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Denmark vs Lesotho: Share of urban population who live in the largest city

Denmark
31.7%
in 2020
Lesotho
32.8%
in 2020
Denmark rank
64th
Lesotho rank
61st

Share of urban population who live in the largest city over time

  • Denmark
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 32.8% against 31.7% in Denmark, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 64th and Lesotho ranks 61st of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of urban population who live in the largest city
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,452 data points, 1950–2020
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.