Mali vs Ethiopia

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Bamako
Population
24.5M
GDP
$26.8B
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Addis Ababa
Population
132.1M
GDP
$149.7B

POP 5.4x GDP 5.6x LE 6.9 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Mali vs Ethiopia

Net Migration164.1%Inflation (Consumer Pric…84.8%Population Density82.9%GDP (Current USD)82.1%Population81.5%Foreign Direct Investment77.1%Trade (% of GDP)65%Access to Sanitation59.8%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Mali LIC vs Ethiopia LIC).

Demographics: Population Density (Ethiopia, 83% spread)

Indicator Mali Ethiopia Year
Population Density 19.5 114.0 2023
Population 24.5M 132.1M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 2.4% 3.2% 2024
Urban Population 31.6% 23.6% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Mali and Ethiopia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Ethiopia, 85% spread)

Indicator Mali Ethiopia Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 3.2% 21.0% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $26.8B $149.7B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $921.0M $4.0B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 49.8% 17.4% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Mali and Ethiopia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Ethiopia, 47% spread)

Indicator Mali Ethiopia Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 367 195 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 73.0 44.5 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 25.1% 36.8% 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 47.5 34.5 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Mali and Ethiopia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Mali, 45% spread)

Indicator Mali Ethiopia Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.2% 2.3% 2023
Literacy Rate (Adult) 35.6% 60.5% 2024
Youth Literacy Rate 50.3% 84.7% 2024

3 closer education rows sit on the Mali and Ethiopia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Ethiopia, 27% spread)

Indicator Mali Ethiopia Year
Forest Area 10.9% 14.9% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 71.1% 90.6% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.3 0.1 2024

2 closer environment rows sit on the Mali and Ethiopia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Mali, 60% spread)

Indicator Mali Ethiopia Year
Access to Sanitation 20.0% 8.1% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 112.1 65.1 2022
Internet Users 36.8% 21.9% 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Mali and Ethiopia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Ethiopia, 164% spread)

Indicator Mali Ethiopia Year
Net Migration -46,880 30.1K 2024

5 closer social rows sit on the Mali and Ethiopia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Mali vs Ethiopia comparison

Mali (LIC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs Ethiopia (LIC, Sub-Saharan Africa) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 5.4x smaller (24.5M vs 132.1M) and total GDP is 5.6x smaller ($26.8B vs $149.7B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~164% relative spread) across 42 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Mali vs Ethiopia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LIC · WIDE scale band.