Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Population density
Cape Verde
103.46 people per km²
in 2100
Lesotho
107.36 people per km²
in 2100
Cape Verde rank
121st
Lesotho rank
118th
Population density over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 107.36 people per km² against 103.46 people per km² in Cape Verde, a difference of 3.9 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 312 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 118th of 235 countries.
Across the 42 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 41 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 2.48 people per km² | 2.35 people per km² | 0.1326 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1700s | 4.96 people per km² | 2.68 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 6.47 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 7.01 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | 4.17 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 7.59 people per km² | 2.93 people per km² | 4.66 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 8.23 people per km² | 3.03 people per km² | 5.2 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 8.91 people per km² | 3.13 people per km² | 5.78 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 9.66 people per km² | 3.25 people per km² | 6.41 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 10.46 people per km² | 3.37 people per km² | 7.09 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 11.33 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | 7.82 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 12.28 people per km² | 3.66 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 13.83 people per km² | 9.1 people per km² | 4.72 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 13.83 people per km² | 9.1 people per km² | 4.73 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 14.52 people per km² | 8.52 people per km² | 6 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 16.12 people per km² | 7.36 people per km² | 8.75 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 17.91 people per km² | 6.36 people per km² | 11.55 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 20.21 people per km² | 6.06 people per km² | 14.16 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 23.21 people per km² | 6.47 people per km² | 16.73 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 26.61 people per km² | 6.92 people per km² | 19.69 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 30.49 people per km² | 7.4 people per km² | 23.09 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 34.91 people per km² | 7.9 people per km² | 27.01 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 39.9 people per km² | 8.66 people per km² | 31.24 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 41.01 people per km² | 9.78 people per km² | 31.23 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 41.24 people per km² | 11.58 people per km² | 29.65 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 49.11 people per km² | 14.2 people per km² | 34.91 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 50.14 people per km² | 17.26 people per km² | 32.88 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 48.39 people per km² | 21.07 people per km² | 27.31 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 60.1 people per km² | 27.98 people per km² | 32.13 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 75.57 people per km² | 39.28 people per km² | 36.29 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 85.64 people per km² | 52.6 people per km² | 33.04 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 102.44 people per km² | 63.47 people per km² | 38.98 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 119.43 people per km² | 65.07 people per km² | 54.36 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 127.13 people per km² | 69.06 people per km² | 58.07 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 130.46 people per km² | 77.44 people per km² | 53.03 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2030s | 135.85 people per km² | 86.07 people per km² | 49.78 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2040s | 139.56 people per km² | 94.46 people per km² | 45.11 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2050s | 140.01 people per km² | 101.31 people per km² | 38.7 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2060s | 136.15 people per km² | 105.94 people per km² | 30.21 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2070s | 129.09 people per km² | 108.47 people per km² | 20.62 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2080s | 119.81 people per km² | 109.07 people per km² | 10.74 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2090s | 109.28 people per km² | 108.29 people per km² | 0.9898 people per km² | Cape Verde |
| 2100s | 103.46 people per km² | 107.36 people per km² | 3.89 people per km² | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 107.36 people per km² against 103.46 people per km² in Cape Verde as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 3.9 people per km², with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 312 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2100.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for population density?
- Cape Verde ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 118th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.