Madagascar vs Mali
Madagascar vs Mali: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 18.7% in Madagascar and 36.8% in Mali, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mali, by 18.1 percentage points, or 1.97 times that in Madagascar.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2024, Madagascar ranked 175 and Mali ranked 157 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Madagascar | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 18.7 | 36.8 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 18.2 | 36 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 17.8 | 35.2 | 67 |
| 2021 | 13.8 | 34 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 11.4 | 29.1 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 9.4 | 25 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 21.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 18.9 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 14 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 4.2 | 10.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 3.7 | 7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 2 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 0.4 | – |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.3 | – |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Madagascar vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025