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

Lesotho currently reports 107.36 people per km² against 103.46 people per km² in Cape Verde, a difference of 3.89 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 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.