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Mali vs Tunisia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 12.3M in Tunisia (ranked 80/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia (ranked 23rd vs. 91st).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Tunisia ranks 90/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Tunisia ranks 127/197 ($4,350).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Tunisia
Population
25787988
12402051
Population rank 58/197 80/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 90/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$4,350
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 127/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$14,451
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$44.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
82.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$3,617
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 95/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$4,061
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
59,985 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
204.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
1.83
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
33.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
76.9 years
2025

Mali and Tunisia: Comparison Charts

Mali and Tunisia economies compared

GDP
Mali

Tunisia
Year GDP
Mali Tunisia
1961 - $866,155,429
1962 - $880,027,733
1963 - $1,026,737,600
1964 - $1,025,866,792
1965 - $991,047,619
1966 - $1,040,952,381
1967 $275,494,478 $1,085,714,286
1968 $343,771,973 $1,214,666,667
1969 $339,913,867 $1,289,904,762
1970 $359,772,315 $1,439,238,095
1971 $395,218,629 $1,685,162,272
1972 $486,617,280 $2,237,556,149
1973 $563,683,703 $2,730,813,385
1974 $538,747,340 $3,545,868,575
1975 $830,710,615 $4,328,965,588
1976 $939,228,017 $4,508,191,942
1977 $1,049,838,548 $5,109,324,009
1978 $1,222,702,573 $5,968,460,080
1979 $1,595,422,956 $7,188,863,904
1980 $1,759,691,186 $8,744,134,354
1981 $1,538,972,424 $8,428,445,294
1982 $1,333,754,225 $8,133,580,052
1983 $1,297,765,326 $8,350,582,748
1984 $1,232,932,104 $8,254,541,195
1985 $1,392,196,048 $8,410,226,053
1986 $1,852,163,453 $9,017,806,654
1987 $2,090,629,987 $9,696,715,911
1988 $2,169,040,603 $10,096,245,762
1989 $2,181,821,909 $10,101,851,745
1990 $2,681,912,149 $12,290,568,182
1991 $2,724,131,458 $13,074,782,609
1992 $2,830,673,378 $15,496,708,060
1993 $2,818,281,085 $14,608,335,608
1994 $2,081,846,498 $15,633,174,304
1995 $2,706,425,157 $18,030,876,599
1996 $2,780,422,049 $19,587,161,807
1997 $2,697,105,823 $20,746,210,354
1998 $2,920,358,711 $21,802,893,587
1999 $3,440,724,710 $22,943,202,175
2000 $2,961,484,954 $21,473,528,161
2001 $3,468,337,942 $22,065,832,449
2002 $3,908,121,307 $23,141,616,605
2003 $4,714,071,980 $27,453,902,261
2004 $7,113,132,070 $31,183,885,241
2005 $8,009,875,052 $32,272,186,695
2006 $8,858,863,053 $34,376,664,601
2007 $10,289,243,720 $38,915,353,867
2008 $12,262,134,441 $44,859,439,902
2009 $12,592,138,109 $43,455,740,497
2010 $13,196,527,458 $46,206,091,938
2011 $15,506,843,902 $48,123,325,825
2012 $14,891,957,623 $47,311,401,813
2013 $15,769,357,573 $48,685,446,414
2014 $16,943,434,591 $50,271,812,921
2015 $15,583,181,170 $45,779,494,042
2016 $16,743,796,800 $44,360,072,680
2017 $18,308,362,040 $42,163,530,591
2018 $20,368,015,381 $42,686,504,460
2019 $20,477,421,885 $41,905,642,419
2020 $20,698,560,939 $42,491,780,918
2021 $22,999,245,263 $47,073,234,359
2022 $22,374,051,350 $44,948,769,171
2023 $24,621,545,565 $48,196,281,784
2024 $26,588,067,731 $53,409,988,745

Mali and Tunisia economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Tunisia
Year GDP per capita
Mali Tunisia
1961 - $200.7
1962 - $201.4
1963 - $231.9
1964 - $228.5
1965 - $217.3
1966 - $223.8
1967 $46 $228
1968 $56.5 $248.9
1969 $55 $257.7
1970 $57.3 $280.5
1971 $62 $320
1972 $75.1 $415
1973 $85.4 $493
1974 $80.2 $624
1975 $121.5 $741
1976 $134.9 $752
1977 $148.1 $830
1978 $169.1 $946
1979 $216.3 $1,113
1980 $233.7 $1,324
1981 $200.1 $1,247
1982 $169.7 $1,177
1983 $161.5 $1,184
1984 $150.2 $1,143
1985 $166.2 $1,135
1986 $217.1 $1,187
1987 $240.8 $1,245
1988 $245.5 $1,266
1989 $242.4 $1,239
1990 $292.2 $1,476
1991 $290.9 $1,538
1992 $296.3 $1,785
1993 $288.9 $1,649
1994 $208.9 $1,733
1995 $265.7 $1,968
1996 $267.2 $2,107
1997 $253.3 $2,202
1998 $267.4 $2,285
1999 $306 $2,376
2000 $256.2 $2,199
2001 $291.2 $2,236
2002 $318 $2,321
2003 $372 $2,726
2004 $543 $3,067
2005 $592 $3,147
2006 $633 $3,323
2007 $712 $3,727
2008 $821 $4,255
2009 $816 $4,080
2010 $828 $4,292
2011 $942 $4,421
2012 $878 $4,297
2013 $903 $4,370
2014 $940 $4,459
2015 $838 $4,015
2016 $872 $3,848
2017 $924 $3,619
2018 $996 $3,628
2019 $972 $3,529
2020 $953 $3,549
2021 $1,027 $3,907
2022 $970 $3,709
2023 $1,036 $3,950
2024 $1,086 $4,350

Mali vs. Tunisia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Tunisia
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Tunisia
1950 28.7 38.2
1951 28.9 38.7
1952 29.1 39.3
1953 29.4 39.7
1954 29.5 40
1955 29.7 40.8
1956 29.9 41.3
1957 30.1 42.1
1958 30.2 42.7
1959 30.3 43.4
1960 30.5 44
1961 30.6 44.3
1962 30.8 45.6
1963 31 46.4
1964 31.2 47.3
1965 31.5 48.2
1966 31.8 49.2
1967 32.2 50.2
1968 32.6 51.3
1969 32.9 52.3
1970 33.4 53.8
1971 33.8 54.9
1972 34.5 56.1
1973 35.1 57.1
1974 35.7 58.3
1975 36.5 59.3
1976 37.2 60.3
1977 38 61.3
1978 38.8 62.1
1979 39.5 62.9
1980 40.3 63.7
1981 41 64.4
1982 41.8 65
1983 42.7 65.7
1984 43.4 66.3
1985 43.9 66.9
1986 44.6 67.4
1987 45.2 68
1988 45.7 68.5
1989 46.2 68.8
1990 46.5 69.1
1991 46.9 69.4
1992 47.2 69.7
1993 47.6 70
1994 47.9 70.4
1995 48.3 70.8
1996 48.5 71.2
1997 49.1 71.7
1998 49.6 72.1
1999 50.1 72.3
2000 50.6 72.6
2001 51.3 72.8
2002 52 73.1
2003 52.6 73.3
2004 53.3 73.5
2005 53.8 73.7
2006 54.3 73.9
2007 54.8 74
2008 55.2 74.2
2009 55.6 74.3
2010 56 74.4
2011 56.4 74.5
2012 56.7 74.6
2013 57.1 74.7
2014 57.5 74.8
2015 57.9 74.9
2016 58.3 75
2017 58.6 75.2
2018 58.9 75.4
2019 59.2 75.6
2020 58.9 75
2021 59.1 72.9
2022 60 76.1
2023 60.4 76.5
2024 60.7 76.7
2025 60.9 76.9

Mali and Tunisia population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Tunisia
Year Population
Mali Tunisia
1960 5,402,550 4,267,288
1961 5,482,283 4,316,278
1962 5,563,917 4,369,136
1963 5,646,605 4,427,131
1964 5,730,125 4,489,869
1965 5,815,487 4,561,385
1966 5,902,204 4,652,287
1967 5,990,906 4,760,970
1968 6,082,979 4,879,899
1969 6,177,704 5,004,697
1970 6,276,472 5,131,396
1971 6,377,944 5,261,658
1972 6,483,726 5,396,557
1973 6,597,106 5,537,242
1974 6,715,436 5,684,674
1975 6,837,261 5,839,262
1976 6,960,979 5,996,994
1977 7,090,979 6,155,931
1978 7,229,651 6,309,390
1979 7,375,266 6,456,419
1980 7,530,515 6,606,195
1981 7,692,766 6,758,284
1982 7,860,194 6,908,642
1983 8,034,400 7,053,800
1984 8,208,599 7,220,044
1985 8,374,663 7,409,903
1986 8,531,277 7,600,301
1987 8,681,164 7,789,987
1988 8,833,996 7,974,440
1989 8,999,938 8,151,660
1990 9,178,830 8,324,509
1991 9,362,888 8,501,827
1992 9,553,540 8,682,512
1993 9,754,786 8,857,910
1994 9,967,031 9,018,448
1995 10,185,365 9,161,258
1996 10,407,278 9,294,432
1997 10,646,495 9,421,270
1998 10,919,573 9,541,667
1999 11,227,415 9,655,963
2000 11,559,290 9,764,935
2001 11,912,158 9,869,677
2002 12,288,050 9,971,515
2003 12,684,955 10,071,632
2004 13,102,409 10,166,163
2005 13,538,647 10,255,472
2006 13,990,139 10,346,410
2007 14,457,775 10,441,702
2008 14,940,782 10,542,635
2009 15,435,539 10,650,681
2010 15,945,198 10,765,980
2011 16,469,049 10,886,035
2012 16,957,033 11,009,647
2013 17,459,615 11,141,361
2014 18,020,267 11,274,288
2015 18,593,022 11,402,264
2016 19,191,289 11,528,674
2017 19,813,011 11,650,498
2018 20,442,030 11,765,514
2019 21,068,405 11,875,081
2020 21,713,836 11,974,057
2021 22,388,630 12,048,622
2022 23,072,640 12,119,334
2023 23,769,127 12,200,431
2024 24,478,595 12,277,109

Fertility rates in Mali and Tunisia

Fertility rate
Mali

Tunisia
Year Fertility rate
Mali Tunisia
1960 7.02 7.16
1961 7.03 7.16
1962 7.04 7.17
1963 7.05 7.17
1964 7.06 7.17
1965 7.08 7.11
1966 7.11 7.06
1967 7.14 6.95
1968 7.16 6.81
1969 7.18 6.62
1970 7.18 6.43
1971 7.2 6.29
1972 7.22 6.19
1973 7.22 6.12
1974 7.23 6.05
1975 7.25 5.97
1976 7.27 5.87
1977 7.3 5.68
1978 7.32 5.4
1979 7.35 5.18
1980 7.37 5.03
1981 7.37 5.02
1982 7.32 4.89
1983 7.28 4.77
1984 7.26 4.66
1985 7.26 4.52
1986 7.31 4.36
1987 7.31 4.1
1988 7.32 3.83
1989 7.33 3.57
1990 7.31 3.44
1991 7.28 3.31
1992 7.24 3.19
1993 7.18 3.06
1994 7.12 2.87
1995 7.05 2.67
1996 7.01 2.49
1997 6.97 2.34
1998 6.94 2.2
1999 6.91 2.08
2000 6.89 2.03
2001 6.85 1.98
2002 6.82 1.94
2003 6.78 1.96
2004 6.74 1.95
2005 6.71 1.95
2006 6.68 1.95
2007 6.65 1.96
2008 6.62 1.98
2009 6.59 2
2010 6.58 2.08
2011 6.55 2.19
2012 6.52 2.28
2013 6.49 2.31
2014 6.44 2.32
2015 6.39 2.31
2016 6.32 2.28
2017 6.25 2.21
2018 6.12 2.13
2019 5.89 2.1
2020 5.85 2
2021 5.78 1.8
2022 5.69 1.85
2023 5.61 1.83

Mali and Tunisia demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Tunisia
Year Median age, years
Mali Tunisia
1960 19.8 18.4
1961 19.8 18.3
1962 19.8 18.2
1963 19.8 18.1
1964 19.8 18
1965 19.8 17.9
1966 19.7 17.8
1967 19.6 17.7
1968 19.6 17.6
1969 19.5 17.5
1970 19.4 17.6
1971 19.3 17.6
1972 19.2 17.6
1973 19.1 17.7
1974 19 17.8
1975 18.9 17.8
1976 18.7 17.9
1977 18.6 18
1978 18.4 18.1
1979 18.3 18.3
1980 18.1 18.5
1981 17.9 18.7
1982 17.8 19
1983 17.6 19.2
1984 17.5 19.5
1985 17.3 19.7
1986 17.1 19.9
1987 16.9 20.2
1988 16.8 20.4
1989 16.6 20.7
1990 16.5 21
1991 16.4 21.2
1992 16.4 21.5
1993 16.3 21.8
1994 16.3 22.1
1995 16.3 22.5
1996 16.3 22.9
1997 16.3 23.2
1998 16.4 23.6
1999 16.4 24
2000 16.5 24.4
2001 16.5 24.8
2002 16.6 25.3
2003 16.6 25.7
2004 16.6 26.2
2005 16.6 26.7
2006 16.6 27.2
2007 16.6 27.6
2008 16.5 28.1
2009 16.4 28.5
2010 16.4 28.9
2011 16.3 29.2
2012 16.1 29.5
2013 16 29.8
2014 16 30.1
2015 16 30.4
2016 16 30.8
2017 16 31.1
2018 16 31.4
2019 16.1 31.7
2020 16.2 32
2021 16.3 32.4
2022 16.5 32.8
2023 16.6 33.2
2024 16.7 33.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Tunisia
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$47.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
6.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
2.36%
2023
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
48,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
-5.43%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
15.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
62.1%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
23.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
27%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
74
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$8.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$9.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$3.26B
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
2,012,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
8.96%
2020
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
37.8%
2024

Energy

Mali Tunisia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
956 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
31.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
2.58 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
86.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
11.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
53.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,595 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
2.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
0.07%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mali Tunisia
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
-15,221
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
70.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.8 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
48.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
4.62
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
79
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
86.3%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
72.4%
2023

Health

Mali Tunisia
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$265.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$90
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
76.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
4.38%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
1.29
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
12.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
27.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
16%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
74
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
1.71 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Tunisia
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
4,886 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
37,454 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
2,731 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
12,272 mi
2023

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