Chad vs Mali: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Chad
4.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali
6.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad rank
200th
Mali rank
197th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Chad
  • Mali
0246196119922023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 6.04 people per square kilometre against 4.04 people per square kilometre in Chad, a difference of 2 people per square kilometre.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.5 times Chad's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 200th and Mali ranks 197th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2321 people per square kilometre 0.4246 people per square kilometre 0.1925 people per square kilometre Mali
1970s 0.4983 people per square kilometre 0.6884 people per square kilometre 0.1901 people per square kilometre Mali
1980s 0.8216 people per square kilometre 1.04 people per square kilometre 0.2189 people per square kilometre Mali
1990s 1.2 people per square kilometre 1.46 people per square kilometre 0.2604 people per square kilometre Mali
2000s 1.75 people per square kilometre 2.29 people per square kilometre 0.5373 people per square kilometre Mali
2010s 2.63 people per square kilometre 3.89 people per square kilometre 1.26 people per square kilometre Mali
2020s 3.69 people per square kilometre 5.6 people per square kilometre 1.91 people per square kilometre Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Chad or Mali?
Mali, at 6.04 people per square kilometre against 4.04 people per square kilometre in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Chad and Mali?
2 people per square kilometre, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mali?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and Mali rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Chad ranks 200th and Mali ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.