Mali vs Tanzania: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Mali
63.0%
in 2025
Tanzania
64.6%
in 2025
Mali rank
12th
Tanzania rank
10th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mali
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 64.6% against 63.0% in Mali, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mali ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 73.8% | 14.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 71.6% | 10.3% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 66.8% | 2.3% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 65.4% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Mali or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 64.6% against 63.0% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Mali and Tanzania?
- 1.6%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Tanzania rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Mali ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.