Lesotho vs Mauritania: Population ages 55-59, female
Lesotho
2.4%
in 2025
Mauritania
2.5%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
199th
Mauritania rank
196th
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 199th and Mauritania ranks 196th of 218 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- Lesotho ranks 199th and Mauritania ranks 196th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.