Mali vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Mali
21,943 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
27,816 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali rank
171st
Somalia rank
168th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Mali
  • Somalia
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 27,816 current US$ per square kilometre against 21,943 current US$ per square kilometre in Mali, a difference of 5,873 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Somalia ahead.

Mali ranks 171st and Somalia ranks 168th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 284.34 current US$ per square kilometre 494.53 current US$ per square kilometre 210.19 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 742.32 current US$ per square kilometre 1,009 current US$ per square kilometre 266.54 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 1,969 current US$ per square kilometre 1,816 current US$ per square kilometre 152.94 current US$ per square kilometre Mali
1990s 2,998 current US$ per square kilometre 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre 1,128 current US$ per square kilometre Mali
2010s 15,841 current US$ per square kilometre 14,965 current US$ per square kilometre 875.75 current US$ per square kilometre Mali
2020s 20,204 current US$ per square kilometre 23,922 current US$ per square kilometre 3,718 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Mali or Somalia?
Somalia, at 27,816 current US$ per square kilometre against 21,943 current US$ per square kilometre in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Mali and Somalia?
5,873 current US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Mali ranks 171st and Somalia ranks 168th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current US$) 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.