Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 57.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mali, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
be 16.5% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mali, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.8% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2022.
be 26.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mali, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
be 12.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mali, however, that number is 44.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 49.3% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mali, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 60.5% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Mali, it is 35.5% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Mali, that number is 53% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 24.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mali, about 34.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mali spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 30.3% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mali, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mali: At a glance
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