Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lesotho: Urban population share 2050

Democratic Republic of Congo
45.11
in 2025
Lesotho
44.67
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
176th
Lesotho rank
177th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 45.11 against 44.67 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.44.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 177th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 21 and Lesotho in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Lesotho Difference Ahead
1000s 0 0.0001 0.0001 Lesotho
1100s 0 0.0002 0.0002 Lesotho
1200s 0 0.0006 0.0005 Lesotho
1300s 0.0001 0.0017 0.0015 Lesotho
1400s 0.0004 0.005 0.0046 Lesotho
1500s 0.0011 0.015 0.0139 Lesotho
1600s 0.0033 0.045 0.0417 Lesotho
1700s 0.01 0.135 0.125 Lesotho
1710s 0.0192 0.1521 0.1329 Lesotho
1720s 0.0256 0.1666 0.141 Lesotho
1730s 0.0341 0.1824 0.1484 Lesotho
1740s 0.0454 0.1998 0.1544 Lesotho
1750s 0.0606 0.2189 0.1583 Lesotho
1760s 0.0808 0.2397 0.1589 Lesotho
1770s 0.1077 0.2625 0.1548 Lesotho
1780s 0.1436 0.2875 0.144 Lesotho
1790s 0.1914 0.3149 0.1235 Lesotho
1800s 0.2552 0.3449 0.0897 Lesotho
1810s 0.3403 0.3777 0.0374 Lesotho
1820s 0.4538 0.4137 0.04 Democratic Republic of Congo
1830s 0.605 0.4531 0.1519 Democratic Republic of Congo
1840s 0.8067 0.4963 0.3104 Democratic Republic of Congo
1850s 1.08 0.5435 0.532 Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s 1.43 0.5953 0.8388 Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s 1.91 0.652 1.26 Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s 2.55 0.7141 1.84 Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 3.4 0.7821 2.62 Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 4.53 0.8566 3.68 Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 6.04 0.9382 5.11 Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 8.06 1.03 7.03 Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 10.74 1.13 9.62 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 14.32 1.23 13.09 Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 21.27 2.14 19.13 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 22.96 6.24 16.72 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 25.24 10.67 14.57 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 28.3 11.44 16.87 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 32.27 15.98 16.29 Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 37.07 22.42 14.65 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 41.14 33.21 7.93 Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 44.19 42.16 2.02 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lesotho?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.11 against 44.67 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
0.44, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 177th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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