Mali has a population density of 52 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Mali has 545,346 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Mali and the Vatican are ranked 169th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Mali has 0.3% of the world's population and 0.82% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Mali is 99.1% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Mali
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 52 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 169/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
25787988
|
949
|
| Land area | 471,118 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 536,551 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 53.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 46.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 17.3% | 0% |
Mali vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Mali increased by 82.3%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Mali ranked 172nd for population density and is in 172nd place still. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Mali
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 52 | - |
| 2023 | 50.5 | - |
| 2022 | 49 | - |
| 2021 | 47.5 | - |
| 2020 | 46.1 | - |
| 2019 | 44.7 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 43.4 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 42.1 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 40.7 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 39.5 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 38.3 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 37.1 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 36 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 35 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 33.8 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 32.8 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 31.7 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 30.7 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 29.7 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 28.7 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 27.8 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 26.9 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 26.1 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 25.3 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 24.5 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 23.8 | - |
| 1998 | 23.2 | - |
| 1997 | 22.6 | - |
| 1996 | 22.1 | - |
| 1995 | 21.6 | - |
| 1994 | 21.2 | - |
| 1993 | 20.7 | - |
| 1992 | 20.3 | - |
| 1991 | 19.9 | - |
| 1990 | 19.5 | - |
| 1989 | 19.1 | - |
| 1988 | 18.8 | - |
| 1987 | 18.4 | - |
| 1986 | 18.1 | - |
| 1985 | 17.8 | - |
| 1984 | 17.4 | - |
| 1983 | 17.1 | - |
| 1982 | 16.7 | - |
| 1981 | 16.3 | - |
| 1980 | 16 | - |
| 1979 | 15.7 | - |
| 1978 | 15.3 | - |
| 1977 | 15.1 | - |
| 1976 | 14.8 | - |
| 1975 | 14.5 | - |
| 1974 | 14.3 | - |
| 1973 | 14 | - |
| 1972 | 13.8 | - |
| 1971 | 13.5 | - |
| 1970 | 13.3 | - |
| 1969 | 13.1 | - |
| 1968 | 12.9 | - |
| 1967 | 12.7 | - |
| 1966 | 12.5 | - |
| 1965 | 12.3 | - |
| 1964 | 12.2 | - |
| 1963 | 12 | - |
| 1962 | 11.8 | - |
| 1961 | 11.6 | - |
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