Mali vs Mauritania
Mali vs Mauritania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 2.6 years in Mali and 4.2 years in Mauritania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 1.7 years, or 1.64 times that in Mali.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Mauritania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Mali ranked 172 and Mauritania ranked 165 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Mali | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
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
Mali vs Mauritania
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Mauritania: 68.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Mauritania: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Mauritania: 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Mauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Mauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Mauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Mauritania: 61.5% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Mauritania: 17.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Mauritania: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Mauritania: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Mauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Mauritania: $315M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Mauritania: $61 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Mauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Mauritania: 21,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Mauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Mauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Mauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024