Lesotho vs Zambia: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita

Lesotho
0.5533 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.5408 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
56th
Zambia rank
58th

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.5533 units per person against 0.5408 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0125 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 58th of 215 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9376 units per person 0.7729 units per person 0.1647 units per person Lesotho
1970s 0.8933 units per person 0.642 units per person 0.2512 units per person Lesotho
1980s 0.8856 units per person 0.6027 units per person 0.2829 units per person Lesotho
1990s 0.8402 units per person 0.6181 units per person 0.2222 units per person Lesotho
2000s 0.7758 units per person 0.627 units per person 0.1488 units per person Lesotho
2010s 0.6679 units per person 0.5825 units per person 0.0854 units per person Lesotho
2020s 0.5784 units per person 0.5515 units per person 0.0269 units per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?
Lesotho, at 0.5533 units per person against 0.5408 units per person in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?
0.0125 units per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 58th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.