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Mali

Republic of Mali · République du Mali

Capital
Bamako
Population
25.2 million 2025
Area
1,240,192 km²
Neighbours
7
Locator map of MaliMALIBamakoALGERIAMAURITANIANIGERBURKINA FASOGUINEAIVORY COASTSENEGALNIGERIAMOROCCO0500 km
Mali hatched, Bamako marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 17.6°N 4.0°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Western Africa, Mali has seven land neighbours: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Only ten countries have more land neighbours. With 1,240,192 km², it is about the size of Angola and South Africa and ranks 23rd of 195 by area.

Its population was 25.2 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 58th-largest of 194. On average, 20 people live on each km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 32.2% in 2025. It grew by 2.90% in 2025, the 14th-fastest rate of the 194.

GDP per capita was US$1,193 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 170th of 191 and 34th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 60.7 years in 2024; only six countries are lower. The fertility rate was 5.51 births per woman in 2024.

Its main landmass has land on both sides of the prime meridian, in the Northern Hemisphere. North to south it runs about 1,651 km, between 10.1°N and 25.0°N. Bamako's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 490 km from Vanuatu, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population25,198,8212025, World Bank58th of 19419th of 54
Area1,240,192 km²world-countries23rd of 1958th of 54
GDPUS$30.1 billion2025, World Bank, current US$112th of 19120th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$1,1932025, World Bank, current US$170th of 19134th of 52
Population density20 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries165th of 19444th of 54
Life expectancy60.7 years2024, World Bank188th of 19448th of 54
Urban population32.2%2025, World Bank167th of 19443rd of 54
Forest area8.7% of land2024, World Bank159th of 19443rd of 54
Population growth+2.90% a year2025, World Bank14th of 1947th of 54
Internet users36.8%2024, World Bank158th of 18829th of 53
Fertility rate5.51 births per woman2024, World Bank6th of 1946th of 54
Land neighbours7world-countries; among the 19511th of 1954th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaAngola, South Africa and Niger

Closest in populationSyria, Burkina Faso and North Korea

Neighbours 7 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Burkina Faso704 km
    Bamako to Ouagadougou, capital to capital
  • Guinea710 km
    Bamako to Conakry, capital to capital
  • Ivory Coast714 km
    Bamako to Yamoussoukro, capital to capital
  • Mauritania1,047 km
    Bamako to Nouakchott, capital to capital
  • Senegal1,049 km
    Bamako to Dakar, capital to capital
  • Niger1,100 km
    Bamako to Niamey, capital to capital
  • Algeria2,899 km
    Bamako to Algiers, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern, Eastern and Western
Capital
Bamako
12.65°N 8.00°W
Northernmost latitude
25.00°N
Southernmost latitude
10.14°N
Westernmost longitude
12.28°W
Easternmost longitude
4.24°E
North to south
about 1,651 km
Antipode of Bamako
12.65°S 172.00°E
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 490 km from the nearest land (Vanuatu)