Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.8% less likely to be obese
In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
be 32.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Indonesia, that number is 5.3% as of 2018.
be 77.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mali, 42.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 68.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 67.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 60.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
have 62.7% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 98.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on education
Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.6% less on healthcare
Mali spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Mali? See an in-depth size comparison.