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Mali vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 23rd vs. 50th).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Thailand
Population
25787988
71619867
Population rank 58/197 21/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Mali and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Mali and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Mali

Thailand
Year GDP
Mali Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 $275,494,478 $5,638,461,442
1968 $343,771,973 $6,081,009,428
1969 $339,913,867 $6,695,336,567
1970 $359,772,315 $7,086,538,438
1971 $395,218,629 $7,375,000,024
1972 $486,617,280 $8,177,873,151
1973 $563,683,703 $10,838,587,358
1974 $538,747,340 $13,702,998,512
1975 $830,710,615 $14,882,770,594
1976 $939,228,017 $16,985,208,648
1977 $1,049,838,548 $19,779,312,261
1978 $1,222,702,573 $24,006,566,637
1979 $1,595,422,956 $27,371,650,825
1980 $1,759,691,186 $32,353,514,989
1981 $1,538,972,424 $34,846,039,194
1982 $1,333,754,225 $36,589,772,404
1983 $1,297,765,326 $40,042,798,388
1984 $1,232,932,104 $41,797,647,776
1985 $1,392,196,048 $38,900,711,333
1986 $1,852,163,453 $43,096,773,981
1987 $2,090,629,987 $50,535,446,555
1988 $2,169,040,603 $61,667,253,471
1989 $2,181,821,909 $72,250,748,100
1990 $2,681,912,149 $85,343,190,719
1991 $2,724,131,458 $98,234,714,971
1992 $2,830,673,378 $111,452,746,518
1993 $2,818,281,085 $128,889,262,951
1994 $2,081,846,498 $146,683,778,959
1995 $2,706,425,157 $169,278,916,593
1996 $2,780,422,049 $183,035,237,429
1997 $2,697,105,823 $150,180,456,566
1998 $2,920,358,711 $113,675,596,788
1999 $3,440,724,710 $126,669,211,779
2000 $2,961,484,954 $126,392,224,254
2001 $3,468,337,942 $120,296,476,180
2002 $3,908,121,307 $134,300,904,400
2003 $4,714,071,980 $152,280,615,246
2004 $7,113,132,070 $172,895,685,155
2005 $8,009,875,052 $189,318,408,469
2006 $8,858,863,053 $221,758,296,022
2007 $10,289,243,720 $262,942,621,455
2008 $12,262,134,441 $291,382,982,431
2009 $12,592,138,109 $281,710,630,187
2010 $13,196,527,458 $341,104,766,329
2011 $15,506,843,902 $370,818,739,624
2012 $14,891,957,623 $397,558,325,279
2013 $15,769,357,573 $420,333,654,593
2014 $16,943,434,591 $407,339,040,198
2015 $15,583,181,170 $401,296,238,228
2016 $16,743,796,800 $413,366,349,748
2017 $18,308,362,040 $456,356,813,537
2018 $20,368,015,381 $506,754,208,404
2019 $20,477,421,885 $543,976,691,794
2020 $20,698,560,939 $500,461,898,480
2021 $22,999,245,263 $506,194,668,790
2022 $22,374,051,350 $495,644,697,588
2023 $24,621,545,565 $515,906,283,941
2024 $26,588,067,731 $526,411,265,428

Mali and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Mali Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 $46 $170.7
1968 $56.5 $178.8
1969 $55 $191.4
1970 $57.3 $197.1
1971 $62 $199.7
1972 $75.1 $215.6
1973 $85.4 $278.3
1974 $80.2 $343
1975 $121.5 $364
1976 $134.9 $405
1977 $148.1 $462
1978 $169.1 $548
1979 $216.3 $612
1980 $233.7 $709
1981 $200.1 $748
1982 $169.7 $770
1983 $161.5 $827
1984 $150.2 $847
1985 $166.2 $774
1986 $217.1 $842
1987 $240.8 $970
1988 $245.5 $1,164
1989 $242.4 $1,342
1990 $292.2 $1,559
1991 $290.9 $1,766
1992 $296.3 $1,972
1993 $288.9 $2,245
1994 $208.9 $2,518
1995 $265.7 $2,864
1996 $267.2 $3,055
1997 $253.3 $2,473
1998 $267.4 $1,848
1999 $306 $2,033
2000 $256.2 $2,006
2001 $291.2 $1,890
2002 $318 $2,090
2003 $372 $2,348
2004 $543 $2,642
2005 $592 $2,868
2006 $633 $3,331
2007 $712 $3,919
2008 $821 $4,309
2009 $816 $4,135
2010 $828 $4,974
2011 $942 $5,374
2012 $878 $5,726
2013 $903 $6,018
2014 $940 $5,801
2015 $838 $5,689
2016 $872 $5,834
2017 $924 $6,413
2018 $996 $7,100
2019 $972 $7,606
2020 $953 $6,986
2021 $1,027 $7,057
2022 $970 $6,909
2023 $1,036 $7,195
2024 $1,086 $7,345

Mali vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Thailand
1950 28.7 45.2
1951 28.9 45.9
1952 29.1 46.5
1953 29.4 47.1
1954 29.5 47.6
1955 29.7 48.1
1956 29.9 48.6
1957 30.1 49.1
1958 30.2 49.5
1959 30.3 50.1
1960 30.5 50.6
1961 30.6 51.1
1962 30.8 51.4
1963 31 52
1964 31.2 52.5
1965 31.5 53.1
1966 31.8 53.7
1967 32.2 54.3
1968 32.6 55
1969 32.9 55.7
1970 33.4 56.5
1971 33.8 57.1
1972 34.5 57.7
1973 35.1 58.3
1974 35.7 59
1975 36.5 59.7
1976 37.2 60.4
1977 38 60.9
1978 38.8 61.3
1979 39.5 61.7
1980 40.3 62.2
1981 41 62.9
1982 41.8 63.6
1983 42.7 64.5
1984 43.4 65.5
1985 43.9 66.5
1986 44.6 67.3
1987 45.2 67.8
1988 45.7 68.2
1989 46.2 68.6
1990 46.5 68.9
1991 46.9 69.1
1992 47.2 69.4
1993 47.6 69.6
1994 47.9 69.7
1995 48.3 69.8
1996 48.5 69.9
1997 49.1 70.4
1998 49.6 70.7
1999 50.1 71
2000 50.6 71.2
2001 51.3 71.5
2002 52 71.8
2003 52.6 72.1
2004 53.3 72.1
2005 53.8 72.9
2006 54.3 73.3
2007 54.8 73.8
2008 55.2 74.2
2009 55.6 74.7
2010 56 75
2011 56.4 75.3
2012 56.7 75.6
2013 57.1 76
2014 57.5 76.3
2015 57.9 76.6
2016 58.3 76.8
2017 58.6 77
2018 58.9 77.2
2019 59.2 77.2
2020 58.9 77.3
2021 59.1 77.6
2022 60 75.3
2023 60.4 76.4
2024 60.7 76.6
2025 60.9 76.8

Mali and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Thailand
Year Population
Mali Thailand
1960 5,402,550 26,851,747
1961 5,482,283 27,650,334
1962 5,563,917 28,481,040
1963 5,646,605 29,342,322
1964 5,730,125 30,232,141
1965 5,815,487 31,149,337
1966 5,902,204 32,086,071
1967 5,990,906 33,037,801
1968 6,082,979 34,002,560
1969 6,177,704 34,973,782
1970 6,276,472 35,954,408
1971 6,377,944 36,937,387
1972 6,483,726 37,933,929
1973 6,597,106 38,947,787
1974 6,715,436 39,952,891
1975 6,837,261 40,940,005
1976 6,960,979 41,896,504
1977 7,090,979 42,843,974
1978 7,229,651 43,788,976
1979 7,375,266 44,718,434
1980 7,530,515 45,650,022
1981 7,692,766 46,575,855
1982 7,860,194 47,494,577
1983 8,034,400 48,423,309
1984 8,208,599 49,351,708
1985 8,374,663 50,270,753
1986 8,531,277 51,177,834
1987 8,681,164 52,074,105
1988 8,833,996 52,969,595
1989 8,999,938 53,848,956
1990 9,178,830 54,738,329
1991 9,362,888 55,637,434
1992 9,553,540 56,528,834
1993 9,754,786 57,408,198
1994 9,967,031 58,260,854
1995 10,185,365 59,098,232
1996 10,407,278 59,920,064
1997 10,646,495 60,724,584
1998 10,919,573 61,522,630
1999 11,227,415 62,299,043
2000 11,559,290 63,007,815
2001 11,912,158 63,651,141
2002 12,288,050 64,266,437
2003 12,684,955 64,868,166
2004 13,102,409 65,452,047
2005 13,538,647 66,017,420
2006 13,990,139 66,567,687
2007 14,457,775 67,102,394
2008 14,940,782 67,619,830
2009 15,435,539 68,121,080
2010 15,945,198 68,579,447
2011 16,469,049 69,007,208
2012 16,957,033 69,436,098
2013 17,459,615 69,845,114
2014 18,020,267 70,216,367
2015 18,593,022 70,540,795
2016 19,191,289 70,859,841
2017 19,813,011 71,160,187
2018 20,442,030 71,376,079
2019 21,068,405 71,522,271
2020 21,713,836 71,641,484
2021 22,388,630 71,727,332
2022 23,072,640 71,735,329
2023 23,769,127 71,702,435
2024 24,478,595 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Mali and Thailand

Fertility rate
Mali

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Mali Thailand
1960 7.02 6.33
1961 7.03 6.32
1962 7.04 6.33
1963 7.05 6.34
1964 7.06 6.31
1965 7.08 6.26
1966 7.11 6.18
1967 7.14 6.08
1968 7.16 5.93
1969 7.18 5.7
1970 7.18 5.45
1971 7.2 5.25
1972 7.22 5.08
1973 7.22 4.85
1974 7.23 4.6
1975 7.25 4.36
1976 7.27 4.12
1977 7.3 3.87
1978 7.32 3.62
1979 7.35 3.45
1980 7.37 3.29
1981 7.37 3.13
1982 7.32 2.94
1983 7.28 2.76
1984 7.26 2.58
1985 7.26 2.45
1986 7.31 2.36
1987 7.31 2.26
1988 7.32 2.17
1989 7.33 2.14
1990 7.31 2.07
1991 7.28 2.04
1992 7.24 2.01
1993 7.18 1.97
1994 7.12 1.93
1995 7.05 1.89
1996 7.01 1.87
1997 6.97 1.85
1998 6.94 1.82
1999 6.91 1.77
2000 6.89 1.73
2001 6.85 1.71
2002 6.82 1.69
2003 6.78 1.67
2004 6.74 1.67
2005 6.71 1.64
2006 6.68 1.63
2007 6.65 1.62
2008 6.62 1.59
2009 6.59 1.57
2010 6.58 1.56
2011 6.55 1.57
2012 6.52 1.56
2013 6.49 1.53
2014 6.44 1.48
2015 6.39 1.45
2016 6.32 1.4
2017 6.25 1.36
2018 6.12 1.32
2019 5.89 1.29
2020 5.85 1.26
2021 5.78 1.23
2022 5.69 1.22
2023 5.61 1.21

Mali and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Mali Thailand
1960 19.8 18
1961 19.8 17.9
1962 19.8 17.7
1963 19.8 17.6
1964 19.8 17.5
1965 19.8 17.4
1966 19.7 17.3
1967 19.6 17.3
1968 19.6 17.3
1969 19.5 17.4
1970 19.4 17.5
1971 19.3 17.6
1972 19.2 17.8
1973 19.1 18
1974 19 18.2
1975 18.9 18.4
1976 18.7 18.7
1977 18.6 18.9
1978 18.4 19.2
1979 18.3 19.5
1980 18.1 19.9
1981 17.9 20.2
1982 17.8 20.6
1983 17.6 21
1984 17.5 21.5
1985 17.3 21.9
1986 17.1 22.4
1987 16.9 22.8
1988 16.8 23.3
1989 16.6 23.7
1990 16.5 24.3
1991 16.4 24.8
1992 16.4 25.4
1993 16.3 26
1994 16.3 26.6
1995 16.3 27.2
1996 16.3 27.7
1997 16.3 28.3
1998 16.4 28.9
1999 16.4 29.5
2000 16.5 30
2001 16.5 30.5
2002 16.6 30.9
2003 16.6 31.3
2004 16.6 31.7
2005 16.6 32.2
2006 16.6 32.6
2007 16.6 33.1
2008 16.5 33.6
2009 16.4 34
2010 16.4 34.5
2011 16.3 35
2012 16.1 35.4
2013 16 35.9
2014 16 36.3
2015 16 36.8
2016 16 37.3
2017 16 37.7
2018 16 38.2
2019 16.1 38.7
2020 16.2 39.2
2021 16.3 39.7
2022 16.5 40.2
2023 16.6 40.7
2024 16.7 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Mali Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mali Thailand
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
91.1%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Mali Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Thailand
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
436,817 mi
2020

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