Lesotho vs Portugal: Rural population, per square kilometre
Lesotho
43.64 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
44.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
76th
Portugal rank
74th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 44.8 units per square kilometre against 43.64 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 1.16 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Lesotho ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 74th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.5 units per square kilometre | 65.59 units per square kilometre | 39.08 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 35.06 units per square kilometre | 61.38 units per square kilometre | 26.32 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 46.57 units per square kilometre | 60.74 units per square kilometre | 14.17 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 53.29 units per square kilometre | 54.1 units per square kilometre | 0.8106 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 50.49 units per square kilometre | 48.34 units per square kilometre | 2.15 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 46.04 units per square kilometre | 44.16 units per square kilometre | 1.88 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 44.06 units per square kilometre | 44.2 units per square kilometre | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 44.8 units per square kilometre against 43.64 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Portugal?
- 1.16 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Portugal rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 74th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.