Congo vs Mali: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Congo
0.0179 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali
0.0191 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
145th
Mali rank
142nd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Congo
  • Mali
00.0050.010.0150.02199020062023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.0191 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0179 Persons per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0012 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.

Congo ranks 145th and Mali ranks 142nd of 167 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0079 Persons per square kilometre 0.0081 Persons per square kilometre 0.0002 Persons per square kilometre Mali
2000s 0.0107 Persons per square kilometre 0.0107 Persons per square kilometre 0 Persons per square kilometre Mali
2010s 0.0147 Persons per square kilometre 0.0147 Persons per square kilometre 0 Persons per square kilometre Mali
2020s 0.0173 Persons per square kilometre 0.0182 Persons per square kilometre 0.001 Persons per square kilometre Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Congo or Mali?
Mali, at 0.0191 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0179 Persons per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Congo and Mali?
0.0012 Persons per square kilometre, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mali?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Mali rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Congo ranks 145th and Mali ranks 142nd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
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Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.