Mali vs Switzerland: Urban area over the long-term
Mali
1,814 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Switzerland
1,802 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mali rank
68th
Switzerland rank
69th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Mali
- Switzerland
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1,814 km² per grid cell against 1,802 km² per grid cell in Switzerland, a difference of 12 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 68th and Switzerland ranks 69th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1100s | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1200s | 0.0118 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0118 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1300s | 0.0383 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0383 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1400s | 0.1276 km² per grid cell | 3.23 km² per grid cell | 3.1 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 0.4147 km² per grid cell | 14.77 km² per grid cell | 14.36 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 19.23 km² per grid cell | 17.78 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 4.98 km² per grid cell | 31.64 km² per grid cell | 26.67 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 5.78 km² per grid cell | 35 km² per grid cell | 29.22 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 6.53 km² per grid cell | 39.82 km² per grid cell | 33.29 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 7.36 km² per grid cell | 45.15 km² per grid cell | 37.79 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 8.29 km² per grid cell | 50.97 km² per grid cell | 42.68 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 9.34 km² per grid cell | 57.16 km² per grid cell | 47.82 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 10.5 km² per grid cell | 63.51 km² per grid cell | 53.01 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 69.76 km² per grid cell | 57.95 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 13.27 km² per grid cell | 75.56 km² per grid cell | 62.3 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 80.62 km² per grid cell | 65.72 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 16.71 km² per grid cell | 84.72 km² per grid cell | 68.01 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 18.74 km² per grid cell | 87.85 km² per grid cell | 69.11 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 21.01 km² per grid cell | 97.8 km² per grid cell | 76.79 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 23.53 km² per grid cell | 105.36 km² per grid cell | 81.82 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 26.35 km² per grid cell | 112.86 km² per grid cell | 86.51 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 29.49 km² per grid cell | 121.09 km² per grid cell | 91.61 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 32.95 km² per grid cell | 127.51 km² per grid cell | 94.56 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 36.82 km² per grid cell | 138.12 km² per grid cell | 101.31 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 41.96 km² per grid cell | 151.19 km² per grid cell | 109.23 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 47.83 km² per grid cell | 164.79 km² per grid cell | 116.96 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 55.07 km² per grid cell | 199.05 km² per grid cell | 143.98 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 67.28 km² per grid cell | 247.17 km² per grid cell | 179.89 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 79.79 km² per grid cell | 284.47 km² per grid cell | 204.67 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 100.23 km² per grid cell | 332.56 km² per grid cell | 232.33 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 122.64 km² per grid cell | 388.96 km² per grid cell | 266.33 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 155.72 km² per grid cell | 547.4 km² per grid cell | 391.68 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 166.87 km² per grid cell | 738.56 km² per grid cell | 571.69 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 171.09 km² per grid cell | 877.22 km² per grid cell | 706.13 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 216.41 km² per grid cell | 1,038 km² per grid cell | 821.69 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 322.5 km² per grid cell | 1,313 km² per grid cell | 990.9 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 576.24 km² per grid cell | 1,428 km² per grid cell | 851.66 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,113 km² per grid cell | 1,592 km² per grid cell | 479.56 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,631 km² per grid cell | 1,753 km² per grid cell | 122.24 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Mali or Switzerland?
- Mali, at 1,814 km² per grid cell against 1,802 km² per grid cell in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Mali and Switzerland?
- 12 km² per grid cell, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Switzerland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Mali ranks 68th and Switzerland ranks 69th 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.