Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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
make 52.2% less money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 31.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mali, that number is 7.9% as of 2017.
be 73.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Mali, however, that number is 42.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 55.1% more children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mali, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mali, 562.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.8% less likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Mali, it is 35.5% as of 2018.
be 12.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 36.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Mali, that number is 50% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mali spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.7% more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mali, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mali: At a glance
How big is Mali compared to Pakistan? See an in-depth size comparison.