Mali vs Sudan
Mali vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 2.6 years in Mali and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sudan, by 1.7 years, or 1.67 times that in Mali.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Mali ranked 172 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Mali | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 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
Mali vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025