Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of India, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Mali, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mali, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.8% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mali, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.
make 72.8% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Mali, however, that number is 44.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mali, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mali, 440.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.3% less likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Mali, it is 35.5% as of 2018.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mali, on the other hand, 60.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Mali, that number is 53% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 26.1% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mali, about 34.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.3% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% 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
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