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Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · capital Bamako
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old60.7years
Ranks 211 of 217 in 2024
19% below world median · 6% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old73.0per 1,000 live births
Ranks 184 of 196 in 2024
3.9× above world median · 49% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old367per 100,000 live births
Ranks 179 of 194 in 2023
6.8× above world median · 43% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2024 · 2 years old25.1% of under-5s
Ranks 3 of 6 in 2024
about the same world median · 18% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 6 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old3.81% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
40% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old5.51births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.9× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2024 · 2 years old35.6% of adults 15+
Ranks 29 of 29 in 2024
62% below world median · 54% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old72.8% gross
Ranks 162 of 166 in 2023
27% below world median · 25% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old4.18% of GDP
Ranks 47 of 121 in 2023
14% above world median · 25% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old1,193current US$
Ranks 168 of 186 in 2025
85% below world median · 12% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old3,503international $
Ranks 168 of 185 in 2025
83% below world median · 21% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2021 · 5 years old36.1% of population
Ranks 74 of 81 in 2021
39.1× above world median · 6% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2021 · 5 years old35.7index, 0–100
Ranks 52 of 81 in 2021
4% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old2.8% of labour force
Ranks 35 of 182 in 2025
44% below world median · 45% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old3.3% per year
Not ranked — no better end
8% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old4.20% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
1.6× above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old49.5% of population
Ranks 201 of 215 in 2024
51% below world median · 14% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old36.8% of population
Ranks 157 of 182 in 2024
55% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.30t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
88% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old25.2mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
2.8× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Mali has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.