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
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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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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.