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

Lesotho

32.8%

in 2020

Namibia

32.2%

in 2020

Lesotho rank

61st

Namibia rank

63rd

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

Lesotho
Namibia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 32.8% against 32.2% in Namibia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 61st and Namibia ranks 63rd 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.