Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 52.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2024.
have 13.3% more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mali has 1.9 as of 2023.
be 43.7% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mali, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.4 years less
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.3% less spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mali spends $104 as of 2023.
Economy
be 22.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mali, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 21.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mali, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2021.
make 60.9% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $1,193 as of 2025.
Life
have 25.3% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mali, there are 39.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 28.7% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Mali, it is 35.6% as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 86% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 24.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Mali, that number is 54% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 11.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mali, about 36.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.8% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Mali spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 11.1% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mali, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 51.9% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mali has 0.8 as of 2022.
live with 57.2% more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mali withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
be 24.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mali, it causes 65.0 as of 2019.
emit 49.2% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mali emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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