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Mali vs South Sudan
How Mali and South Sudan compare on 36 measures, from 1820 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Mali was higher: 60.4 years against 57.6 years
- GDP per person · In 2015, South Sudan was higher: $1,080 against $838
- Population · In 2023, Mali was higher: 23.8 million people against 11.5 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Mali was higher: 3.87% of GDP against 3.43% of GDP
- Electoral democracy · In 2025, Mali was higher: 0.16 of 1 against 0.13 of 1
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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