Mali vs Uganda: Urban area over the long-term
Mali
1,814 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uganda
1,870 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mali rank
68th
Uganda rank
67th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Mali
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1,870 km² per grid cell against 1,814 km² per grid cell in Mali, a difference of 56 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 68th and Uganda ranks 67th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 36 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1100s | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1200s | 0.0118 km² per grid cell | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1300s | 0.0383 km² per grid cell | 0.0246 km² per grid cell | 0.0137 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1400s | 0.1276 km² per grid cell | 0.0814 km² per grid cell | 0.0463 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1500s | 0.4147 km² per grid cell | 0.2591 km² per grid cell | 0.1556 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1600s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 0.8172 km² per grid cell | 0.6343 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1700s | 4.98 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 2.69 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1710s | 5.78 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 3.25 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1720s | 6.53 km² per grid cell | 2.73 km² per grid cell | 3.8 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1730s | 7.36 km² per grid cell | 2.93 km² per grid cell | 4.43 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1740s | 8.29 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | 5.13 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1750s | 9.34 km² per grid cell | 3.4 km² per grid cell | 5.94 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1760s | 10.5 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 6.84 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1770s | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 3.94 km² per grid cell | 7.87 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1780s | 13.27 km² per grid cell | 4.25 km² per grid cell | 9.02 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1790s | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | 10.32 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1800s | 16.71 km² per grid cell | 4.94 km² per grid cell | 11.78 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1810s | 18.74 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 13.41 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1820s | 21.01 km² per grid cell | 5.76 km² per grid cell | 15.24 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1830s | 23.53 km² per grid cell | 6.24 km² per grid cell | 17.29 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1840s | 26.35 km² per grid cell | 6.77 km² per grid cell | 19.58 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1850s | 29.49 km² per grid cell | 8.83 km² per grid cell | 20.66 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1860s | 32.95 km² per grid cell | 9.78 km² per grid cell | 23.17 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1870s | 36.82 km² per grid cell | 10.84 km² per grid cell | 25.97 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1880s | 41.96 km² per grid cell | 12.15 km² per grid cell | 29.82 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1890s | 47.83 km² per grid cell | 13.62 km² per grid cell | 34.22 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1900s | 55.07 km² per grid cell | 14.39 km² per grid cell | 40.68 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1910s | 67.28 km² per grid cell | 14.39 km² per grid cell | 52.9 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1920s | 79.79 km² per grid cell | 14.86 km² per grid cell | 64.93 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1930s | 100.23 km² per grid cell | 18.83 km² per grid cell | 81.4 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1940s | 122.64 km² per grid cell | 23.18 km² per grid cell | 99.46 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1950s | 155.72 km² per grid cell | 41.54 km² per grid cell | 114.18 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1960s | 166.87 km² per grid cell | 86.29 km² per grid cell | 80.58 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1970s | 171.09 km² per grid cell | 146.66 km² per grid cell | 24.43 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 1980s | 216.41 km² per grid cell | 253.1 km² per grid cell | 36.69 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1990s | 322.5 km² per grid cell | 446.82 km² per grid cell | 124.31 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 2000s | 576.24 km² per grid cell | 666.99 km² per grid cell | 90.75 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1,113 km² per grid cell | 1,083 km² per grid cell | 29.28 km² per grid cell | Mali |
| 2020s | 1,631 km² per grid cell | 1,649 km² per grid cell | 18.27 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Mali or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1,870 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 Uganda?
- 56 km² per grid cell, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Uganda rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Mali ranks 68th and Uganda ranks 67th 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.