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Mali vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 23rd vs. 67th).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Vietnam
Population
25787988
102063551
Population rank 58/197 16/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Mali and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Mali and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Mali

Vietnam
Year GDP
Mali Vietnam
1967 $275,494,478 -
1968 $343,771,973 -
1969 $339,913,867 -
1970 $359,772,315 -
1971 $395,218,629 -
1972 $486,617,280 -
1973 $563,683,703 -
1974 $538,747,340 -
1975 $830,710,615 -
1976 $939,228,017 -
1977 $1,049,838,548 -
1978 $1,222,702,573 -
1979 $1,595,422,956 -
1980 $1,759,691,186 -
1981 $1,538,972,424 -
1982 $1,333,754,225 -
1983 $1,297,765,326 -
1984 $1,232,932,104 -
1985 $1,392,196,048 $14,094,687,821
1986 $1,852,163,453 $26,336,616,250
1987 $2,090,629,987 $36,658,108,850
1988 $2,169,040,603 $25,423,812,649
1989 $2,181,821,909 $6,293,304,975
1990 $2,681,912,149 $6,471,740,806
1991 $2,724,131,458 $9,613,369,520
1992 $2,830,673,378 $9,866,990,236
1993 $2,818,281,085 $13,180,953,598
1994 $2,081,846,498 $16,286,433,533
1995 $2,706,425,157 $20,736,164,459
1996 $2,780,422,049 $24,657,470,575
1997 $2,697,105,823 $26,843,700,442
1998 $2,920,358,711 $27,209,602,050
1999 $3,440,724,710 $28,683,659,007
2000 $2,961,484,954 $31,172,518,403
2001 $3,468,337,942 $32,685,198,809
2002 $3,908,121,307 $35,064,105,501
2003 $4,714,071,980 $39,552,513,232
2004 $7,113,132,070 $45,427,854,693
2005 $8,009,875,052 $57,633,255,738
2006 $8,858,863,053 $66,371,664,817
2007 $10,289,243,720 $77,414,425,532
2008 $12,262,134,441 $99,130,304,099
2009 $12,592,138,109 $106,014,659,565
2010 $13,196,527,458 $147,201,173,197
2011 $15,506,843,902 $172,595,049,184
2012 $14,891,957,623 $195,590,661,129
2013 $15,769,357,573 $213,708,811,665
2014 $16,943,434,591 $233,451,469,643
2015 $15,583,181,170 $239,258,328,382
2016 $16,743,796,800 $257,096,001,178
2017 $18,308,362,040 $281,353,605,987
2018 $20,368,015,381 $310,106,478,395
2019 $20,477,421,885 $334,365,270,497
2020 $20,698,560,939 $346,615,738,538
2021 $22,999,245,263 $366,474,752,771
2022 $22,374,051,350 $413,445,230,669
2023 $24,621,545,565 $433,857,681,378
2024 $26,588,067,731 $476,388,230,307

Mali and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Mali Vietnam
1967 $46 -
1968 $56.5 -
1969 $55 -
1970 $57.3 -
1971 $62 -
1972 $75.1 -
1973 $85.4 -
1974 $80.2 -
1975 $121.5 -
1976 $134.9 -
1977 $148.1 -
1978 $169.1 -
1979 $216.3 -
1980 $233.7 -
1981 $200.1 -
1982 $169.7 -
1983 $161.5 -
1984 $150.2 -
1985 $166.2 $238.6
1986 $217.1 $436
1987 $240.8 $595
1988 $245.5 $405
1989 $242.4 $98.1
1990 $292.2 $98.8
1991 $290.9 $143.7
1992 $296.3 $144.5
1993 $288.9 $189.4
1994 $208.9 $229.9
1995 $265.7 $287.8
1996 $267.2 $337
1997 $253.3 $362
1998 $267.4 $361
1999 $306 $376
2000 $256.2 $404
2001 $291.2 $419
2002 $318 $445
2003 $372 $497
2004 $543 $565
2005 $592 $711
2006 $633 $808
2007 $712 $926
2008 $821 $1,164
2009 $816 $1,226
2010 $828 $1,683
2011 $942 $1,951
2012 $878 $2,185
2013 $903 $2,360
2014 $940 $2,546
2015 $838 $2,578
2016 $872 $2,735
2017 $924 $2,956
2018 $996 $3,222
2019 $972 $3,441
2020 $953 $3,534
2021 $1,027 $3,704
2022 $970 $4,148
2023 $1,036 $4,323
2024 $1,086 $4,717

Mali vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Vietnam
1950 28.7 48
1951 28.9 48.7
1952 29.1 49.4
1953 29.4 50
1954 29.5 52
1955 29.7 54.8
1956 29.9 55.5
1957 30.1 56.2
1958 30.2 56.8
1959 30.3 57.4
1960 30.5 58
1961 30.6 58.5
1962 30.8 58.2
1963 31 56.9
1964 31.2 57.5
1965 31.5 57
1966 31.8 56.9
1967 32.2 56.7
1968 32.6 52.7
1969 32.9 54.8
1970 33.4 54.9
1971 33.8 55.6
1972 34.5 51.9
1973 35.1 55.7
1974 35.7 54.8
1975 36.5 61.9
1976 37.2 63.7
1977 38 64.1
1978 38.8 64.5
1979 39.5 65
1980 40.3 65.3
1981 41 65.8
1982 41.8 66.2
1983 42.7 66.5
1984 43.4 66.9
1985 43.9 67.2
1986 44.6 67.6
1987 45.2 68
1988 45.7 68.6
1989 46.2 68.8
1990 46.5 69
1991 46.9 69.3
1992 47.2 69.6
1993 47.6 70
1994 47.9 70.4
1995 48.3 70.9
1996 48.5 71.3
1997 49.1 71.7
1998 49.6 72.3
1999 50.1 72.6
2000 50.6 72.7
2001 51.3 73
2002 52 73.1
2003 52.6 73.2
2004 53.3 73.1
2005 53.8 73.2
2006 54.3 73.3
2007 54.8 73.4
2008 55.2 73.5
2009 55.6 73.5
2010 56 73.6
2011 56.4 73.7
2012 56.7 73.8
2013 57.1 73.8
2014 57.5 73.9
2015 57.9 74
2016 58.3 74
2017 58.6 74
2018 58.9 74.1
2019 59.2 74.2
2020 58.9 75.4
2021 59.1 74.1
2022 60 74.5
2023 60.4 74.6
2024 60.7 74.7
2025 60.9 74.9

Mali and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Vietnam
Year Population
Mali Vietnam
1960 5,402,550 32,531,933
1961 5,482,283 33,409,059
1962 5,563,917 34,288,560
1963 5,646,605 35,249,101
1964 5,730,125 36,201,563
1965 5,815,487 37,129,656
1966 5,902,204 38,024,836
1967 5,990,906 38,895,080
1968 6,082,979 39,734,609
1969 6,177,704 40,582,096
1970 6,276,472 41,475,230
1971 6,377,944 42,449,276
1972 6,483,726 43,429,168
1973 6,597,106 44,409,861
1974 6,715,436 45,413,537
1975 6,837,261 46,482,903
1976 6,960,979 47,684,931
1977 7,090,979 48,954,872
1978 7,229,651 50,249,552
1979 7,375,266 51,378,211
1980 7,530,515 52,490,101
1981 7,692,766 53,738,141
1982 7,860,194 55,011,289
1983 8,034,400 56,337,921
1984 8,208,599 57,706,067
1985 8,374,663 59,060,622
1986 8,531,277 60,347,048
1987 8,681,164 61,584,651
1988 8,833,996 62,843,228
1989 8,999,938 64,147,348
1990 9,178,830 65,504,552
1991 9,362,888 66,891,775
1992 9,553,540 68,260,337
1993 9,754,786 69,586,384
1994 9,967,031 70,854,391
1995 10,185,365 72,049,940
1996 10,407,278 73,156,447
1997 10,646,495 74,226,889
1998 10,919,573 75,299,660
1999 11,227,415 76,287,452
2000 11,559,290 77,154,011
2001 11,912,158 77,969,361
2002 12,288,050 78,772,224
2003 12,684,955 79,563,777
2004 13,102,409 80,338,971
2005 13,538,647 81,088,313
2006 13,990,139 82,167,897
2007 14,457,775 83,633,375
2008 14,940,782 85,175,788
2009 15,435,539 86,460,018
2010 15,945,198 87,455,152
2011 16,469,049 88,468,314
2012 16,957,033 89,510,356
2013 17,459,615 90,573,104
2014 18,020,267 91,679,578
2015 18,593,022 92,823,254
2016 19,191,289 94,000,117
2017 19,813,011 95,176,977
2018 20,442,030 96,237,319
2019 21,068,405 97,173,776
2020 21,713,836 98,079,191
2021 22,388,630 98,935,098
2022 23,072,640 99,680,655
2023 23,769,127 100,352,192
2024 24,478,595 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Mali and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Mali

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Mali Vietnam
1960 7.02 6.27
1961 7.03 5.48
1962 7.04 6.26
1963 7.05 6.39
1964 7.06 6.29
1965 7.08 6.16
1966 7.11 5.97
1967 7.14 5.88
1968 7.16 6.03
1969 7.18 6.01
1970 7.18 6.02
1971 7.2 6.07
1972 7.22 6.1
1973 7.22 6.11
1974 7.23 5.78
1975 7.25 5.62
1976 7.27 5.46
1977 7.3 5.29
1978 7.32 5.1
1979 7.35 4.94
1980 7.37 4.8
1981 7.37 4.67
1982 7.32 4.59
1983 7.28 4.52
1984 7.26 4.41
1985 7.26 4.21
1986 7.31 3.96
1987 7.31 3.72
1988 7.32 3.62
1989 7.33 3.64
1990 7.31 3.6
1991 7.28 3.52
1992 7.24 3.35
1993 7.18 3.17
1994 7.12 2.94
1995 7.05 2.7
1996 7.01 2.47
1997 6.97 2.27
1998 6.94 2.1
1999 6.91 2
2000 6.89 2.03
2001 6.85 2.02
2002 6.82 2.01
2003 6.78 2
2004 6.74 1.97
2005 6.71 1.89
2006 6.68 1.87
2007 6.65 1.91
2008 6.62 1.93
2009 6.59 1.92
2010 6.58 1.91
2011 6.55 1.93
2012 6.52 1.97
2013 6.49 1.98
2014 6.44 2.09
2015 6.39 2.1
2016 6.32 2
2017 6.25 1.99
2018 6.12 1.88
2019 5.89 1.94
2020 5.85 1.96
2021 5.78 1.94
2022 5.69 1.93
2023 5.61 1.91

Mali and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Mali

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Mali Vietnam
1960 19.8 21.2
1961 19.8 20.7
1962 19.8 20.2
1963 19.8 19.7
1964 19.8 19.2
1965 19.8 18.9
1966 19.7 18.7
1967 19.6 18.5
1968 19.6 18.4
1969 19.5 18.4
1970 19.4 18.4
1971 19.3 18.4
1972 19.2 18.5
1973 19.1 18.5
1974 19 18.6
1975 18.9 18.7
1976 18.7 18.8
1977 18.6 19
1978 18.4 19.1
1979 18.3 19.3
1980 18.1 19.4
1981 17.9 19.5
1982 17.8 19.6
1983 17.6 19.7
1984 17.5 19.8
1985 17.3 19.9
1986 17.1 20
1987 16.9 20.1
1988 16.8 20.2
1989 16.6 20.4
1990 16.5 20.5
1991 16.4 20.7
1992 16.4 20.9
1993 16.3 21.1
1994 16.3 21.4
1995 16.3 21.7
1996 16.3 22
1997 16.3 22.4
1998 16.4 22.9
1999 16.4 23.3
2000 16.5 23.7
2001 16.5 24.2
2002 16.6 24.6
2003 16.6 25
2004 16.6 25.4
2005 16.6 25.8
2006 16.6 26.3
2007 16.6 26.9
2008 16.5 27.4
2009 16.4 27.9
2010 16.4 28.3
2011 16.3 28.7
2012 16.1 29
2013 16 29.4
2014 16 29.8
2015 16 30.2
2016 16 30.5
2017 16 30.8
2018 16 31.2
2019 16.1 31.6
2020 16.2 32.1
2021 16.3 32.5
2022 16.5 33
2023 16.6 33.4
2024 16.7 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Mali Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.66 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Mali Vietnam
% of world population
0.3%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
96.1%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Mali Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Vietnam
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
354,460 mi
2019

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