Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
132nd
Lesotho rank
134th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 134th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Ethiopia, at 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 134th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.