Fiji vs Lesotho: Rural population, annual growth rate
Fiji
-0.6777 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
-0.6715 % change on previous year
in 2025
Fiji rank
152nd
Lesotho rank
151st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Fiji
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.6715 % change on previous year against -0.6777 % change on previous year in Fiji, a difference of 0.0062 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Fiji ranks 152nd and Lesotho ranks 151st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 0.9465 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.4963 % change on previous year | 0.441 % change on previous year | 0.9374 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.097 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Fiji |
| 2010s | -1.03 % change on previous year | -0.7374 % change on previous year | 0.2963 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.7961 % change on previous year | -0.6093 % change on previous year | 0.1868 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Fiji or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.6715 % change on previous year against -0.6777 % change on previous year in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Fiji and Lesotho?
- 0.0062 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Lesotho rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Fiji ranks 152nd and Lesotho ranks 151st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 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 Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.