Lesotho vs Zambia: Rural population, per capita
Lesotho
0.5533 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.5408 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
55th
Zambia rank
58th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.5533 units per person against 0.5408 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0125 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 58th of 216 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9376 units per person | 0.7729 units per person | 0.1647 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8933 units per person | 0.642 units per person | 0.2512 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.8856 units per person | 0.6027 units per person | 0.2829 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.8402 units per person | 0.6181 units per person | 0.2222 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7758 units per person | 0.627 units per person | 0.1488 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.6679 units per person | 0.5825 units per person | 0.0854 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5784 units per person | 0.5515 units per person | 0.0269 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 Zambia?
- Lesotho, at 0.5533 units per person against 0.5408 units per person in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.0125 units per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 58th 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.