Lesotho vs Somalia: Population density

Lesotho
107.36
in 2100
Somalia
107.38
in 2100
Lesotho rank
118th
Somalia rank
117th

Population density over time

  • Lesotho
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 107.38 against 107.36 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02.

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 0.6204 0.4337 Lesotho
1100s 1.2 0.7445 0.4602 Lesotho
1200s 1.38 0.8686 0.5083 Lesotho
1300s 1.57 0.9926 0.5809 Lesotho
1400s 1.8 1.12 0.6816 Lesotho
1500s 2.06 1.24 0.8144 Lesotho
1600s 2.35 1.32 1.03 Lesotho
1700s 2.68 1.4 1.29 Lesotho
1710s 2.76 1.41 1.35 Lesotho
1720s 2.84 1.43 1.42 Lesotho
1730s 2.93 1.45 1.49 Lesotho
1740s 3.03 1.46 1.57 Lesotho
1750s 3.13 1.48 1.66 Lesotho
1760s 3.25 1.49 1.75 Lesotho
1770s 3.37 1.51 1.86 Lesotho
1780s 3.51 1.53 1.98 Lesotho
1790s 3.66 1.54 2.12 Lesotho
1800s 9.1 1.58 7.52 Lesotho
1810s 9.1 1.59 7.51 Lesotho
1820s 8.52 1.69 6.82 Lesotho
1830s 7.36 1.93 5.44 Lesotho
1840s 6.36 2.19 4.17 Lesotho
1850s 6.06 2.35 3.71 Lesotho
1860s 6.47 2.34 4.14 Lesotho
1870s 6.92 2.34 4.58 Lesotho
1880s 7.4 2.35 5.04 Lesotho
1890s 7.9 2.39 5.51 Lesotho
1900s 8.66 2.45 6.21 Lesotho
1910s 9.78 2.5 7.28 Lesotho
1920s 11.58 2.65 8.94 Lesotho
1930s 14.2 2.9 11.3 Lesotho
1940s 17.26 3.24 14.02 Lesotho
1950s 21.07 3.99 17.08 Lesotho
1960s 27.98 5.17 22.8 Lesotho
1970s 39.28 6.87 32.41 Lesotho
1980s 52.6 10.49 42.11 Lesotho
1990s 63.47 11.7 51.76 Lesotho
2000s 65.07 16.63 48.43 Lesotho
2010s 69.06 21.97 47.09 Lesotho
2020s 77.44 30.9 46.53 Lesotho
2030s 86.07 41.43 44.64 Lesotho
2040s 94.46 52.87 41.58 Lesotho
2050s 101.31 64.75 36.56 Lesotho
2060s 105.94 76.76 29.18 Lesotho
2070s 108.47 87.63 20.84 Lesotho
2080s 109.07 96.89 12.18 Lesotho
2090s 108.29 104.22 4.07 Lesotho
2100s 107.36 107.38 0.025 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 against 107.36 in Lesotho as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Lesotho and Somalia?
0.02, 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?
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
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