Mali vs Niger: Population, male, per square kilometre

Mali
9.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
10.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali rank
186th
Niger rank
183rd

Population, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
246810196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 10.49 units per square kilometre against 9.83 units per square kilometre in Mali, a difference of 0.66 units per square kilometre.

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 186th and Niger ranks 183rd 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 2.39 units per square kilometre 1.54 units per square kilometre 0.851 units per square kilometre Mali
1970s 2.78 units per square kilometre 2.04 units per square kilometre 0.7407 units per square kilometre Mali
1980s 3.39 units per square kilometre 2.77 units per square kilometre 0.6267 units per square kilometre Mali
1990s 4.17 units per square kilometre 3.82 units per square kilometre 0.3518 units per square kilometre Mali
2000s 5.53 units per square kilometre 5.43 units per square kilometre 0.1042 units per square kilometre Mali
2010s 7.61 units per square kilometre 7.87 units per square kilometre 0.2612 units per square kilometre Niger
2020s 9.4 units per square kilometre 9.99 units per square kilometre 0.5852 units per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per square kilometre, Mali or Niger?
Niger, at 10.49 units per square kilometre against 9.83 units per square kilometre in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, male, per square kilometre between Mali and Niger?
0.66 units per square kilometre, 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, male, per square kilometre?
Mali ranks 186th and Niger ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, male 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.