Bahamas vs Lesotho: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Bahamas
32.45 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
32.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
139th
Lesotho rank
138th

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

  • Bahamas
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 32.49 people per square kilometre against 32.45 people per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 0.04 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 9.04 people per square kilometre 1.89 people per square kilometre 7.15 people per square kilometre Bahamas
1970s 14.2 people per square kilometre 4.22 people per square kilometre 9.98 people per square kilometre Bahamas
1980s 19.36 people per square kilometre 6.03 people per square kilometre 13.33 people per square kilometre Bahamas
1990s 24.06 people per square kilometre 10.18 people per square kilometre 13.88 people per square kilometre Bahamas
2000s 27.98 people per square kilometre 14.58 people per square kilometre 13.4 people per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 31.43 people per square kilometre 23.02 people per square kilometre 8.42 people per square kilometre Bahamas
2020s 32.33 people per square kilometre 30.84 people per square kilometre 1.49 people per square kilometre Bahamas

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 square kilometre, Bahamas or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 32.49 people per square kilometre against 32.45 people per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bahamas and Lesotho?
0.04 people per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Lesotho rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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