Lesotho vs Puerto Rico: Population density

Lesotho
107.36
in 2100
Puerto Rico
112.25
in 2100
Lesotho rank
118th
Puerto Rico rank
116th

Population density over time

  • Lesotho
  • Puerto Rico
0100200300400100015502100

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 112.25 against 107.36 in Lesotho, a difference of 4.89.

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 0.0682 0.9859 Lesotho
1100s 1.2 0.1024 1.1 Lesotho
1200s 1.38 0.1537 1.22 Lesotho
1300s 1.57 0.2304 1.34 Lesotho
1400s 1.8 0.3458 1.45 Lesotho
1500s 2.06 0.5186 1.54 Lesotho
1600s 2.35 0.7779 1.57 Lesotho
1700s 2.68 1.17 1.52 Lesotho
1710s 2.76 1.52 1.24 Lesotho
1720s 2.84 1.98 0.8633 Lesotho
1730s 2.93 2.58 0.3521 Lesotho
1740s 3.03 3.36 0.3339 Puerto Rico
1750s 3.13 4.38 1.25 Puerto Rico
1760s 3.25 5.71 2.46 Puerto Rico
1770s 3.37 7.44 4.07 Puerto Rico
1780s 3.51 9.7 6.19 Puerto Rico
1790s 3.66 12.64 8.98 Puerto Rico
1800s 9.1 16.47 7.36 Puerto Rico
1810s 9.1 21.46 12.35 Puerto Rico
1820s 9.02 27.96 18.94 Puerto Rico
1830s 7.86 33.76 25.9 Puerto Rico
1840s 6.79 39.56 32.77 Puerto Rico
1850s 5.95 49.7 43.75 Puerto Rico
1860s 6.28 60.61 54.34 Puerto Rico
1870s 6.72 72.69 65.97 Puerto Rico
1880s 7.18 85 77.82 Puerto Rico
1890s 7.67 97.15 89.48 Puerto Rico
1900s 8.21 110.64 102.44 Puerto Rico
1910s 9.27 136.35 127.08 Puerto Rico
1920s 10.56 162.06 151.5 Puerto Rico
1930s 12.95 187.76 174.81 Puerto Rico
1940s 15.82 213.47 197.66 Puerto Rico
1950s 21.07 258.49 237.41 Puerto Rico
1960s 27.98 285.81 257.83 Puerto Rico
1970s 39.28 332.03 292.75 Puerto Rico
1980s 52.6 380.48 327.88 Puerto Rico
1990s 63.47 414.3 350.84 Puerto Rico
2000s 65.07 426.72 361.65 Puerto Rico
2010s 69.06 396.45 327.39 Puerto Rico
2020s 77.44 363.81 286.37 Puerto Rico
2030s 86.07 340.25 254.18 Puerto Rico
2040s 94.46 304.41 209.96 Puerto Rico
2050s 101.31 263.94 162.63 Puerto Rico
2060s 105.94 224.47 118.53 Puerto Rico
2070s 108.47 189.14 80.67 Puerto Rico
2080s 109.07 157.09 48.02 Puerto Rico
2090s 108.29 127.29 18.99 Puerto Rico
2100s 107.36 112.25 4.89 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 against 107.36 in Lesotho as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
4.89, 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?
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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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed