| Attribute |
Mali × | 
Syria × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 1,240,192 | 187,437 |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 1,220,190 | 185,887 |
| Water area (km²) | 20,002 | 1,550 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 7,908 | 2,343 |
| Border countries | - Algeria
- Burkina Faso
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Senegal
| - Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Turkey
|
| Coastline (km) | 0 | 193 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 343 | 514 |
| Lowest point (m) | 23 | -208 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,155 | 2,814 |
| People | | |
| Population | 19,553,397 | 19,398,448 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Muslim | Muslim |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Mali | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Short country name | Mali | Syria |
| Long local name | Republique de Mali | Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah |
| Short local name | Mali | Suriyah |
| Former name | - French Sudan and Sudanese Republic
| - United Arab Republic (with Egypt)
|
| Government type | Semi-presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Bamako | Damascus |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 41,220,000,000 | 50,280,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 15,370,000,000 | 24,600,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 5.4 | -36.5 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,200 | 2,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 16.5 | 17 |
| Labor force | 6,447,000 | 3,767,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.9 | 50 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 36.1 | 82.5 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 3,075,000,000 | 1,162,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 3,513,000,000 | 3,211,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.87 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 20 | 4.2 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -2.9 | -8.7 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 35.4 | 94.8 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.8 | 28.1 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 16 | 0.75 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5.2 | 14 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 3,040,000,000 | 7,272,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 3,040,000,000 | 7,272,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 5,972,000,000 | 9,161,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -886,000,000 | -2,123,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 3,060,000,000 | 1,850,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 3,644,000,000 | 6,279,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 647,800,000 | 407,300,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 4,192,000,000 | 4,989,000,000 |
| National currency | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs | Syrian pounds |
| National currency (code) | XOF | SYP |
| National currency (symbol) | - | £ |
| National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 514.6 |