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
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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About this data
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.