Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Long term urban population region

Burkina Faso
36.77
in 2025
Lesotho
37.44
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
173rd
Lesotho rank
170th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 37.44 against 36.77 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.67.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 173rd and Lesotho ranks 170th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 33 and Lesotho in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 Burkina Faso
1100s 0.0005 0.0002 0.0003 Burkina Faso
1200s 0.0015 0.0006 0.0009 Burkina Faso
1300s 0.0045 0.0017 0.0028 Burkina Faso
1400s 0.0135 0.005 0.0085 Burkina Faso
1500s 0.0406 0.015 0.0256 Burkina Faso
1600s 0.1218 0.045 0.0768 Burkina Faso
1700s 0.3654 0.135 0.2304 Burkina Faso
1710s 0.4117 0.1521 0.2596 Burkina Faso
1720s 0.4509 0.1666 0.2843 Burkina Faso
1730s 0.4939 0.1824 0.3114 Burkina Faso
1740s 0.5409 0.1998 0.3411 Burkina Faso
1750s 0.5924 0.2189 0.3736 Burkina Faso
1760s 0.6488 0.2397 0.4091 Burkina Faso
1770s 0.7106 0.2625 0.4481 Burkina Faso
1780s 0.7783 0.2875 0.4908 Burkina Faso
1790s 0.8524 0.3149 0.5375 Burkina Faso
1800s 0.9336 0.3449 0.5887 Burkina Faso
1810s 1.02 0.3777 0.6448 Burkina Faso
1820s 1.12 0.4137 0.7062 Burkina Faso
1830s 1.23 0.4531 0.7735 Burkina Faso
1840s 1.34 0.4963 0.8471 Burkina Faso
1850s 1.47 0.5435 0.9278 Burkina Faso
1860s 1.61 0.5953 1.02 Burkina Faso
1870s 1.76 0.652 1.11 Burkina Faso
1880s 1.93 0.7141 1.22 Burkina Faso
1890s 2.12 0.7821 1.34 Burkina Faso
1900s 2.32 0.8566 1.46 Burkina Faso
1910s 2.54 0.9382 1.6 Burkina Faso
1920s 2.78 1.03 1.75 Burkina Faso
1930s 3.05 1.13 1.92 Burkina Faso
1940s 3.34 1.23 2.1 Burkina Faso
1950s 4.06 1.97 2.09 Burkina Faso
1960s 5.09 5.91 0.8163 Lesotho
1970s 6.37 10.29 3.92 Lesotho
1980s 10.92 11.89 0.9652 Lesotho
1990s 14.19 16.07 1.88 Lesotho
2000s 20.23 22.66 2.43 Lesotho
2010s 29.03 30.06 1.03 Lesotho
2020s 34.94 35.69 0.7501 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 37.44 against 36.77 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
0.67, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for long term urban population region?
Burkina Faso ranks 173rd and Lesotho ranks 170th of 199 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.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed