Lesotho vs Nepal: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Lesotho
1.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nepal
1.96 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
14th
Nepal rank
12th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.96 % change on previous year against 1.91 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 14th and Nepal ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.36 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 6.67 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 10.59 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 8.86 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | 0.9192 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 1990s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | 0.6811 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.43 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.0168 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 0.1988 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 0.0179 % change on previous year | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.96 % change on previous year against 1.91 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Nepal?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 14th and Nepal ranks 12th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.