Bangladesh vs Lesotho: Long term urban population region
Bangladesh
37.36
in 2025
Lesotho
37.44
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
173rd
Lesotho rank
172nd
Long term urban population region over time
- Bangladesh
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 37.44 against 37.36 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 173rd and Lesotho ranks 172nd of 202 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | Bangladesh |
| 1100s | 0.0007 | 0.0002 | 0.0005 | Bangladesh |
| 1200s | 0.002 | 0.0006 | 0.0015 | Bangladesh |
| 1300s | 0.0061 | 0.0017 | 0.0044 | Bangladesh |
| 1400s | 0.0182 | 0.005 | 0.0132 | Bangladesh |
| 1500s | 0.0547 | 0.015 | 0.0397 | Bangladesh |
| 1600s | 0.1642 | 0.045 | 0.1192 | Bangladesh |
| 1700s | 0.4926 | 0.135 | 0.3576 | Bangladesh |
| 1710s | 0.555 | 0.1521 | 0.4029 | Bangladesh |
| 1720s | 0.6079 | 0.1666 | 0.4413 | Bangladesh |
| 1730s | 0.6658 | 0.1824 | 0.4833 | Bangladesh |
| 1740s | 0.7292 | 0.1998 | 0.5293 | Bangladesh |
| 1750s | 0.7986 | 0.2189 | 0.5797 | Bangladesh |
| 1760s | 0.8747 | 0.2397 | 0.635 | Bangladesh |
| 1770s | 0.958 | 0.2625 | 0.6954 | Bangladesh |
| 1780s | 1.05 | 0.2875 | 0.7617 | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 1.15 | 0.3149 | 0.8342 | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 1.26 | 0.3449 | 0.9137 | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 1.38 | 0.3777 | 1 | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 1.51 | 0.4137 | 1.1 | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 1.65 | 0.4531 | 1.2 | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 1.81 | 0.4963 | 1.31 | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 1.98 | 0.5435 | 1.44 | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 2.17 | 0.5953 | 1.58 | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 2.38 | 0.652 | 1.73 | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 2.61 | 0.7141 | 1.89 | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 2.85 | 0.7821 | 2.07 | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 3.13 | 0.8566 | 2.27 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 3.42 | 0.9382 | 2.49 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 3.75 | 1.03 | 2.72 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 4.11 | 1.13 | 2.98 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 4.5 | 1.23 | 3.27 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 5.33 | 1.97 | 3.36 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 6.69 | 5.91 | 0.784 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 11.03 | 10.29 | 0.7395 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 19.21 | 11.89 | 7.32 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 23.49 | 16.07 | 7.42 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 26.72 | 22.66 | 4.06 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 30.86 | 30.06 | 0.8017 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 35.81 | 35.69 | 0.1262 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Bangladesh or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 37.44 against 37.36 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Bangladesh and Lesotho?
- 0.08, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lesotho?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Lesotho rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Bangladesh ranks 173rd and Lesotho ranks 172nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.