Algeria vs Mali: Population density

Algeria
19.38 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Mali
19.48 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Algeria rank
187th
Mali rank
186th

Population density over time

  • Algeria
  • Mali
5101520196119922023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 19.48 people per sq. km of land area against 19.38 people per sq. km of land area in Algeria, a difference of 0.1 people per sq. km of land area.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 187th and Mali ranks 186th of 216 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 5.23 people per sq. km of land area 4.77 people per sq. km of land area 0.4575 people per sq. km of land area Algeria
1970s 6.59 people per sq. km of land area 5.57 people per sq. km of land area 1.02 people per sq. km of land area Algeria
1980s 9.09 people per sq. km of land area 6.78 people per sq. km of land area 2.31 people per sq. km of land area Algeria
1990s 11.79 people per sq. km of land area 8.29 people per sq. km of land area 3.49 people per sq. km of land area Algeria
2000s 13.86 people per sq. km of land area 10.97 people per sq. km of land area 2.88 people per sq. km of land area Algeria
2010s 16.66 people per sq. km of land area 15.08 people per sq. km of land area 1.58 people per sq. km of land area Algeria
2020s 18.94 people per sq. km of land area 18.63 people per sq. km of land area 0.3072 people per sq. km of land area Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Algeria or Mali?
Mali, at 19.48 people per sq. km of land area against 19.38 people per sq. km of land area in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Algeria and Mali?
0.1 people per sq. km of land area, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mali?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Mali rank globally for population density?
Algeria ranks 187th and Mali ranks 186th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.