Botswana vs Lesotho: Population ages 80 and above, female
Botswana
0.8%
in 2025
Lesotho
0.9%
in 2025
Botswana rank
148th
Lesotho rank
145th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 148th and Lesotho ranks 145th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Botswana ranks 148th and Lesotho ranks 145th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.