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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 old

60.7years

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 old

73.0per 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 old

367per 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 old

25.1% 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 old

3.81% 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 old

5.51births 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 old

35.6% 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 old

72.8% 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 old

4.18% 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 old

1,193current 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 old

3,503international $

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 old

36.1% 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 old

35.7index, 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 old

2.8% 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 old

3.3% 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 old

4.20% 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 old

49.5% 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 old

36.8% 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 old

0.30t 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 old

25.2mpeople

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.