Gabon vs Lesotho: Rural population, annual growth rate
Gabon
-0.6835 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
-0.6715 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gabon rank
154th
Lesotho rank
151st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Gabon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.6715 % change on previous year against -0.6835 % change on previous year in Gabon, a difference of 0.012 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gabon ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 151st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9833 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -1.81 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -1.5 % change on previous year | 0.441 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -1.11 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year | 0.0352 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.3328 % change on previous year | -0.7374 % change on previous year | 0.4046 % change on previous year | Gabon |
| 2020s | -1.81 % change on previous year | -0.6093 % change on previous year | 1.2 % 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, Gabon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.6715 % change on previous year against -0.6835 % change on previous year in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Gabon and Lesotho?
- 0.012 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Lesotho rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 154th 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.