Mali vs Tanzania

Mali and Tanzania 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.

• Tanzania has about 2.8 times as many people as Mali: 70.5 million against 25.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Tanzania ($1,319) is 11% higher than in Mali ($1,193) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Tanzania (5.9%) than in Mali (5.6%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer price inflation was the same in Mali (3.3%) and Tanzania (3.3%) in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mali (2.8%) than in Tanzania (1.6%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Tanzania can expect to live 6.5 years longer than one born in Mali: 67.2 years against 60.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Tanzania is older: half of its people are over 17.2 years, against 15.5 years in Mali in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mali (36.8%) than in Tanzania (31.2%), a difference of 5.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Tanzania (0.31 tonnes) are 3% higher than in Mali (0.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Tanzania (49.6%) than in Mali (8.7%), a difference of 40.9 percentage points in 2024.