Mali vs Norway: Urban area over the long-term
Mali
1,814 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Norway
1,987 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mali rank
68th
Norway rank
65th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Mali
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,987 km² per grid cell against 1,814 km² per grid cell in Mali, a difference of 173 km² per grid cell.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 68th and Norway ranks 65th of 202 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.2665 km² per grid cell | 0.2653 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.5396 km² per grid cell | 0.536 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1200s | 0.0118 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1300s | 0.0383 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 1.76 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1400s | 0.1276 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1500s | 0.4147 km² per grid cell | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 3.63 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1600s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 7.84 km² per grid cell | 6.38 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1700s | 4.98 km² per grid cell | 22.2 km² per grid cell | 17.23 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1710s | 5.78 km² per grid cell | 31.8 km² per grid cell | 26.02 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1720s | 6.53 km² per grid cell | 40.59 km² per grid cell | 34.06 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1730s | 7.36 km² per grid cell | 48.4 km² per grid cell | 41.04 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1740s | 8.29 km² per grid cell | 55.15 km² per grid cell | 46.86 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1750s | 9.34 km² per grid cell | 60.91 km² per grid cell | 51.57 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1760s | 10.5 km² per grid cell | 65.8 km² per grid cell | 55.3 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1770s | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 70.04 km² per grid cell | 58.23 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1780s | 13.27 km² per grid cell | 73.86 km² per grid cell | 60.6 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1790s | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 77.52 km² per grid cell | 62.63 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1800s | 16.71 km² per grid cell | 81.27 km² per grid cell | 64.56 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1810s | 18.74 km² per grid cell | 85.37 km² per grid cell | 66.62 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1820s | 21.01 km² per grid cell | 95.15 km² per grid cell | 74.14 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1830s | 23.53 km² per grid cell | 110.75 km² per grid cell | 87.22 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1840s | 26.35 km² per grid cell | 128.73 km² per grid cell | 102.38 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1850s | 29.49 km² per grid cell | 152.47 km² per grid cell | 122.98 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1860s | 32.95 km² per grid cell | 181.54 km² per grid cell | 148.59 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1870s | 36.82 km² per grid cell | 210.82 km² per grid cell | 174.01 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1880s | 41.96 km² per grid cell | 237.56 km² per grid cell | 195.59 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1890s | 47.83 km² per grid cell | 268.2 km² per grid cell | 220.37 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1900s | 55.07 km² per grid cell | 317.07 km² per grid cell | 262.01 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1910s | 67.28 km² per grid cell | 357.56 km² per grid cell | 290.27 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1920s | 79.79 km² per grid cell | 418.43 km² per grid cell | 338.63 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1930s | 100.23 km² per grid cell | 469.44 km² per grid cell | 369.21 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1940s | 122.64 km² per grid cell | 530.4 km² per grid cell | 407.76 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1950s | 155.72 km² per grid cell | 637.02 km² per grid cell | 481.31 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1960s | 166.87 km² per grid cell | 799.29 km² per grid cell | 632.41 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1970s | 171.09 km² per grid cell | 1,045 km² per grid cell | 873.71 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1980s | 216.41 km² per grid cell | 1,162 km² per grid cell | 945.29 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1990s | 322.5 km² per grid cell | 1,281 km² per grid cell | 958.04 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 2000s | 576.24 km² per grid cell | 1,466 km² per grid cell | 890.13 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 2010s | 1,113 km² per grid cell | 1,707 km² per grid cell | 594.26 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,631 km² per grid cell | 1,920 km² per grid cell | 289.26 km² per grid cell | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Mali or Norway?
- Norway, at 1,987 km² per grid cell against 1,814 km² per grid cell in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Mali and Norway?
- 173 km² per grid cell, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Norway?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Norway rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Mali ranks 68th and Norway ranks 65th 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.