Mali vs Uganda
Mali vs Uganda: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 2.6 years in Mali and 4.3 years in Uganda, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Uganda, by 1.8 years, or 1.68 times that in Mali.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Mali ranked 172 and Uganda ranked 162 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Mali | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | – | 3.9 |
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 Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025