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Mali vs Senegal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mali
mli
Leads on 40 of 107 metrics
Senegal
sen
Leads on 54 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mali and Senegal: Mali leads on Radios (570,000) against Senegal (1.24); Mali leads on Central Bank Discount Rate (%) (16 %) against Senegal (0.25 %); Mali leads on Dam capacity per capita (520.30 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Senegal (12.60 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 107 compared metrics, Mali wins on 40 and Senegal wins on 54.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)35.09 %60.61 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2023 est.)percent of population: 61% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score48.23 points59.43 points★
Radios570,000★1.24
Televisions45,000361,000★
Waterways1,800★1,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country7.28B $★5.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars29.17B $36.56B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)16 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.2 %5.4 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index84.3★60.9
Electricity Consumption2.983.5★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6882★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants31★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables111★
Electricity Imports800★0
Electricity Installed Capacity590,000977,000★
Electricity Production2.494.17★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)4.31 USD per capita8.3 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient35.736.2★
Gross Fixed Investment25.4★25.3
Gross National Saving16.521.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.4 %20 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %0.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★1.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption059.46★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production059.46★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption6,00041,000★
Oil Exports04,550★
Oil Imports4,50736,290★
Oil Production065★
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line42.1 people★46.7 people
Public Debt36★47.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD6.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption22,00048,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports04,063★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,61032,050★
Refined Petroleum Products Production017,590★
Remittances4.210.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources2.02★1.46
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)36.117.89★
Taxes and Other Revenues1219.5★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)235,8249,989★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions6.86★10.37
Population Distributionthe overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso, as shown in this population distribution mapthe population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year★3.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources120★38.97

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.33 %2 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)46.36★44.25
Agricultural land440,519 sq. km★96,942 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km531 km★
Dam capacity per capita520.3 cubic meters per inhabitant★12.6 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land3,780★1,200

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country16.86 %38.89 %★
Administrative Divisions19★14
Independence22★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.8★3.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.2 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)367 %237 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.221.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.6 %★8.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,00039,000★
Underweight Children Under 515★16.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)41,000★19,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Currently married (Percent)77.55 %★65.84 %
Human Capital Index0.310.44★
Life expectancy at birth63.05 years72.09 years★
Median age of population15.85 years19.85 years★
Population Change738,653.1 persons★429,217.9 persons
Population density21.22 per sq. km★100.55 per sq. km
Total population25.92M persons★19.36M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.280.76★
Birth Rate (%)39.44 %★29.54 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate17.2 %26.9 %★
Death Rate (%)7.87 %4.85 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age5.92M persons★4.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate9.13★5.76
Learning-adjusted years of school2.22 years5.1 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.93 people3.34 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)171.12173.14★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization49.78 %71.97 %★
Physician Density0.19 people/sq km★0.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.88 %★2.4 %
Population living in slums88.35 %★38.57 %
Total deaths210,507.1 persons99,557.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.67 %★33.75 %
Total fertility rate5.33 per woman★3.66 per woman
Total net-migration-56,966.7 persons-29,112.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate88.71 per live births31.36 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.02★0
Airports30★20
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft3

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