Lesotho vs Mozambique: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Lesotho
2.21
in 2025
Mozambique
2.16
in 2025
Lesotho rank
5th
Mozambique rank
6th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.21 against 2.16 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.79 | 4.11 | 2.68 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 9.72 | 6.86 | 2.86 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2.27 | 6.03 | 3.76 | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 5.7 | 4.57 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 4.16 | 2.53 | 1.63 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.42 | 0.5766 | 2.85 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.77 | 0.8606 | 2.91 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.39 | 1.86 | 0.5388 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Lesotho or Mozambique?
- Lesotho, at 2.21 against 2.16 in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 0.05, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Lesotho ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.