Mali

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Mali
Published: 2026

Region: West Africa
Capital: Bamako
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Density: 17 / km²

WRI Score 2026

42.57

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 203rd
In Africa: 50th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 17 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,094· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 60 years· WHO / UN
1.0
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 7.5%· ILO / SECO
76.3
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 4% of GDP· SIPRI
63.5
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
28.7
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Mali holds 203rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 42.57 — sits near the bottom of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.