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

Lesotho
0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
134th
Sweden rank
137th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Sweden
00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Lesotho ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 137th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0166 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0187 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Sweden?
Lesotho, at 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Sweden?
0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sweden rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 137th 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.