What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Lesotho?

0.0044 units per person, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Lesotho?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Lesotho: Rural population, per capita

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

0.5489 units per person

in 2025

Lesotho

0.5533 units per person

in 2025

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

57th

Lesotho rank

56th

Rural population, per capita over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.5533 units per person against 0.5489 units per person in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.0044 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 57th and Lesotho ranks 56th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7704 units per person	0.9376 units per person	0.1672 units per person	Lesotho
1970s	0.7476 units per person	0.8933 units per person	0.1457 units per person	Lesotho
1980s	0.717 units per person	0.8856 units per person	0.1687 units per person	Lesotho
1990s	0.6773 units per person	0.8402 units per person	0.1629 units per person	Lesotho
2000s	0.6293 units per person	0.7758 units per person	0.1465 units per person	Lesotho
2010s	0.5886 units per person	0.6679 units per person	0.0793 units per person	Lesotho
2020s	0.5581 units per person	0.5784 units per person	0.0202 units per person	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.5533 units per person against 0.5489 units per person in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Lesotho?: 0.0044 units per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Lesotho?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Lesotho rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 57th and Lesotho ranks 56th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.