Chad vs Lesotho: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Chad
37.0%
in 2025
Lesotho
37.4%
in 2025
Chad rank
174th
Lesotho rank
172nd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Chad
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 37.4% against 37.0% in Chad, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 174th and Lesotho ranks 172nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 39 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chad |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Chad |
| 1710s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Chad |
| 1720s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 1730s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 1750s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 1760s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 1770s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Chad |
| 1780s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Chad |
| 1790s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Chad |
| 1800s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Chad |
| 1810s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Chad |
| 1820s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Chad |
| 1830s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Chad |
| 1840s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Chad |
| 1850s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Chad |
| 1860s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Chad |
| 1870s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Chad |
| 1880s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | Chad |
| 1890s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 1.7% | Chad |
| 1900s | 2.8% | 0.9% | 1.9% | Chad |
| 1910s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.1% | Chad |
| 1920s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2.3% | Chad |
| 1930s | 3.6% | 1.1% | 2.5% | Chad |
| 1940s | 4.0% | 1.2% | 2.8% | Chad |
| 1950s | 5.3% | 2.0% | 3.3% | Chad |
| 1960s | 8.4% | 5.9% | 2.5% | Chad |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 10.3% | 5.1% | Chad |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 11.9% | 8.0% | Chad |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 16.1% | 6.1% | Chad |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.7% | 2.9% | Chad |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 30.1% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 35.7% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Chad or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 37.4% against 37.0% in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Chad and Lesotho?
- 0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Lesotho rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Chad ranks 174th and Lesotho ranks 172nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.