Botswana vs Mali: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0159 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Mali
0.0172 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Botswana rank
155th
Mali rank
154th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.0172 people per square kilometre against 0.0159 people per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0013 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mali ahead.

Botswana ranks 155th and Mali ranks 154th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0 people per square kilometre 0.0053 people per square kilometre 0.0053 people per square kilometre Mali
1970s 0.0012 people per square kilometre 0.0062 people per square kilometre 0.005 people per square kilometre Mali
1980s 0.0064 people per square kilometre 0.0065 people per square kilometre 0.0001 people per square kilometre Mali
1990s 0.0127 people per square kilometre 0.0093 people per square kilometre 0.0034 people per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.0057 people per square kilometre 0.0101 people per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.0057 people per square kilometre 0.0102 people per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.015 people per square kilometre 0.0009 people per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mali?
Mali, at 0.0172 people per square kilometre against 0.0159 people per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mali?
0.0013 people per square kilometre, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mali?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Mali rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 155th and Mali ranks 154th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.