Chad vs Mali

Chad 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.

• Mali has about 1.2 times as many people as Chad: 25.2 million against 21 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mali ($1,193) is 17% higher than in Chad ($1,022) in 2025.
• Real GDP growth was the same in Chad (5.6%) and Mali (5.6%) in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mali (3.3%) than in Chad (-3.9%), a difference of 7.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mali (2.8%) than in Chad (1.1%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mali can expect to live 5.5 years longer than one born in Chad: 60.7 years against 55.2 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 15.4 years in both Chad and Mali in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mali (36.8%) than in Chad (12.6%), a difference of 24.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mali (0.3 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Chad (0.14 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Mali (8.7%) than in Chad (3%), a difference of 5.7 percentage points in 2024.