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
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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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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.