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🇨🇮 Ivory Coast vs 🇲🇱 Mali

Ivory Coast has 7.51M more people — 32,711,547 against 25,198,821. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
32,711,547
Africa · rank #50 · +2.41%
World Bank, 2025
🇲🇱 Mali
25,198,821
Africa · rank #58 · +2.90%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorIvory CoastMali
Population32,711,54750th of 24025,198,82158th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+2.41%29th of 240+2.90%15th of 240
Population Density/km²98/km²115th of 24019/km²201st of 240
Land Areakm²318,000 km²67th of 2401,220,190 km²23rd of 240
Urban Population54.5%161st of 24032.2%208th of 240
GDP per Capita$3,050187th of 240$1,193217th of 240
GDP Growth+6.5%26th of 210+5.6%43rd of 210
Life Expectancyyears62.1 years227th of 24060.7 years234th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman4.23 births per woman18th of 2405.51 births per woman6th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00031.6 per 1,00023rd of 21339.5 per 1,0006th of 213
Death Rateper 1,0007.6 per 1,00093rd of 2138.5 per 1,00069th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births44.8 per 1,000 live births18th of 19447.5 per 1,000 live births16th of 194
Unemployment Rate2.3%165th of 1862.8%152nd of 186
Inflation Rate0.1%175th of 1913.3%89th of 191
Poverty Rate37.5%42nd of 16445.5%26th of 164
Gini Index35.385th of 17035.781st of 170
Health Spendingof GDP3.4% of GDP168th of 1923.8% of GDP157th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0000.17 per 1,000184th of 2060.19 per 1,000179th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.40 per 1,000187th of 1990.25 per 1,000197th of 199
Literacy Rate50.0%165th of 17535.6%172nd of 175
Education Spendingof GDP3.6% of GDP125th of 2024.2% of GDP99th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary65.3% gross, secondary158th of 20738.9% gross, secondary188th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption58.2% of final consumption39th of 21171.1% of final consumption28th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area7.9% of land area170th of 21110.9% of land area160th of 211
Internet Penetration41.4%167th of 21136.8%172nd of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people183.9 per 100 people10th of 212112.1 per 100 people115th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births359 per 100,000 live births17th of 193367 per 100,000 live births16th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP0.76% of GDP136th of 1634.20% of GDP17th of 163
Protected Areasof land area22.9% of land area66th of 2117.5% of land area171st of 211
Median Ageyears18.3 years217th of 24015.7 years237th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears6.1 years127th of 1483.6 years146th of 148
Human Development Index0.582156th of 1920.419187th of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.15/ 10105th of 1644.59/ 10122nd of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.46 tonnes per capita181st of 2120.29 tonnes per capita190th of 212
Obesity Rate12.0%156th of 19811.6%158th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

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

Ivory CoastMali
020M40M60M80M100M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Ivory Coast and Mali population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Ivory Coast19502.74M
Ivory Coast19756.78M
Ivory Coast200017.7M
Ivory Coast202532.7M
Ivory Coast205055.7M
Ivory Coast207581.2M
Ivory Coast2100104M
Mali19504.7M
Mali19756.84M
Mali200011.6M
Mali202525.2M
Mali205046.2M
Mali207566.6M
Mali210079.4M

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