Ethiopia vs Mali: Surface area

Ethiopia

1.14 million sq. km

in 2023

Mali

1.24 million sq. km

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

26th

Mali rank

23rd

Surface area over time

Mali currently reports 1.24 million sq. km against 1.14 million sq. km in Ethiopia, a difference of 103,950 sq. km.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

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

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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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