Cameroon vs Mali
Cameroon vs Mali: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.3 years in Cameroon and 2.6 years in Mali, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 2.7 years, or 2.05 times that in Mali.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Cameroon ranked 141 and Mali ranked 172 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Cameroon | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.3 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 5.5 | – |
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
Cameroon vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025