Eswatini vs Lesotho: Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03

Eswatini
1.24 Percent per annum
in 2030
Lesotho
0.9439 Percent per annum
in 2030
Eswatini rank
14th
Lesotho rank
17th

Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03 over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
01234199020102030

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 1.24 Percent per annum against 0.9439 Percent per annum in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2961 Percent per annum.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 28 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 2.13 Percent per annum 1.22 Percent per annum 0.9088 Percent per annum Eswatini
2000s 0.7274 Percent per annum 0.0753 Percent per annum 0.6521 Percent per annum Eswatini
2010s 0.6625 Percent per annum 1.03 Percent per annum 0.3665 Percent per annum Lesotho
2020s 0.9843 Percent per annum 1.08 Percent per annum 0.0976 Percent per annum Lesotho
2030s 1.24 Percent per annum 0.9439 Percent per annum 0.2983 Percent per annum Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at 1.24 Percent per annum against 0.9439 Percent per annum in Lesotho as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Eswatini and Lesotho?
0.2961 Percent per annum, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
41 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Eswatini ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.