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Mali vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mali
mli
Leads on 33 of 113 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 72 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mali and Thailand: Mali leads on Radios (570,000) against Thailand (13.96); Mali leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (22,000) against Thailand (1.33); Mali leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (590,000) against Thailand (44.89). Across 113 compared metrics, Mali wins on 33 and Thailand wins on 72.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)36.8 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)35.09 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score48.23 points56.72 points★
Radios570,000★13.96
Televisions45,000★15.19
Waterways1,8004,000★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country7.28B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars29.17B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)16 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.2 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index84.384.6★
Electricity Consumption2.98187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6876★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants31★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables116★
Electricity Imports800★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity590,000★44.89
Electricity Production2.49181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)4.31 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient35.7★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment25.4★24.7
Gross National Saving16.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.4 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption6,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports4,507807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line44.6 people5.4 people★
Public Debt36★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption22,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,610134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances4.2★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources2.02★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)36.10.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues1215.4★
Top Exporting Countries6.05B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.04 %66.68 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)235,824★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions6.86★336.69
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 maphighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation7.5 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources120438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.33 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)46.36142.5★
Agricultural land440,519 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita520.3 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land3,78064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country16.86 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1976★
Independence22123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.810.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita111.76 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)367 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.223.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.6 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5156.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)41,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)77.55 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.310.63★
Life expectancy at birth63.05 years80.78 years★
Median age of population15.85 years41.03 years★
Population Change738,653.1 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density21.22 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population25.92M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.280.38★
Birth Rate (%)39.44 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate17.2 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)7.87 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age5.92M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate9.1340.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school2.22 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.93 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)171.12★169.16
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization49.78 %62.64 %★
Physician Density0.19 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.88 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums88.35 %★2 %
Total deaths210,507.1 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.67 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate5.33 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-56,966.7 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate88.71 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇱 Mali🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.021.01★
Airports30105★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft41
Heliports45★

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