Bhutan vs Mali: Population density
Population density over time
- Bhutan
- Mali
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 20.62 people per sq. km of land area against 19.48 people per sq. km of land area in Mali, a difference of 1.14 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 184th and Mali ranks 186th of 216 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.62 people per sq. km of land area | 4.77 people per sq. km of land area | 0.848 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 7.73 people per sq. km of land area | 5.57 people per sq. km of land area | 2.17 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 10.74 people per sq. km of land area | 6.78 people per sq. km of land area | 3.96 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 13.42 people per sq. km of land area | 8.29 people per sq. km of land area | 5.12 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 16.81 people per sq. km of land area | 10.97 people per sq. km of land area | 5.84 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 19.29 people per sq. km of land area | 15.08 people per sq. km of land area | 4.21 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 20.4 people per sq. km of land area | 18.63 people per sq. km of land area | 1.77 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bhutan or Mali?
- Bhutan, at 20.62 people per sq. km of land area against 19.48 people per sq. km of land area in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Bhutan and Mali?
- 1.14 people per sq. km of land area, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mali?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Mali rank globally for population density?
- Bhutan ranks 184th 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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About this data
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.