Eswatini vs Lesotho: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Eswatini
2.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
2.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
153rd
Lesotho rank
154th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.97 units per square kilometre against 2.91 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 153rd and Lesotho ranks 154th of 215 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.662 units per square kilometre | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 0.5372 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8706 units per square kilometre | 1.49 units per square kilometre | 0.6146 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 2.08 units per square kilometre | 0.9441 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 1.37 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 2.98 units per square kilometre | 1.35 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.24 units per square kilometre | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 0.483 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 2.84 units per square kilometre | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 2.97 units per square kilometre against 2.91 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.06 units per square kilometre, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 153rd and Lesotho ranks 154th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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
Population ages 65 and above, total 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.