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Mali vs Spain: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mali
mli
Leads on 36 of 108 metrics
Spain
esp
Leads on 64 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mali and Spain: Mali leads on Radios (570,000) against Spain (13.10); Mali leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (22,000) against Spain (1.30); Mali leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (590,000) against Spain (105.90). Across 108 compared metrics, Mali wins on 36 and Spain wins on 64.

  • 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)35.09 %95.45 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score48.23 points77.35 points★
Radios570,000★13.1
Televisions45,000★16.2
Waterways1,800★1,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country7.28B $32.17B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars29.17B $1.92T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)16 %★0.05 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.2 %★2.03 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index84.3100★
Electricity Consumption2.98239.5★
Electricity Exports014.18★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels68★47
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants31★14
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels07★
Electricity from Other Renewables132★
Electricity Imports800★21.85
Electricity Installed Capacity590,000★105.9
Electricity Production2.49258.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)4.31 USD per capita101.12 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient35.7★33.6
Gross Fixed Investment25.4★22.5
Gross National Saving16.523★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.4 %2.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption031.27★
Natural Gas Exports02.89★
Natural Gas Imports034.63★
Natural Gas Production036.81★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves02.55★
Oil Consumption6,000★1.44
Oil Exports0240,700★
Oil Imports4,507★1.58
Oil Production029,970★
Oil Proved Reserves0150★
Population Below Poverty Line44.6 people20.2 people★
Public Debt36★107.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD★3.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption22,000★1.3
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0562,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,610464,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.36★
Remittances4.2★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources2.02★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)36.10.66★
Taxes and Other Revenues1215★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %★11.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)235,824★4.88M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions6.86★254.82
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 mapwith the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior; very dense settlement around the capital of Ma
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year29.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources120★111.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.33 %2.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)46.3655.87★
Agricultural land440,519 sq. km★268,740.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km4,964 km★
Dam capacity per capita520.3 cubic meters per inhabitant1,106.31 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land3,78038,012★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Rule of Law Index by Country16.86 %76.3 %★
Administrative Divisions19★17
Independence22149★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.89.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP10.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.2 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)367 %3 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.231.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.6 %★23.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000★150,000
Underweight Children Under 518.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)41,000199,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Currently married (Percent)77.55 %★45.17 %
Human Capital Index0.310.75★
Life expectancy at birth63.05 years86.94 years★
Median age of population15.85 years46.35 years★
Population Change738,653.1 persons★-54,840.6 persons
Population density21.22 per sq. km★95.5 per sq. km
Total population25.92M persons47.87M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.280.87★
Birth Rate (%)39.44 %★7.16 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate17.2 %62.1 %★
Death Rate (%)7.87 %★9.98 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age5.92M persons9.98M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate9.1324.39★
Learning-adjusted years of school2.22 years10.9 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.93 people6.75 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)171.12176.59★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization49.78 %79.42 %★
Physician Density0.19 people/sq km4.29 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.88 %★0.12 %
Population living in slums88.35 %★0.04 %
Total deaths210,507.1 persons★451,958.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.67 %68.96 %★
Total fertility rate5.33 per woman★1.24 per woman
Total net-migration-56,966.7 persons69,228.9 persons★
Under-five mortality rate88.71 per live births2.59 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇪🇸 SpainShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.023.11★
Airports30365★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft210
Heliports4162★

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