Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Lesotho
-0.293 % change on previous year
in 2050
Sierra Leone
-0.2881 % change on previous year
in 2050
Lesotho rank
60th
Sierra Leone rank
59th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -0.2881 % change on previous year against -0.293 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0049 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 60th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 217 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.32 % change on previous year | 0.6119 % change on previous year | 0.7084 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 1.36 % change on previous year | 0.7361 % change on previous year | 0.6268 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 0.6386 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 0.1718 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.9403 % change on previous year | 0.0773 % change on previous year | 0.8629 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.2015 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.6889 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 0.8734 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.4733 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.5728 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2030s | 0.1581 % change on previous year | 0.4898 % change on previous year | 0.3317 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2040s | -0.1158 % change on previous year | -0.0396 % change on previous year | 0.0762 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2050s | -0.293 % change on previous year | -0.2881 % change on previous year | 0.0049 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -0.2881 % change on previous year against -0.293 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0049 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 60th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.