Lesotho vs Somalia: Population density
Lesotho
107.36 people per km²
in 2100
Somalia
107.38 people per km²
in 2100
Lesotho rank
118th
Somalia rank
117th
Population density over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 107.38 people per km² against 107.36 people per km² in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 118th and Somalia ranks 117th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 47 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.05 people per km² | 0.6204 people per km² | 0.4337 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1100s | 1.2 people per km² | 0.7445 people per km² | 0.4602 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1200s | 1.38 people per km² | 0.8686 people per km² | 0.5083 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1300s | 1.57 people per km² | 0.9926 people per km² | 0.5809 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1400s | 1.8 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | 0.6816 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1500s | 2.06 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 0.8144 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1600s | 2.35 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1700s | 2.68 people per km² | 1.4 people per km² | 1.29 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1710s | 2.76 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | 1.35 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1720s | 2.84 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1730s | 2.93 people per km² | 1.45 people per km² | 1.49 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1740s | 3.03 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 1.57 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1750s | 3.13 people per km² | 1.48 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1760s | 3.25 people per km² | 1.49 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1770s | 3.37 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1780s | 3.51 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² | 1.98 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1790s | 3.66 people per km² | 1.54 people per km² | 2.12 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1800s | 9.1 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | 7.52 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1810s | 9.1 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | 7.51 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1820s | 8.52 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | 6.82 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1830s | 7.36 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | 5.44 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1840s | 6.36 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 4.17 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1850s | 6.06 people per km² | 2.35 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 6.47 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 4.14 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 6.92 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 4.58 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 7.4 people per km² | 2.35 people per km² | 5.04 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 7.9 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | 5.51 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 8.66 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 6.21 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 9.78 people per km² | 2.5 people per km² | 7.28 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 11.58 people per km² | 2.65 people per km² | 8.94 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 14.2 people per km² | 2.9 people per km² | 11.3 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 17.26 people per km² | 3.24 people per km² | 14.02 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 21.07 people per km² | 3.99 people per km² | 17.08 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 27.98 people per km² | 5.17 people per km² | 22.8 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 39.28 people per km² | 6.87 people per km² | 32.41 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 52.6 people per km² | 10.49 people per km² | 42.11 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 63.47 people per km² | 11.7 people per km² | 51.76 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 65.07 people per km² | 16.63 people per km² | 48.43 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 69.06 people per km² | 21.97 people per km² | 47.09 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 77.44 people per km² | 30.9 people per km² | 46.53 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2030s | 86.07 people per km² | 41.43 people per km² | 44.64 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2040s | 94.46 people per km² | 52.87 people per km² | 41.58 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2050s | 101.31 people per km² | 64.75 people per km² | 36.56 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2060s | 105.94 people per km² | 76.76 people per km² | 29.18 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2070s | 108.47 people per km² | 87.63 people per km² | 20.84 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2080s | 109.07 people per km² | 96.89 people per km² | 12.18 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2090s | 108.29 people per km² | 104.22 people per km² | 4.07 people per km² | Lesotho |
| 2100s | 107.36 people per km² | 107.38 people per km² | 0.025 people per km² | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 107.38 people per km² against 107.36 people per km² in Lesotho as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.02 people per km², with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for population density?
- Lesotho ranks 118th and Somalia ranks 117th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.