Mali vs Uganda

Mali and Uganda 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.

• Uganda has about 2 times as many people as Mali: 51.4 million against 25.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Mali ($1,193) and Uganda ($1,206) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Uganda (6.3%) than in Mali (5.6%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Uganda (3.6%) than in Mali (3.3%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mali (2.8%) than in Uganda (2.7%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Uganda can expect to live 7.8 years longer than one born in Mali: 68.5 years against 60.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Uganda is older: half of its people are over 16.5 years, against 15.5 years in Mali in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mali (36.8%) than in Uganda (8.9%), a difference of 27.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mali (0.3 tonnes) are 76% higher than in Uganda (0.17 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Uganda (11.9%) than in Mali (8.7%), a difference of 3.2 percentage points in 2024.