Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 49.7% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mali, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.1 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Mali, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 70.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Mali, that number is 7.9% as of 2017.
be 13.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Mali, however, that number is 42.1% as of 2019.
make 12.0% less money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 66.7% more children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mali, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mali, 562.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.4% less likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Mali, it is 35.5% as of 2018.
be 30.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 13.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 84% 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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mali: At a glance
How big is Mali compared to Yemen? See an in-depth size comparison.