Mali vs Nepal

Mali and Nepal 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.

• Nepal has about 1.2 times as many people as Mali: 29.6 million against 25.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Nepal ($1,536) is 29% higher than in Mali ($1,193) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Mali (5.6%) than in Nepal (4.4%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mali (3.3%) than in Nepal (2.7%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Nepal (10.5%) than in Mali (2.8%), a difference of 7.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Nepal can expect to live 9.9 years longer than one born in Mali: 70.6 years against 60.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Nepal is older: half of its people are over 24.7 years, against 15.5 years in Mali in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Nepal (46.3%) than in Mali (36.8%), a difference of 9.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Nepal (0.54 tonnes) are 80% higher than in Mali (0.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Nepal (43.6%) than in Mali (8.7%), a difference of 34.9 percentage points in 2024.