Mali vs Rwanda

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Bamako
Population
24.5M
GDP
$26.8B
Rwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Kigali
Population
14.3M
GDP
$15.1B

POP 1.7x GDP 1.8x LE 7.3 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Mali vs Rwanda

Population Density96.6%Unemployment Rate74.2%Net Migration66.8%Literacy Rate (Adult)54.8%School Enrollment (Prima…51.3%Under-5 Mortality Rate48.4%School Enrollment (Terti…45.5%Inflation (Consumer Pric…44.8%
MID pair: Population Density is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LIC.

Demographics: Population Density (Rwanda, 97% spread)

Indicator Mali Rwanda Year
Population Density 19.5 565.6 2023
Population 24.5M 14.3M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 2.4% 3.9% 2024
Population Ages 0-14 46.1% 37.4% 2024

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

Economy: Unemployment Rate (Mali, 74% spread)

Indicator Mali Rwanda Year
Unemployment Rate 2.9% 11.3% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 3.2% 1.8% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $26.8B $15.1B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $921.0M $572.9M 2024

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

Health: Under-5 Mortality Rate (Rwanda, 48% spread)

Indicator Mali Rwanda Year
Under-5 Mortality Rate 73.0 37.7 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 47.5 29.4 2024
Maternal Mortality Ratio 367 229 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.8% 5.1% 2023

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

Education: Literacy Rate (Adult) (Rwanda, 55% spread)

Indicator Mali Rwanda Year
Literacy Rate (Adult) 35.6% 78.8% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 72.8% 149.6% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 5.1% 9.4% 2015
Youth Literacy Rate 50.3% 90.0% 2024

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Mali, 26% spread)

Indicator Mali Rwanda Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 8.6% 6.4% 2022

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

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Mali, 17% spread)

Indicator Mali Rwanda Year
Mobile Subscriptions 112.1 93.2 2022

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

Social: Net Migration (Rwanda, 67% spread)

Indicator Mali Rwanda Year
Net Migration -46,880 -15,582 2024

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

How to read this Mali vs Rwanda comparison

Mali (LIC) and Rwanda (LIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LIC). Population is 72% larger; GDP is 77% larger. Open with Population Density (~97%) before the 7-topic tables (40 rows). Both in Sub-Saharan Africa, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

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