Mali vs Niger: Population density
Population density over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 20.65 people per sq. km of land area against 19.48 people per sq. km of land area in Mali, a difference of 1.17 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 185th and Niger ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.77 people per sq. km of land area | 3.2 people per sq. km of land area | 1.57 people per sq. km of land area | Mali |
| 1970s | 5.57 people per sq. km of land area | 4.16 people per sq. km of land area | 1.41 people per sq. km of land area | Mali |
| 1980s | 6.78 people per sq. km of land area | 5.56 people per sq. km of land area | 1.22 people per sq. km of land area | Mali |
| 1990s | 8.29 people per sq. km of land area | 7.59 people per sq. km of land area | 0.7033 people per sq. km of land area | Mali |
| 2000s | 10.97 people per sq. km of land area | 10.73 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2398 people per sq. km of land area | Mali |
| 2010s | 15.08 people per sq. km of land area | 15.51 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4361 people per sq. km of land area | Niger |
| 2020s | 18.63 people per sq. km of land area | 19.68 people per sq. km of land area | 1.04 people per sq. km of land area | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 20.65 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 Mali and Niger?
- 1.17 people per sq. km of land area, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for population density?
- Mali ranks 185th and Niger ranks 182nd of 215 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.