Lesotho vs Puerto Rico: Population density
Lesotho
107.36 people per km²
in 2100
Puerto Rico
112.25 people per km²
in 2100
Lesotho rank
118th
Puerto Rico rank
116th
Population density over time
- Lesotho
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 112.25 people per km² against 107.36 people per km² in Lesotho, a difference of 4.89 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 118th and Puerto Rico ranks 116th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 11 and Puerto Rico in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.05 people per km² | 0.0682 people per km² | 0.9859 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1100s | 1.2 people per km² | 0.1024 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1200s | 1.38 people per km² | 0.1537 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1300s | 1.57 people per km² | 0.2304 people per km² | 1.34 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1400s | 1.8 people per km² | 0.3458 people per km² | 1.45 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1500s | 2.06 people per km² | 0.5186 people per km² | 1.54 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1600s | 2.35 people per km² | 0.7779 people per km² | 1.57 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1700s | 2.68 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1710s | 2.76 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1720s | 2.84 people per km² | 1.98 people per km² | 0.8633 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1730s | 2.93 people per km² | 2.58 people per km² | 0.3521 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1740s | 3.03 people per km² | 3.36 people per km² | 0.3339 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1750s | 3.13 people per km² | 4.38 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1760s | 3.25 people per km² | 5.71 people per km² | 2.46 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1770s | 3.37 people per km² | 7.44 people per km² | 4.07 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1780s | 3.51 people per km² | 9.7 people per km² | 6.19 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1790s | 3.66 people per km² | 12.64 people per km² | 8.98 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1800s | 9.1 people per km² | 16.47 people per km² | 7.36 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1810s | 9.1 people per km² | 21.46 people per km² | 12.35 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1820s | 9.02 people per km² | 27.96 people per km² | 18.94 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1830s | 7.86 people per km² | 33.76 people per km² | 25.9 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1840s | 6.79 people per km² | 39.56 people per km² | 32.77 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1850s | 5.95 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² | 43.75 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1860s | 6.28 people per km² | 60.61 people per km² | 54.34 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1870s | 6.72 people per km² | 72.69 people per km² | 65.97 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1880s | 7.18 people per km² | 85 people per km² | 77.82 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1890s | 7.67 people per km² | 97.15 people per km² | 89.48 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1900s | 8.21 people per km² | 110.64 people per km² | 102.44 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1910s | 9.27 people per km² | 136.35 people per km² | 127.08 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 10.56 people per km² | 162.06 people per km² | 151.5 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 12.95 people per km² | 187.76 people per km² | 174.81 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1940s | 15.82 people per km² | 213.47 people per km² | 197.66 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 21.07 people per km² | 258.49 people per km² | 237.41 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 27.98 people per km² | 285.81 people per km² | 257.83 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 39.28 people per km² | 332.03 people per km² | 292.75 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 52.6 people per km² | 380.48 people per km² | 327.88 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 63.47 people per km² | 414.3 people per km² | 350.84 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 65.07 people per km² | 426.72 people per km² | 361.65 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 69.06 people per km² | 396.45 people per km² | 327.39 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 77.44 people per km² | 363.81 people per km² | 286.37 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2030s | 86.07 people per km² | 340.25 people per km² | 254.18 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2040s | 94.46 people per km² | 304.41 people per km² | 209.96 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2050s | 101.31 people per km² | 263.94 people per km² | 162.63 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2060s | 105.94 people per km² | 224.47 people per km² | 118.53 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2070s | 108.47 people per km² | 189.14 people per km² | 80.67 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2080s | 109.07 people per km² | 157.09 people per km² | 48.02 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2090s | 108.29 people per km² | 127.29 people per km² | 18.99 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2100s | 107.36 people per km² | 112.25 people per km² | 4.89 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Lesotho or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 112.25 people per km² against 107.36 people per km² in Lesotho as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
- 4.89 people per km², with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Lesotho and Puerto Rico rank globally for population density?
- Lesotho ranks 118th and Puerto Rico ranks 116th 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.