Lesotho vs Panama: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Lesotho
1.39 million people
in 2020
Panama
1.36 million people
in 2020
Lesotho rank
119th
Panama rank
120th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Lesotho
- Panama
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.39 million people against 1.36 million people in Panama, a difference of 31,540 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Lesotho ranks 119th and Panama ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 525,416 people | 553,575 people | 28,159 people | Panama |
| 1960s | 663,950 people | 676,038 people | 12,088 people | Panama |
| 1970s | 888,411 people | 814,336 people | 74,074 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.08 million people | 964,478 people | 114,342 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.22 million people | 1.06 million people | 160,230 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.24 million people | 1.13 million people | 113,815 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.29 million people | 1.27 million people | 22,830 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.39 million people | 1.36 million people | 31,540 people | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Panama?
- Lesotho, at 1.39 million people against 1.36 million people in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Lesotho and Panama?
- 31,540 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Panama?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Panama rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Lesotho ranks 119th and Panama ranks 120th 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.