How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Lesotho

0.4467 people per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.4592 people per person

in 2025

Lesotho rank

163rd

Zambia rank

161st

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.4592 people per person against 0.4467 people per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0125 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 163rd and Zambia ranks 161st of 215 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0624 people per person	0.2271 people per person	0.1647 people per person	Zambia
1970s	0.1067 people per person	0.358 people per person	0.2512 people per person	Zambia
1980s	0.1144 people per person	0.3973 people per person	0.2829 people per person	Zambia
1990s	0.1598 people per person	0.3819 people per person	0.2222 people per person	Zambia
2000s	0.2242 people per person	0.373 people per person	0.1488 people per person	Zambia
2010s	0.3321 people per person	0.4175 people per person	0.0854 people per person	Zambia
2020s	0.4216 people per person	0.4485 people per person	0.0269 people per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.4592 people per person against 0.4467 people per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?: 0.0125 people per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Lesotho ranks 163rd and Zambia ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.