2nd lowest years of schooling1.6 years · #2 of 193 · 2023
5th lowest median age15.5 years · #5 of 213 · 2023
MLI
COUNTRYDUEL AFRICA
Surprising facts about Mali
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Mali’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Mali among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Mali sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Mali across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Mali
vs Algeria 
vs Burkina Faso 
vs Guinea 
vs Ivory Coast 
vs Mauritania 
vs Niger 
vs Senegal