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🇩🇿 Algeria vs 🇲🇱 Mali

Population difference
22,236,491
47.4M
Algeria
25.2M
Mali
88.2%
Algeria is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on renewable energy, where Mali’s figure is 711.0× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Algeria
by population · Africa
Mali
by population · Africa

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Algeria47,435,312
Mali25,198,821
Land Areakm²
Algeria2,381,740 km²
Mali1,220,190 km²
Population Density/km²
Algeria19/km²
Mali19/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Algeria76.5 years
Mali60.7 years
GDP per Capita
Algeria$6,051
Mali$1,193
Urban Population
Algeria75.8%
Mali32.2%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Algeria and Mali, side by side
IndicatorAlgeriaMaliAlgeria vs Mali
Population47,435,31233rd of 24025,198,82158th of 2401.9× higher
Annual Growth Rate+1.32%83rd of 240+2.90%15th of 24055% lower
Population Density/km²19/km²202nd of 24019/km²201st of 2400% lower
Land Areakm²2,381,740 km²10th of 2401,220,190 km²23rd of 2402.0× higher
Urban Population75.8%84th of 24032.2%208th of 2402.4× higher
GDP per Capita$6,051152nd of 240$1,193217th of 2405.1× higher
GDP Growth+3.8%83rd of 210+5.6%43rd of 21032% lower
Life Expectancyyears76.5 years109th of 24060.7 years234th of 24026% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.72 births per woman66th of 2405.51 births per woman6th of 24051% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00018.8 per 1,00081st of 21339.5 per 1,0006th of 21352% lower
Death Rateper 1,0004.6 per 1,000199th of 2138.5 per 1,00069th of 21346% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births19.5 per 1,000 live births125th of 19447.5 per 1,000 live births179th of 19459% lower
Unemployment Rate11.6%158th of 1862.8%35th of 1864.1× higher
Inflation Rate1.4%143rd of 1913.3%89th of 19157% lower
Poverty Rate5.5%9th of 16445.5%139th of 1648.3× lower
Gini Index27.620th of 17035.789th of 17023% lower
Health Spendingof GDP4.4% of GDP144th of 1923.8% of GDP157th of 19214% higher
Physiciansper 1,0001.66 per 1,000101st of 2060.19 per 1,000179th of 2068.8× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.61 per 1,000130th of 1990.25 per 1,000197th of 1996.4× higher
Literacy Rate75.1%136th of 17535.6%172nd of 1752.1× higher
Education Spendingof GDP9.0% of GDP6th of 2024.2% of GDP99th of 2022.1× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary105.2% gross, secondary41st of 20738.9% gross, secondary188th of 2072.7× higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption0.1% of final consumption201st of 21171.1% of final consumption28th of 21171.0 points apart
Forest Coverageof land area0.8% of land area195th of 21110.9% of land area160th of 21110.1 points apart
Internet Penetration77.4%114th of 21136.8%172nd of 2112.1× higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people115.5 per 100 people104th of 212112.1 per 100 people115th of 2123% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births62 per 100,000 live births109th of 193367 per 100,000 live births178th of 1935.9× lower
Military Spendingof GDP7.97% of GDP4th of 1634.20% of GDP17th of 1631.9× higher
Protected Areasof land area4.7% of land area180th of 2117.5% of land area171st of 21137% lower
Median Ageyears28.6 years151st of 24015.7 years237th of 2401.8× higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.2 years100th of 1483.6 years146th of 1482.3× higher
Human Development Index0.76395th of 1920.419187th of 1921.8× higher
Happiness Index/ 105.71/ 1087th of 1644.59/ 10122nd of 16425% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita4.23 tonnes per capita80th of 2120.29 tonnes per capita190th of 2123.95 tonnes per capita apart
Obesity Rate24.3%100th of 19811.6%158th of 1982.1× higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

AlgeriaMali
020M40M60M80M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Algeria and Mali population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Algeria19509.02M
Algeria197515.7M
Algeria200030.9M
Algeria202547.4M
Algeria205059.6M
Algeria207564.3M
Algeria210064.5M
Mali19504.7M
Mali19756.84M
Mali200011.6M
Mali202525.2M
Mali205046.2M
Mali207566.6M
Mali210079.4M

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Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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