Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mali instead of Benin, you would:

Health

be 10.4% less likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mali, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 34.2% less money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2023, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mali, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.

be 15.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mali, however, that number is 44.6% as of 2021.

Life

be 15.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mali, 440.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.5% less likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Mali, it is 35.5% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 15.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mali, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 46.7% more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mali spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 65.4% more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mali, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Mali: At a glance

Mali is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,220,190 sq km. The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup that ushered in a period of democratic rule. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first two democratic presidential elections in 1992 and 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, he stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou Toumani TOURE, who was elected to a second term in 2007 elections that were widely judged to be free and fair. Malian returnees from Libya in 2011 exacerbated tensions in northern Mali, and Tuareg ethnic militias started a rebellion in January 2012. Low- and mid-level soldiers, frustrated with the poor handling of the rebellion overthrew TOURE on 22 March. Intensive mediation efforts led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) returned power to a civilian administration in April with the appointment of interim President Dioncounda TRAORE. The post-coup chaos led to rebels expelling the Malian military from the three northern regions of the country and allowed Islamic militants to set up strongholds. Hundreds of thousands of northern Malians fled the violence to southern Mali and neighboring countries, exacerbating regional food insecurity in host communities. An international military intervention to retake the three northern regions began in January 2013 and within a month most of the north had been retaken. In a democratic presidential election conducted in July and August of 2013, Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA was elected president in the second round.
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