Burkina Faso vs Mali

Burkina Faso and Mali compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Burkina Faso and Mali have about the same number of people: 24.1 million and 25.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mali ($1,193) is 4% higher than in Burkina Faso ($1,148) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Mali (5.6%) than in Burkina Faso (5.3%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mali (3.3%) than in Burkina Faso (-0.6%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Burkina Faso (3.5%) than in Mali (2.8%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Burkina Faso can expect to live 0.6 years longer than one born in Mali: 61.3 years against 60.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Burkina Faso is older: half of its people are over 17.3 years, against 15.5 years in Mali in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mali (36.8%) than in Burkina Faso (28.3%), a difference of 8.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mali (0.3 tonnes) are 11% higher than in Burkina Faso (0.27 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Burkina Faso (12.3%) than in Mali (8.7%), a difference of 3.6 percentage points in 2024.