Mali vs Romania: Urban area over the long-term

Mali
1,814 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Romania
1,985 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mali rank
68th
Romania rank
66th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Mali
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 1,985 km² per grid cell against 1,814 km² per grid cell in Mali, a difference of 171 km² per grid cell.

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

Across all 108 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 68th and Romania ranks 66th of 202 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Romania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0011 km² per grid cell 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Romania
1100s 0.0037 km² per grid cell 0.0046 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Romania
1200s 0.0118 km² per grid cell 0.0153 km² per grid cell 0.0036 km² per grid cell Romania
1300s 0.0383 km² per grid cell 0.069 km² per grid cell 0.0307 km² per grid cell Romania
1400s 0.1276 km² per grid cell 0.1724 km² per grid cell 0.0448 km² per grid cell Romania
1500s 0.4147 km² per grid cell 0.8277 km² per grid cell 0.4129 km² per grid cell Romania
1600s 1.45 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell 1.03 km² per grid cell Romania
1700s 4.98 km² per grid cell 9.31 km² per grid cell 4.33 km² per grid cell Romania
1710s 5.78 km² per grid cell 11.14 km² per grid cell 5.36 km² per grid cell Romania
1720s 6.53 km² per grid cell 11.94 km² per grid cell 5.41 km² per grid cell Romania
1730s 7.36 km² per grid cell 12.79 km² per grid cell 5.43 km² per grid cell Romania
1740s 8.29 km² per grid cell 13.7 km² per grid cell 5.41 km² per grid cell Romania
1750s 9.34 km² per grid cell 14.68 km² per grid cell 5.34 km² per grid cell Romania
1760s 10.5 km² per grid cell 15.73 km² per grid cell 5.23 km² per grid cell Romania
1770s 11.81 km² per grid cell 16.85 km² per grid cell 5.05 km² per grid cell Romania
1780s 13.27 km² per grid cell 18.06 km² per grid cell 4.79 km² per grid cell Romania
1790s 14.89 km² per grid cell 19.35 km² per grid cell 4.45 km² per grid cell Romania
1800s 16.71 km² per grid cell 20.73 km² per grid cell 4.02 km² per grid cell Romania
1810s 18.74 km² per grid cell 25.14 km² per grid cell 6.4 km² per grid cell Romania
1820s 21.01 km² per grid cell 33.68 km² per grid cell 12.67 km² per grid cell Romania
1830s 23.53 km² per grid cell 46.69 km² per grid cell 23.16 km² per grid cell Romania
1840s 26.35 km² per grid cell 62 km² per grid cell 35.65 km² per grid cell Romania
1850s 29.49 km² per grid cell 82.26 km² per grid cell 52.77 km² per grid cell Romania
1860s 32.95 km² per grid cell 109.98 km² per grid cell 77.03 km² per grid cell Romania
1870s 36.82 km² per grid cell 145.02 km² per grid cell 108.21 km² per grid cell Romania
1880s 41.96 km² per grid cell 186.18 km² per grid cell 144.21 km² per grid cell Romania
1890s 47.83 km² per grid cell 227.04 km² per grid cell 179.2 km² per grid cell Romania
1900s 55.07 km² per grid cell 257.91 km² per grid cell 202.84 km² per grid cell Romania
1910s 67.28 km² per grid cell 278.71 km² per grid cell 211.43 km² per grid cell Romania
1920s 79.79 km² per grid cell 282.37 km² per grid cell 202.58 km² per grid cell Romania
1930s 100.23 km² per grid cell 326.58 km² per grid cell 226.35 km² per grid cell Romania
1940s 122.64 km² per grid cell 371.23 km² per grid cell 248.6 km² per grid cell Romania
1950s 155.72 km² per grid cell 582.11 km² per grid cell 426.39 km² per grid cell Romania
1960s 166.87 km² per grid cell 808.77 km² per grid cell 641.9 km² per grid cell Romania
1970s 171.09 km² per grid cell 1,064 km² per grid cell 892.99 km² per grid cell Romania
1980s 216.41 km² per grid cell 1,376 km² per grid cell 1,160 km² per grid cell Romania
1990s 322.5 km² per grid cell 1,590 km² per grid cell 1,267 km² per grid cell Romania
2000s 576.24 km² per grid cell 1,649 km² per grid cell 1,073 km² per grid cell Romania
2010s 1,113 km² per grid cell 1,822 km² per grid cell 709.56 km² per grid cell Romania
2020s 1,631 km² per grid cell 1,956 km² per grid cell 325.12 km² per grid cell Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Mali or Romania?
Romania, at 1,985 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 Romania?
171 km² per grid cell, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Romania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mali and Romania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Mali ranks 68th and Romania ranks 66th 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.