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

China
0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
58th
Lesotho rank
57th

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

  • China
  • Lesotho
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

China ranks 58th and Lesotho ranks 57th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0648 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0359 1000 No per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0808 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre 0.047 1000 No per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0888 1000 No per square kilometre 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0916 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0822 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0499 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0323 1000 No per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0675 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0522 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0548 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, China or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between China and Lesotho?
0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Lesotho rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
China ranks 58th 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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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.