Country comparison
Niger vs Mali
Niger has 1.1× the population of Mali. Mali has 1.5× the GDP per capita of Niger.
Side by side
| Niger | Category | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 1,267,000 km² more | Area (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1,241,238 km² |
| 27.9 million more | Population (2025) Niger: 1.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 25.2 million |
| 21 people/km² | Population density (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 20 people/km² |
| US$ 775 | GDP per capita (2025) Mali: 1.5× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 1,193 more |
| 61.4 years more | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 60.7 years |
| 16% | Internet users (2024) Mali: 2.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 37% more |
| 15.3 years | Median age (2023) Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 15.5 years |
| 5.94 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 5.51 births per woman |
| 0.1 t less | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Mali: 2.5× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 0.3 t |
| 1 | Castles, fortresses and palaces Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | – |
| French | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Bambara, Maasina Fulfulde, Soninke, Tamashek |
| West African CFA franc (XOF) | Currency Same currency ISO 4217 | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Type A, B, C, D, E, F · 220 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C, E | Type C, E · 220 V |
| UTC+1 | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 1 h IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.