Botswana vs Mali: Urban area over the long-term

Botswana
1,792 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mali
1,814 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Botswana rank
70th
Mali rank
68th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Botswana
  • Mali
05001.0k1.5k2.0k100015122025

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1,814 km² per grid cell against 1,792 km² per grid cell in Botswana, a difference of 22 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.

Botswana ranks 70th and Mali ranks 68th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mali Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0011 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell Mali
1100s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0037 km² per grid cell 0.0032 km² per grid cell Mali
1200s 0.0016 km² per grid cell 0.0118 km² per grid cell 0.0101 km² per grid cell Mali
1300s 0.0052 km² per grid cell 0.0383 km² per grid cell 0.033 km² per grid cell Mali
1400s 0.0169 km² per grid cell 0.1276 km² per grid cell 0.1107 km² per grid cell Mali
1500s 0.0545 km² per grid cell 0.4147 km² per grid cell 0.3602 km² per grid cell Mali
1600s 0.1756 km² per grid cell 1.45 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell Mali
1700s 0.5657 km² per grid cell 4.98 km² per grid cell 4.41 km² per grid cell Mali
1710s 0.6434 km² per grid cell 5.78 km² per grid cell 5.14 km² per grid cell Mali
1720s 0.7111 km² per grid cell 6.53 km² per grid cell 5.82 km² per grid cell Mali
1730s 0.7859 km² per grid cell 7.36 km² per grid cell 6.57 km² per grid cell Mali
1740s 0.8684 km² per grid cell 8.29 km² per grid cell 7.42 km² per grid cell Mali
1750s 0.9595 km² per grid cell 9.34 km² per grid cell 8.38 km² per grid cell Mali
1760s 1.06 km² per grid cell 10.5 km² per grid cell 9.44 km² per grid cell Mali
1770s 1.17 km² per grid cell 11.81 km² per grid cell 10.64 km² per grid cell Mali
1780s 1.29 km² per grid cell 13.27 km² per grid cell 11.97 km² per grid cell Mali
1790s 1.43 km² per grid cell 14.89 km² per grid cell 13.47 km² per grid cell Mali
1800s 1.58 km² per grid cell 16.71 km² per grid cell 15.13 km² per grid cell Mali
1810s 1.74 km² per grid cell 18.74 km² per grid cell 17 km² per grid cell Mali
1820s 1.93 km² per grid cell 21.01 km² per grid cell 19.08 km² per grid cell Mali
1830s 2.13 km² per grid cell 23.53 km² per grid cell 21.41 km² per grid cell Mali
1840s 2.35 km² per grid cell 26.35 km² per grid cell 24 km² per grid cell Mali
1850s 2.59 km² per grid cell 29.49 km² per grid cell 26.9 km² per grid cell Mali
1860s 3.11 km² per grid cell 32.95 km² per grid cell 29.84 km² per grid cell Mali
1870s 3.8 km² per grid cell 36.82 km² per grid cell 33.01 km² per grid cell Mali
1880s 4.6 km² per grid cell 41.96 km² per grid cell 37.36 km² per grid cell Mali
1890s 5.52 km² per grid cell 47.83 km² per grid cell 42.31 km² per grid cell Mali
1900s 6.75 km² per grid cell 55.07 km² per grid cell 48.32 km² per grid cell Mali
1910s 8.7 km² per grid cell 67.28 km² per grid cell 58.58 km² per grid cell Mali
1920s 11.12 km² per grid cell 79.79 km² per grid cell 68.67 km² per grid cell Mali
1930s 14.99 km² per grid cell 100.23 km² per grid cell 85.24 km² per grid cell Mali
1940s 20.05 km² per grid cell 122.64 km² per grid cell 102.59 km² per grid cell Mali
1950s 33.62 km² per grid cell 155.72 km² per grid cell 122.1 km² per grid cell Mali
1960s 52.14 km² per grid cell 166.87 km² per grid cell 114.73 km² per grid cell Mali
1970s 126 km² per grid cell 171.09 km² per grid cell 45.09 km² per grid cell Mali
1980s 263.43 km² per grid cell 216.41 km² per grid cell 47.02 km² per grid cell Botswana
1990s 578.99 km² per grid cell 322.5 km² per grid cell 256.49 km² per grid cell Botswana
2000s 880.27 km² per grid cell 576.24 km² per grid cell 304.04 km² per grid cell Botswana
2010s 1,317 km² per grid cell 1,113 km² per grid cell 204.53 km² per grid cell Botswana
2020s 1,696 km² per grid cell 1,631 km² per grid cell 65.24 km² per grid cell Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Botswana or Mali?
Mali, at 1,814 km² per grid cell against 1,792 km² per grid cell in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Botswana and Mali?
22 km² per grid cell, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mali?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Mali rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Botswana ranks 70th and Mali ranks 68th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.