El Salvador vs Lesotho: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
El Salvador
1.49 million people
in 2020
Lesotho
1.39 million people
in 2020
El Salvador rank
117th
Lesotho rank
119th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.49 million people against 1.39 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 99,940 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 119th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 million people | 525,416 people | 534,829 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.18 million people | 663,950 people | 519,810 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.30 million people | 888,411 people | 409,304 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.37 million people | 1.08 million people | 293,545 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.32 million people | 1.22 million people | 102,775 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.38 million people | 1.24 million people | 134,715 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 1.29 million people | 139,230 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.49 million people | 1.39 million people | 99,940 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- El Salvador, at 1.49 million people against 1.39 million people in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 99,940 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 119th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.