Mali vs Niger: Hospital beds per 1,000 people
Mali
0.25 per 1,000 people
in 2018
Niger
0.28 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Mali rank
177th
Niger rank
176th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.28 per 1,000 people against 0.25 per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 177th and Niger ranks 176th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6685 per 1,000 people | 0.4095 per 1,000 people | 0.259 per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.6967 per 1,000 people | 0.495 per 1,000 people | 0.2017 per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1990s | 0.24 per 1,000 people | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.12 per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.2343 per 1,000 people | 0.29 per 1,000 people | 0.0557 per 1,000 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital beds per 1,000 people, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.28 per 1,000 people against 0.25 per 1,000 people in Mali as of 2020.
- What is the difference in hospital beds per 1,000 people between Mali and Niger?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for hospital beds per 1,000 people?
- Mali ranks 177th and Niger ranks 176th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Hospital beds per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.