Country size comparison
compared to
Svalbard is about 20 times smaller than Mali.
Mali is approximately 1,240,192 sq km, while Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, making Svalbard 5.0% the size of Mali. Meanwhile, the population of Mali is ~20.7 million people (20.7 million fewer people live in Svalbard).
Compare further: Svalbard vs. Mali