
2020 5.85 4
2021 5.78 3.94
2022 5.69 3.86
2023 5.61 3.82

Mali and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Mali Senegal
1960 19.8 18.1
1961 19.8 18
1962 19.8 18
1963 19.8 17.9
1964 19.8 17.9
1965 19.8 17.9
1966 19.7 17.8
1967 19.6 17.9
1968 19.6 17.9
1969 19.5 17.9
1970 19.4 17.9
1971 19.3 17.9
1972 19.2 17.9
1973 19.1 17.9
1974 19 17.8
1975 18.9 17.7
1976 18.7 17.6
1977 18.6 17.4
1978 18.4 17.2
1979 18.3 17
1980 18.1 16.8
1981 17.9 16.7
1982 17.8 16.5
1983 17.6 16.4
1984 17.5 16.3
1985 17.3 16.3
1986 17.1 16.3
1987 16.9 16.3
1988 16.8 16.4
1989 16.6 16.5
1990 16.5 16.6
1991 16.4 16.7
1992 16.4 16.8
1993 16.3 16.9
1994 16.3 17
1995 16.3 17.1
1996 16.3 17.2
1997 16.3 17.3
1998 16.4 17.4
1999 16.4 17.5
2000 16.5 17.6
2001 16.5 17.7
2002 16.6 17.8
2003 16.6 18
2004 16.6 18.1
2005 16.6 18.2
2006 16.6 18.2
2007 16.6 18.3
2008 16.5 18.4
2009 16.4 18.4
2010 16.4 18.5
2011 16.3 18.5
2012 16.1 18.5
2013 16 18.5
2014 16 18.6
2015 16 18.6
2016 16 18.7
2017 16 18.9
2018 16 19
2019 16.1 19.2
2020 16.2 19.4
2021 16.3 19.7
2022 16.5 19.9
2023 16.6 20.1
2024 16.7 20.4

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Mali and Senegal.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
3%
2021
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
76.5%
2024

Energy

Mali Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Mali Senegal
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
50.4%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Mali Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Senegal
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
10,355 mi
2017

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Mali vs Senegal
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare