Lesotho vs Western Sahara: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Lesotho
-0.293 % change on previous year
in 2050
Western Sahara
-0.3513 % change on previous year
in 2050
Lesotho rank
60th
Western Sahara rank
61st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.293 % change on previous year against -0.3513 % change on previous year in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.0583 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Lesotho ranks 60th and Western Sahara ranks 61st of 217 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.32 % change on previous year | 9.02 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 1.36 % change on previous year | 7.88 % change on previous year | 6.52 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 1.99 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.89 % change on previous year | -0.7973 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.9403 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 0.2015 % change on previous year | 4.46 % change on previous year | 4.26 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 0.6889 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 0.9896 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 0.4733 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 0.9516 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2030s | 0.1581 % change on previous year | 0.4757 % change on previous year | 0.3176 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2040s | -0.1158 % change on previous year | -0.1665 % change on previous year | 0.0507 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2050s | -0.293 % change on previous year | -0.3513 % change on previous year | 0.0584 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
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 Western Sahara?
- Lesotho, at -0.293 % change on previous year against -0.3513 % change on previous year in Western Sahara as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Western Sahara?
- 0.0583 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Western Sahara?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Lesotho and Western Sahara rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 60th and Western Sahara ranks 61st 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.