What is the difference in surface area between Ethiopia and Mali?

111,420 sq. km, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mali?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Ethiopia vs Mali: Surface area (sq. km)

Ethiopia

1.13 million sq. km

in 2024

Mali

1.24 million sq. km

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

26th

Mali rank

23rd

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Ethiopia
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.24 million sq. km against 1.13 million sq. km in Ethiopia, a difference of 111,420 sq. km.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 26th and Mali ranks 23rd of 216 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.22 million sq. km	1.24 million sq. km	18,290 sq. km	Mali
1970s	1.22 million sq. km	1.24 million sq. km	18,290 sq. km	Mali
1980s	1.22 million sq. km	1.24 million sq. km	18,290 sq. km	Mali
1990s	1.14 million sq. km	1.24 million sq. km	100,610 sq. km	Mali
2000s	1.12 million sq. km	1.24 million sq. km	120,578 sq. km	Mali
2010s	1.13 million sq. km	1.24 million sq. km	110,370 sq. km	Mali
2020s	1.13 million sq. km	1.24 million sq. km	110,580 sq. km	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Ethiopia or Mali?: Mali, at 1.24 million sq. km against 1.13 million sq. km in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Ethiopia and Mali?: 111,420 sq. km, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mali?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Mali rank globally for surface area?: Ethiopia ranks 26th and Mali ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.