Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Mali fits inside Canada 13 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Mali: 1,241,240 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Mali: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 4,804 m above Mali’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Mali: 1,155 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 34% of Mali, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Mali: 34.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 65% more people than Mali
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Mali: 25.2 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mali is 4.4 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Mali: 21 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 3.7 cm taller than in Mali
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Mali: 175 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 2.7 cm taller than in Mali
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Mali: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 25 years older than in Mali
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Mali: 15.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mali have 4.3 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Mali: 5.51 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 2.4% in Mali
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Mali: 2.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mali hosts 14% more refugees per resident than Canada
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Mali: 11.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mali none
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Mali: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Mali 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Mali: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 77 times the size of Mali’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Mali: $30.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 19 times as much per person as Mali
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Mali: Int$3,503 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mali than in Canada (Gini 4.2 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Mali: 35.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
36% of people in Mali live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Mali: 36.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 2.8% in Mali
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Mali: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mali spends 3.9% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Mali: 3.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Mali’s 12%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Mali: 12% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Mali’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Mali: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 188 times as much on health per person as Mali
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Mali: $34 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 21 years longer than in Mali
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Mali: 60.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mali is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Mali: 47.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 15 times as many doctors per person as Mali
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Mali: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada has 10 times as many hospital beds per person as Mali
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Mali: 0.3 per 1,000 (2018)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mali is 25% higher than in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Mali: 10.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 12% in Mali
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Mali: 11.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 7.4% in Mali
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Mali: 7.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.15 points higher than in Mali
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Mali: 4.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Mali
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Mali: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 13 times as much meat per person as Mali
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Mali: 7.5 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 856 kcal more food per person per day than Mali
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Mali: 2,734 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mali put in 512 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Mali: 2,243 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 12 years longer than in Mali
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Mali: 1.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 47 times as many tourists per resident as Mali (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Mali: 0.01 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 18 more World Heritage sites than Mali (22 against 4)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Mali: 4 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Mali none
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Mali: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 37% in Mali
Canada: 94% (2024) · Mali: 37% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 7.6 times as fast as in Mali
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Mali: 47 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 50% in Mali
Canada: 100% (2024) · Mali: 49.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 32% in Mali
Canada: 83% (2025) · Mali: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mali has 112 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Mali: 112 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 81 times as long as Mali’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Mali: 593 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Mali: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 8.7% of Mali
Canada: 42% (2024) · Mali: 8.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 47 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mali
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Mali: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Mali
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Mali: 19.5% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mali carries 4.4 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Mali: 31 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Mali: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mali are 2.9 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Mali: 22 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mali is on average 32.3 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mali: 29.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Canada gets 2.7 times as much rain as Mali
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mali: 249 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Mali?
Canada is larger. Mali fits inside Canada 13 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Mali?
Canada has 65% more people than Mali (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Mali?
People in Canada live 21 years longer than in Mali. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 60.7 in Mali.
Are people taller in Canada or Mali?
Men in Canada are 3.7 cm taller than in Mali (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
