Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.056 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Lesotho rank
57th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
0.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Lesotho ranks 57th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0109 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 0.0309 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.0382 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0499 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0475 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0522 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.0545 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0548 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Burkina Faso, at 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Lesotho ranks 57th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.