Algeria vs Mali
Algeria vs Mali: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.1 years in Algeria and 2.6 years in Mali, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Algeria, by 4.5 years, or 2.75 times that in Mali.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Algeria ranked 104 and Mali ranked 172 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Algeria | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 7.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025