Lesotho vs Zambia: Urban population, per capita
Lesotho
0.4467 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.4592 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
163rd
Zambia rank
160th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.4592 units per person against 0.4467 units per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0125 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 163rd and Zambia ranks 160th of 218 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0624 units per person | 0.2271 units per person | 0.1647 units per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.1067 units per person | 0.358 units per person | 0.2512 units per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.1144 units per person | 0.3973 units per person | 0.2829 units per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.1598 units per person | 0.3819 units per person | 0.2222 units per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.2242 units per person | 0.373 units per person | 0.1488 units per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.3321 units per person | 0.4175 units per person | 0.0854 units per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.4216 units per person | 0.4485 units per person | 0.0269 units per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.4592 units per person against 0.4467 units per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.0125 units per person, with Zambia 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 urban population, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 163rd and Zambia ranks 160th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban 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
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.