Kenya vs Lesotho: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Kenya
2.78 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
2.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
156th
Lesotho rank
154th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.91 units per square kilometre against 2.78 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.13 units per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 156th 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 | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4287 units per square kilometre | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 0.7705 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.4938 units per square kilometre | 1.49 units per square kilometre | 0.9914 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7021 units per square kilometre | 2.08 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 1.71 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 2.98 units per square kilometre | 1.64 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.95 units per square kilometre | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 0.7672 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.64 units per square kilometre | 2.84 units per square kilometre | 0.2098 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, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.91 units per square kilometre against 2.78 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.13 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 156th 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.