Lesotho vs Libya: Population growth rate
Lesotho
-0.201
in 2100
Libya
-0.196
in 2100
Lesotho rank
107th
Libya rank
105th
Population growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports -0.196 against -0.201 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 107th and Libya ranks 105th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1335 | 0 | 0.1335 | Lesotho |
| 1800s | 0.2102 | 0.0628 | 0.1474 | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 1.07 | 1.55 | 0.4726 | Libya |
| 1910s | 1.18 | 1.36 | 0.1838 | Libya |
| 1920s | 1.92 | 1.12 | 0.796 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 2.02 | 1.28 | 0.7395 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 1.93 | 2.24 | 0.314 | Libya |
| 1950s | 2.33 | 2.62 | 0.2863 | Libya |
| 1960s | 3.22 | 3.36 | 0.144 | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.25 | 4.86 | 1.6 | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.57 | 2.78 | 0.2092 | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 1.79 | 0.6759 | Libya |
| 2000s | -0.082 | 2.02 | 2.1 | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 0.8459 | 0.2661 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.14 | 0.0376 | Libya |
| 2030s | 1.01 | 0.9393 | 0.0729 | Lesotho |
| 2040s | 0.8306 | 0.693 | 0.1376 | Lesotho |
| 2050s | 0.5688 | 0.4057 | 0.1631 | Lesotho |
| 2060s | 0.3364 | 0.1882 | 0.1482 | Lesotho |
| 2070s | 0.138 | 0.126 | 0.012 | Lesotho |
| 2080s | -0.0135 | 0.023 | 0.0365 | Libya |
| 2090s | -0.1332 | -0.1553 | 0.0221 | Lesotho |
| 2100s | -0.201 | -0.196 | 0.005 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Lesotho or Libya?
- Libya, at -0.196 against -0.201 in Lesotho as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Lesotho and Libya?
- 0.005, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for population growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 107th and Libya ranks 105th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.