Lesotho vs Liberia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Lesotho
32.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia
31.36 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
138th
Liberia rank
141st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 32.49 people per square kilometre against 31.36 people per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 1.13 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 138th and Liberia ranks 141st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 people per square kilometre | 3 people per square kilometre | 1.11 people per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1970s | 4.22 people per square kilometre | 5.23 people per square kilometre | 1.02 people per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.03 people per square kilometre | 8.95 people per square kilometre | 2.93 people per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1990s | 10.18 people per square kilometre | 11.2 people per square kilometre | 1.02 people per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2000s | 14.58 people per square kilometre | 15.93 people per square kilometre | 1.35 people per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2010s | 23.02 people per square kilometre | 24.13 people per square kilometre | 1.11 people per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2020s | 30.84 people per square kilometre | 29.93 people per square kilometre | 0.9027 people per square kilometre | 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, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 32.49 people per square kilometre against 31.36 people per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 1.13 people per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 138th and Liberia ranks 141st 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.