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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.