Mali vs Mauritania: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Mali
0.0172 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Mauritania
0.0155 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Mali rank
154th
Mauritania rank
156th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Mali
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.0172 people per square kilometre against 0.0155 people per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0017 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0047 people per square kilometre 0.0014 people per square kilometre 0.0033 people per square kilometre Mali
1970s 0.0062 people per square kilometre 0.0068 people per square kilometre 0.0006 people per square kilometre Mauritania
1980s 0.0065 people per square kilometre 0.0142 people per square kilometre 0.0077 people per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 0.0093 people per square kilometre 0.0157 people per square kilometre 0.0064 people per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.0057 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0098 people per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 0.0057 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0099 people per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.015 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0005 people per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Mali or Mauritania?
Mali, at 0.0172 people per square kilometre against 0.0155 people per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Mali and Mauritania?
0.0017 people per square kilometre, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Mali ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 156th 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.