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