Burundi vs Mali
Burundi vs Mali: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.2 years in Burundi and 2.6 years in Mali, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Burundi, by 2.6 years, or 2 times that in Mali.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Burundi ranked 143 and Mali ranked 172 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Burundi | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.2 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 4.4 | – |
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
Burundi vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025