Mali vs Zambia

Mali (Africa) and Zambia (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1967-2025

Mali Zambia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1967 Mali: 45.99 Zambia: 340.58 World: 664.4 1968 Mali: 56.51 Zambia: 387.09 World: 703.46 1969 Mali: 55.02 Zambia: 458.98 World: 761.11 1970 Mali: 57.32 Zambia: 413.9 World: 817.68 1971 Mali: 61.97 Zambia: 372.14 World: 884.88 1972 Mali: 75.05 Zambia: 409.78 World: 1,002 1973 Mali: 85.44 Zambia: 517.63 World: 1,201.53 1974 Mali: 80.23 Zambia: 601.1 World: 1,362.19 1975 Mali: 121.5 Zambia: 489.51 World: 1,488.94 1976 Mali: 134.93 Zambia: 533.23 World: 1,589.73 1977 Mali: 148.05 Zambia: 474.36 World: 1,766.28 1978 Mali: 169.12 Zambia: 514.33 World: 2,055.49 1979 Mali: 216.32 Zambia: 595.46 World: 2,335.19 1980 Mali: 359.12 Zambia: 669.42 World: 2,587.01 1981 Mali: 290.48 Zambia: 669.89 World: 2,628.62 1982 Mali: 213.77 Zambia: 626.53 World: 2,554.08 1983 Mali: 186.28 Zambia: 520.46 World: 2,561.17 1984 Mali: 169.07 Zambia: 413.27 World: 2,614.33 1985 Mali: 190.38 Zambia: 332.17 World: 2,690.59 1986 Mali: 250.01 Zambia: 238.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Mali: 280.72 Zambia: 315 World: 3,487.88 1988 Mali: 307.02 Zambia: 504.49 World: 3,829.99 1989 Mali: 313.87 Zambia: 526.36 World: 3,930.51 1990 Mali: 353.9 Zambia: 422.34 World: 4,338.94 1991 Mali: 381.99 Zambia: 423.07 World: 4,453.9 1992 Mali: 385.28 Zambia: 389.25 World: 4,679.98 1993 Mali: 372.41 Zambia: 390.92 World: 4,685.3 1994 Mali: 266.46 Zambia: 426.39 World: 4,967.01 1995 Mali: 331.19 Zambia: 433.31 World: 5,463.2 1996 Mali: 359.66 Zambia: 399.51 World: 5,507.22 1997 Mali: 320.75 Zambia: 465.87 World: 5,408.57 1998 Mali: 356.65 Zambia: 373.08 World: 5,302.34 1999 Mali: 364.42 Zambia: 349.52 World: 5,401.23 2000 Mali: 304.65 Zambia: 359.43 World: 5,512.56 2001 Mali: 346.22 Zambia: 396.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Mali: 378.19 Zambia: 393.86 World: 5,539.32 2003 Mali: 441.91 Zambia: 446.29 World: 6,129.87 2004 Mali: 495.01 Zambia: 548.69 World: 6,818 2005 Mali: 548.73 Zambia: 710.98 World: 7,290.57 2006 Mali: 586.99 Zambia: 1,051.72 World: 7,803.19 2007 Mali: 670.85 Zambia: 1,118.73 World: 8,685.33 2008 Mali: 767.19 Zambia: 1,375.5 World: 9,425.74 2009 Mali: 787.48 Zambia: 1,136.24 World: 8,827.04 2010 Mali: 797.15 Zambia: 1,451.11 World: 9,555.07 2011 Mali: 938.29 Zambia: 1,624.87 World: 10,496.93 2012 Mali: 872.51 Zambia: 1,710.05 World: 10,597.85 2013 Mali: 901.92 Zambia: 1,820.72 World: 10,759.35 2014 Mali: 947.92 Zambia: 1,707.49 World: 10,912.24 2015 Mali: 838.12 Zambia: 1,295.88 World: 10,191.98 2016 Mali: 872.47 Zambia: 1,239.09 World: 10,239.47 2017 Mali: 924.06 Zambia: 1,483.47 World: 10,784.4 2018 Mali: 996.38 Zambia: 1,463.9 World: 11,344.73 2019 Mali: 971.95 Zambia: 1,258.99 World: 11,417.6 2020 Mali: 953.24 Zambia: 951.64 World: 10,999.49 2021 Mali: 1,027.27 Zambia: 1,127.16 World: 12,472.91 2022 Mali: 976.91 Zambia: 1,447.12 World: 12,876.24 2023 Mali: 1,042.44 Zambia: 1,330.73 World: 13,313.86 2024 Mali: 1,093.25 Zambia: 1,187.11 World: 13,717.09 2025 Mali: 1,193.28 Zambia: 1,317.88 World: 14,405.85 1967 1985 1994 2003 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Mali Zambia World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Mali: 30.46 Zambia: 50.65 World: 50.94 1961 Mali: 30.64 Zambia: 51.04 World: 52.8 1962 Mali: 30.83 Zambia: 51.33 World: 55.29 1963 Mali: 31.02 Zambia: 51.61 World: 55.65 1964 Mali: 31.23 Zambia: 51.17 World: 56.1 1965 Mali: 31.53 Zambia: 52.08 World: 55.93 1966 Mali: 31.79 Zambia: 52.29 World: 56.45 1967 Mali: 32.2 Zambia: 52.51 World: 56.9 1968 Mali: 32.57 Zambia: 52.72 World: 57.34 1969 Mali: 32.87 Zambia: 53.04 World: 57.68 1970 Mali: 33.4 Zambia: 53.4 World: 57.94 1971 Mali: 33.8 Zambia: 53.89 World: 58.02 1972 Mali: 34.51 Zambia: 54.38 World: 58.84 1973 Mali: 35.09 Zambia: 54.91 World: 59.3 1974 Mali: 35.75 Zambia: 55.38 World: 59.7 1975 Mali: 36.48 Zambia: 55.74 World: 60.13 1976 Mali: 37.2 Zambia: 56.1 World: 60.45 1977 Mali: 37.99 Zambia: 56.28 World: 61.04 1978 Mali: 38.76 Zambia: 56.34 World: 61.39 1979 Mali: 39.51 Zambia: 56.05 World: 61.84 1980 Mali: 40.27 Zambia: 55.5 World: 62.15 1981 Mali: 40.98 Zambia: 54.99 World: 62.52 1982 Mali: 41.8 Zambia: 54.36 World: 62.87 1983 Mali: 42.75 Zambia: 53.67 World: 63.13 1984 Mali: 43.4 Zambia: 52.88 World: 63.44 1985 Mali: 43.92 Zambia: 52 World: 63.73 1986 Mali: 44.62 Zambia: 51.15 World: 64.12 1987 Mali: 45.23 Zambia: 50.42 World: 64.46 1988 Mali: 45.72 Zambia: 49.67 World: 64.67 1989 Mali: 46.24 Zambia: 48.88 World: 64.96 1990 Mali: 46.54 Zambia: 48.2 World: 65.11 1991 Mali: 46.89 Zambia: 47.44 World: 65.3 1992 Mali: 47.24 Zambia: 46.97 World: 65.55 1993 Mali: 47.59 Zambia: 46.68 World: 65.74 1994 Mali: 47.91 Zambia: 46.34 World: 65.96 1995 Mali: 48.29 Zambia: 46.05 World: 66.2 1996 Mali: 48.5 Zambia: 45.76 World: 66.52 1997 Mali: 49.09 Zambia: 45.74 World: 66.83 1998 Mali: 49.59 Zambia: 45.71 World: 67.07 1999 Mali: 50.06 Zambia: 45.92 World: 67.31 2000 Mali: 50.61 Zambia: 46.58 World: 67.65 2001 Mali: 51.3 Zambia: 47.41 World: 67.95 2002 Mali: 52 Zambia: 48.46 World: 68.23 2003 Mali: 52.63 Zambia: 49.62 World: 68.52 2004 Mali: 53.25 Zambia: 50.54 World: 68.77 2005 Mali: 53.79 Zambia: 51.62 World: 69.11 2006 Mali: 54.31 Zambia: 52.69 World: 69.47 2007 Mali: 54.76 Zambia: 53.73 World: 69.81 2008 Mali: 55.19 Zambia: 54.84 World: 70 2009 Mali: 55.59 Zambia: 55.89 World: 70.38 2010 Mali: 55.99 Zambia: 56.9 World: 70.68 2011 Mali: 56.37 Zambia: 57.84 World: 70.97 2012 Mali: 56.7 Zambia: 58.7 World: 71.26 2013 Mali: 57.05 Zambia: 59.45 World: 71.53 2014 Mali: 57.48 Zambia: 60.11 World: 71.78 2015 Mali: 57.85 Zambia: 60.73 World: 71.97 2016 Mali: 58.29 Zambia: 61.13 World: 72.19 2017 Mali: 58.56 Zambia: 61.56 World: 72.37 2018 Mali: 58.87 Zambia: 62.14 World: 72.64 2019 Mali: 59.22 Zambia: 62.91 World: 72.87 2020 Mali: 58.86 Zambia: 63.36 World: 72.18 2021 Mali: 59.12 Zambia: 62.36 World: 71.22 2022 Mali: 60.04 Zambia: 65.28 World: 72.97 2023 Mali: 60.44 Zambia: 66.35 World: 73.33 2024 Mali: 60.68 Zambia: 66.53 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Mali Zambia World

2 4 6 8 1960 Mali: 7.02 Zambia: 6.95 World: 4.69 1961 Mali: 7.03 Zambia: 6.98 World: 4.56 1962 Mali: 7.04 Zambia: 7.01 World: 5.02 1963 Mali: 7.05 Zambia: 7.06 World: 5.31 1964 Mali: 7.06 Zambia: 7.09 World: 5.13 1965 Mali: 7.08 Zambia: 7.12 World: 5.08 1966 Mali: 7.11 Zambia: 7.14 World: 4.97 1967 Mali: 7.14 Zambia: 7.15 World: 4.87 1968 Mali: 7.16 Zambia: 7.18 World: 4.98 1969 Mali: 7.18 Zambia: 7.18 World: 4.88 1970 Mali: 7.18 Zambia: 7.22 World: 4.84 1971 Mali: 7.2 Zambia: 7.26 World: 4.69 1972 Mali: 7.22 Zambia: 7.3 World: 4.55 1973 Mali: 7.22 Zambia: 7.34 World: 4.42 1974 Mali: 7.23 Zambia: 7.36 World: 4.26 1975 Mali: 7.25 Zambia: 7.42 World: 4.07 1976 Mali: 7.27 Zambia: 7.39 World: 3.97 1977 Mali: 7.3 Zambia: 7.35 World: 3.84 1978 Mali: 7.32 Zambia: 7.29 World: 3.77 1979 Mali: 7.35 Zambia: 7.22 World: 3.76 1980 Mali: 7.37 Zambia: 7.14 World: 3.73 1981 Mali: 7.37 Zambia: 7.07 World: 3.71 1982 Mali: 7.32 Zambia: 7.04 World: 3.72 1983 Mali: 7.28 Zambia: 7.01 World: 3.59 1984 Mali: 7.26 Zambia: 6.97 World: 3.57 1985 Mali: 7.26 Zambia: 6.93 World: 3.53 1986 Mali: 7.31 Zambia: 6.87 World: 3.51 1987 Mali: 7.31 Zambia: 6.8 World: 3.48 1988 Mali: 7.32 Zambia: 6.7 World: 3.39 1989 Mali: 7.33 Zambia: 6.64 World: 3.35 1990 Mali: 7.31 Zambia: 6.57 World: 3.31 1991 Mali: 7.28 Zambia: 6.46 World: 3.13 1992 Mali: 7.24 Zambia: 6.35 World: 3.04 1993 Mali: 7.18 Zambia: 6.3 World: 2.97 1994 Mali: 7.12 Zambia: 6.26 World: 2.92 1995 Mali: 7.05 Zambia: 6.23 World: 2.87 1996 Mali: 7.01 Zambia: 6.18 World: 2.82 1997 Mali: 6.97 Zambia: 6.12 World: 2.78 1998 Mali: 6.94 Zambia: 6.07 World: 2.75 1999 Mali: 6.91 Zambia: 6 World: 2.72 2000 Mali: 6.89 Zambia: 5.92 World: 2.73 2001 Mali: 6.85 Zambia: 5.85 World: 2.69 2002 Mali: 6.82 Zambia: 5.77 World: 2.66 2003 Mali: 6.78 Zambia: 5.71 World: 2.64 2004 Mali: 6.74 Zambia: 5.7 World: 2.63 2005 Mali: 6.71 Zambia: 5.7 World: 2.61 2006 Mali: 6.68 Zambia: 5.68 World: 2.61 2007 Mali: 6.65 Zambia: 5.61 World: 2.6 2008 Mali: 6.62 Zambia: 5.53 World: 2.6 2009 Mali: 6.59 Zambia: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Mali: 6.58 Zambia: 5.36 World: 2.57 2011 Mali: 6.55 Zambia: 5.26 World: 2.55 2012 Mali: 6.52 Zambia: 5.14 World: 2.56 2013 Mali: 6.49 Zambia: 5.01 World: 2.53 2014 Mali: 6.44 Zambia: 4.89 World: 2.52 2015 Mali: 6.39 Zambia: 4.78 World: 2.49 2016 Mali: 6.32 Zambia: 4.67 World: 2.49 2017 Mali: 6.25 Zambia: 4.57 World: 2.46 2018 Mali: 6.12 Zambia: 4.49 World: 2.39 2019 Mali: 5.89 Zambia: 4.42 World: 2.35 2020 Mali: 5.85 Zambia: 4.32 World: 2.28 2021 Mali: 5.78 Zambia: 4.25 World: 2.25 2022 Mali: 5.69 Zambia: 4.18 World: 2.22 2023 Mali: 5.61 Zambia: 4.1 World: 2.2 2024 Mali: 5.51 Zambia: 4.04 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Mali Zambia World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Mali: 1.4 Zambia: 18.9 World: 5.12 1992 Mali: 1.48 Zambia: 19.57 World: 5.28 1993 Mali: 1.42 Zambia: 19.7 World: 5.54 1994 Mali: 1.51 Zambia: 18.69 World: 5.79 1995 Mali: 1.46 Zambia: 16.83 World: 5.92 1996 Mali: 1.42 Zambia: 15.3 World: 5.98 1997 Mali: 1.41 Zambia: 13.27 World: 6.01 1998 Mali: 1.34 Zambia: 12 World: 6.16 1999 Mali: 1.36 Zambia: 12.5 World: 6.28 2000 Mali: 1.41 Zambia: 12.93 World: 6.11 2001 Mali: 1.33 Zambia: 13.4 World: 6.19 2002 Mali: 1.36 Zambia: 14.13 World: 6.41 2003 Mali: 1.27 Zambia: 14.7 World: 6.48 2004 Mali: 1.41 Zambia: 15.33 World: 6.33 2005 Mali: 1.37 Zambia: 15.9 World: 6.22 2006 Mali: 1.4 Zambia: 13.23 World: 5.97 2007 Mali: 1.37 Zambia: 10.56 World: 5.77 2008 Mali: 1.38 Zambia: 7.93 World: 5.82 2009 Mali: 1.41 Zambia: 10.58 World: 6.41 2010 Mali: 1.38 Zambia: 13.19 World: 6.28 2011 Mali: 1.4 Zambia: 10.55 World: 6.15 2012 Mali: 1.46 Zambia: 7.85 World: 6.15 2013 Mali: 1.52 Zambia: 7.27 World: 6.1 2014 Mali: 1.48 Zambia: 6.58 World: 5.96 2015 Mali: 1.4 Zambia: 5.95 World: 6 2016 Mali: 1.37 Zambia: 5.24 World: 5.97 2017 Mali: 1.5 Zambia: 4.53 World: 5.9 2018 Mali: 1.62 Zambia: 5.03 World: 5.76 2019 Mali: 3.29 Zambia: 5.54 World: 5.59 2020 Mali: 3.53 Zambia: 6.03 World: 6.59 2021 Mali: 4.01 Zambia: 5.2 World: 6.05 2022 Mali: 2.39 Zambia: 5.99 World: 5.23 2023 Mali: 2.95 Zambia: 5.86 World: 4.85 2024 Mali: 2.92 Zambia: 5.9 World: 4.81 2025 Mali: 2.83 Zambia: 5.92 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Mali Zambia World

0 2 4 6 1970 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.86 World: 4.14 1971 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.87 World: 4.04 1972 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.93 World: 4.16 1973 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.97 World: 4.32 1974 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.95 World: 4.23 1975 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.96 World: 4.14 1976 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.93 World: 4.31 1977 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.82 World: 4.36 1978 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.76 World: 4.42 1979 Mali: 0.05 Zambia: 0.67 World: 4.46 1980 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.65 World: 4.33 1981 Mali: 0.06 Zambia: 0.58 World: 4.18 1982 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.54 World: 4.05 1983 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.51 World: 4.01 1984 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.07 1985 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.47 World: 4.05 1986 Mali: 0.03 Zambia: 0.47 World: 4.04 1987 Mali: 0.05 Zambia: 0.45 World: 4.1 1988 Mali: 0.03 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.16 1989 Mali: 0.05 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.16 1990 Mali: 0.03 Zambia: 0.39 World: 4.15 1991 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.39 World: 4.1 1992 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.38 World: 4.01 1993 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.34 World: 3.97 1994 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.28 World: 3.94 1995 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.27 World: 3.99 1996 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.22 World: 4.01 1997 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.27 World: 4.02 1998 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.25 World: 3.98 1999 Mali: 0.04 Zambia: 0.2 World: 3.95 2000 Mali: 0.07 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.01 2001 Mali: 0.07 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.01 2002 Mali: 0.07 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.02 2003 Mali: 0.07 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.15 2004 Mali: 0.07 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.28 2005 Mali: 0.07 Zambia: 0.21 World: 4.39 2006 Mali: 0.08 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.48 2007 Mali: 0.09 Zambia: 0.17 World: 4.59 2008 Mali: 0.1 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.56 2009 Mali: 0.13 Zambia: 0.21 World: 4.45 2010 Mali: 0.12 Zambia: 0.23 World: 4.67 2011 Mali: 0.13 Zambia: 0.24 World: 4.76 2012 Mali: 0.13 Zambia: 0.29 World: 4.77 2013 Mali: 0.16 Zambia: 0.31 World: 4.81 2014 Mali: 0.16 Zambia: 0.35 World: 4.78 2015 Mali: 0.19 Zambia: 0.36 World: 4.7 2016 Mali: 0.24 Zambia: 0.37 World: 4.65 2017 Mali: 0.26 Zambia: 0.46 World: 4.67 2018 Mali: 0.28 Zambia: 0.51 World: 4.73 2019 Mali: 0.29 Zambia: 0.49 World: 4.7 2020 Mali: 0.32 Zambia: 0.5 World: 4.47 2021 Mali: 0.33 Zambia: 0.49 World: 4.68 2022 Mali: 0.32 Zambia: 0.52 World: 4.67 2023 Mali: 0.3 Zambia: 0.55 World: 4.68 2024 Mali: 0.3 Zambia: 0.54 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Mali Zambia World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Mali: 0.51 Zambia: 1.3 World: 15.6 2006 Mali: 0.73 Zambia: 1.6 World: 17.2 2007 Mali: 0.81 Zambia: 1.9 World: 20.2 2008 Mali: 1.57 Zambia: 2.2 World: 22.8 2009 Mali: 1.8 Zambia: 2.5 World: 25.3 2010 Mali: 2 Zambia: 3 World: 28.4 2011 Mali: 2.2 Zambia: 3.5 World: 30.9 2012 Mali: 2.8 Zambia: 4.1 World: 33.3 2013 Mali: 3.5 Zambia: 4.8 World: 35.3 2014 Mali: 7 Zambia: 6.5 World: 37.4 2015 Mali: 10.33 Zambia: 8.8 World: 39.9 2016 Mali: 14 Zambia: 10.3 World: 43.6 2017 Mali: 18.9 Zambia: 12.2 World: 46.3 2018 Mali: 21.4 Zambia: 14.3 World: 49.4 2019 Mali: 24.96 Zambia: 14.47 World: 53.9 2020 Mali: 29.11 Zambia: 14.65 World: 60.1 2021 Mali: 33.96 Zambia: 14.82 World: 63.8 2022 Mali: 35.2 Zambia: 15 World: 67 2023 Mali: 36.04 Zambia: 16.45 World: 69.2 2024 Mali: 36.8 Zambia: 17.1 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Mali Zambia
Population 25.2 mn 2025
58th of 215		 21.9 mn 2025
61st of 215
Population density 19.5 /km² 2023
184th of 214		 27.9 /km² 2023
173rd of 214
Population growth 2.90 % 2025
14th of 215		 2.77 % 2025
19th of 215
Life expectancy 60.7 years 2024
209th of 215		 66.5 years 2024
179th of 215
Fertility rate 5.51 2024
6th of 215		 4.04 2024
25th of 215
Birth rate 39.5 ‰ 2024
6th of 215		 32.7 ‰ 2024
19th of 215
Infant mortality 47.5 ‰ 2024
181st of 196		 34.6 ‰ 2024
163rd of 196
Urban population 32.2 % 2025
188th of 215		 45.9 % 2025
158th of 215
Aged 65+ 2.4 % 2025
209th of 215		 2.0 % 2025
213th of 215
Living in cities 26.7 % 2025
152nd of 215		 38.6 % 2025
103rd of 215
Living in towns 22.6 % 2025
168th of 215		 16.5 % 2025
196th of 215
Living in rural areas 50.7 % 2025
17th of 215		 45.0 % 2025
30th of 215

Human development

Indicator Mali Zambia
Human Development Index 0.419 2023
188th of 193		 0.595 2023
154th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.281 2023
162nd of 169		 0.361 2023
141st of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.411 2023
150th of 156		 0.585 2023
112th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.612 2023
164th of 172		 0.524 2023
142nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Mali Zambia
GDP 30.1 bn US$ 2025
113th of 186		 28.9 bn US$ 2025
115th of 186
GDP per capita 1,193 US$ 2025
168th of 186		 1,318 US$ 2025
165th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,503 int. $ 2025
168th of 185		 4,379 int. $ 2025
160th of 185
GNI per capita 1,120 US$ 2025
165th of 182		 1,200 US$ 2025
163rd of 182
GDP growth 5.6 % 2025
38th of 186		 3.8 % 2025
78th of 186
Inflation 3.3 % 2025
77th of 165		 13.9 % 2025
12th of 165
Trade 48.8 % 2025
108th of 138		 62.5 % 2024
Exports 22.1 % 2025
104th of 138		 35.0 % 2024
FDI inflows 3.4 % 2024
73rd of 192		 9.3 % 2024
24th of 192
Manufacturing 7.5 % 2025
99th of 132		 8.7 % 2025
87th of 132
Agriculture 33.0 % 2025
6th of 158		 4.1 % 2025
96th of 158
Tax revenue 12.0 % 2020 18.8 % 2024
40th of 89
Military spending 4.2 % 2024
13th of 147		 1.3 % 2024
88th of 147
Government debt - 71.4 % 2021
40th of 56

Labour

Indicator Mali Zambia
Unemployment 2.8 % 2025
35th of 181		 5.9 % 2025
108th of 181
Youth unemployment 3.9 % 2025
18th of 181		 10.5 % 2025
77th of 181
Women in the labour force 52.8 % 2025
95th of 181		 56.4 % 2025
73rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 63.0 % 2025
11th of 181		 54.5 % 2025
17th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.7 h 2025
33rd of 181		 42.5 h 2025
45th of 181
Youth NEET rate 27.2 % 2025
143rd of 181		 29.1 % 2025
148th of 181
Labour income share 36.9 % 2017 26.4 % 2022
Output per hour 3.7 $ 2025
165th of 181		 5.0 $ 2025
157th of 181

Health

Indicator Mali Zambia
Health spending 3.8 % 2023
157th of 192		 6.0 % 2023
104th of 192
Health spending per person 34 US$ 2023
180th of 191		 80 US$ 2023
152nd of 191
Physicians 0.19 /1,000 2023
98th of 125		 0.32 /1,000 2022
88th of 125
Under-5 mortality 73.0 ‰ 2024
184th of 196		 48.4 ‰ 2024
165th of 196
Maternal mortality 367 /100k 2023
179th of 194		 85 /100k 2023
125th of 194
Tobacco use 7.4 % 2024
13th of 166		 14.3 % 2024
61st of 166

Food

Indicator Mali Zambia
Calories per person 2,801 kcal 2024
104th of 155		 1,985 kcal 2024
144th of 155
Food insecurity 20.6 % 2024
66th of 134		 45.8 % 2024
104th of 134
Severe food insecurity 2.4 % 2024
37th of 124		 17.2 % 2024
103rd of 124
Protein supply - 47.7 g 2022
169th of 174
Animal protein supply - 13.3 g 2022
161st of 174
Fat supply - 50.1 g 2022
156th of 174
Cereal import dependency - -9.7 % 2022
132nd of 160

Education

Indicator Mali Zambia
Literacy 35.6 % 2024
29th of 29		 71.8 % 2024
27th of 29
Secondary enrolment 38.9 % 2023 56.8 % 2024
99th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 5.1 % 2015 4.0 % 2012
Education spending 4.2 % 2023
47th of 121		 4.1 % 2023
51st of 121
Expected schooling 7.0 yrs 2023
193rd of 195		 11.0 yrs 2023
157th of 195
Mean schooling 1.6 yrs 2023
192nd of 193		 7.4 yrs 2023
136th of 193

Society

Indicator Mali Zambia
Income inequality 35.7 2021
54th of 93		 51.5 2022
Extreme poverty 36.1 % 2021
83rd of 93		 71.7 % 2022
Internet use 36.8 % 2024
157th of 182		 17.1 % 2024
176th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 112.1 /100 2022 108.7 /100 2024
101st of 151
Electricity access 49.5 % 2024
199th of 213		 53.6 % 2024
195th of 213
Women in parliament 30.1 % 2025
76th of 184		 15.0 % 2025
144th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Mali Zambia
Refugees hosted 286,715 2025
27th of 177		 83,225 2025
55th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 11.4 ‰ 2025
41st of 177		 3.8 ‰ 2025
68th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 322 2025
119th of 177		 12,906 2025
51st of 177
Refugees from the country 519,738 2025
11th of 199		 346 2025
124th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 20.6 ‰ 2025
11th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
158th of 199

Governance

Indicator Mali Zambia
Control of corruption 28.0 /100 2024
166th of 207		 38.6 /100 2024
130th of 207
Government effectiveness 26.3 /100 2024
191st of 205		 41.0 /100 2024
141st of 205
Rule of law 38.1 /100 2024
171st of 207		 47.3 /100 2024
136th of 207
Regulatory quality 42.8 /100 2024
160th of 205		 48.2 /100 2024
130th of 205
Voice and accountability 35.5 /100 2024
167th of 205		 49.7 /100 2024
124th of 205
Political stability 23.3 /100 2024
206th of 207		 64.2 /100 2024
116th of 207

Environment

Indicator Mali Zambia
CO₂ per capita 0.30 t 2024
31st of 202		 0.54 t 2024
45th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 7.0 Mt 2024
125th of 204		 12.0 Mt 2024
104th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
125th of 204		 0.03 % 2024
104th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
145th of 204		 0.3 Gt 2024
117th of 204
GHG per capita 1.96 t 2024
55th of 202		 1.81 t 2024
46th of 202
Renewable energy 71.1 % 2022
27th of 211		 83.0 % 2021
11th of 211
Forest area 10.9 % 2023
162nd of 212		 59.5 % 2023
28th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 35.5 µg/m³ 2023
168th of 200		 20.2 µg/m³ 2023
120th of 200
Water stress 8.0 % 2022
77th of 176		 2.8 % 2022
37th of 176
Land area 1.2 mn km² 2023
23rd of 214		 743,390 km² 2023
37th of 214

Energy

Indicator Mali Zambia
Renewable electricity 19.5 % 2024
123rd of 190		 87.5 % 2024
23rd of 190
Wind and solar 2.9 % 2024
124th of 190		 0.9 % 2024
144th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
117th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
179th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 19.5 % 2024
128th of 190		 87.5 % 2024
28th of 190
Fossil electricity 80.5 % 2024
128th of 190		 12.5 % 2024
28th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
67th of 188		 10.8 % 2024
139th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 537 g/kWh 2024
115th of 190		 126 g/kWh 2024
32nd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.22 MWh 2024
167th of 191		 0.78 MWh 2024
143rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.