Gambia vs Lesotho: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Gambia
3.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
3.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gambia rank
34th
Lesotho rank
31st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.4 % change on previous year against 3.35 % change on previous year in Gambia, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 9.34 % change on previous year | 8.13 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 5.74 % change on previous year | 14.38 % change on previous year | 8.63 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 10.98 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1980s | 7.12 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.28 % change on previous year | 5.61 % change on previous year | 0.6757 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2000s | 4.87 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2010s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 0.3765 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3.4 % change on previous year against 3.35 % change on previous year in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.