Lesotho vs Moldova: Rural population, per capita
Lesotho
0.5533 units per person
in 2025
Moldova
0.5627 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
55th
Moldova rank
52nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 0.5627 units per person against 0.5533 units per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0094 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 55th and Moldova ranks 52nd of 216 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9376 units per person | 0.7315 units per person | 0.2061 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8933 units per person | 0.6413 units per person | 0.2519 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.8856 units per person | 0.5668 units per person | 0.3188 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.8402 units per person | 0.5508 units per person | 0.2894 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7758 units per person | 0.6045 units per person | 0.1713 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.6679 units per person | 0.6024 units per person | 0.0655 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5784 units per person | 0.5737 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Lesotho or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 0.5627 units per person against 0.5533 units per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Lesotho and Moldova?
- 0.0094 units per person, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Moldova?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Moldova rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 55th and Moldova ranks 52nd of 216 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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About this data
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.