Mali vs Tanzania
Mali vs Tanzania: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 49.5% in Mali and 52.4% in Tanzania, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 2.9 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Mali.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Mali.
- In 2024, Mali ranked 199 and Tanzania ranked 197 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Mali | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.5 | 52.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 54.5 | 48.3 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 53 | 45.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 53.4 | 42.7 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 50.6 | 39.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 47.9 | 37.7 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 50.9 | 34.9 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 34.8 | 32.1 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 38.8 | 32.8 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 37.6 | 26.2 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 34.2 | 23.5 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 32.4 | 16.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 25.6 | 15.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 28.8 | 14.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 27 | 14.8 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 24 | 11.2 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 23.4 | 11.5 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 21.7 | 15.9 | 82 |
| 2006 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 18.2 | 13.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 16.4 | 11.4 | 80 |
| 2003 | 14.7 | 11.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 13 | 10.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 7.8 | 8 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 4.3 | 6.2 | – |
| 1996 | 6.2 | 9.4 | – |
| 1995 | – | 4.3 | – |
| 1994 | – | 3.3 | – |
| 1993 | – | 2.3 | – |
| 1992 | – | 6.8 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 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
Mali vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025