Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population ages 80 and above, female

Lesotho

0.9%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.9%

in 2025

Lesotho rank

145th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

144th

Population ages 80 and above, female over time

Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 145th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%	Lesotho
1970s	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	Lesotho
2000s	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%	Lesotho
2010s	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%	Lesotho
2020s	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?: Lesotho ranks 145th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th 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.

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Indicator: Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population)
Unit: % of female population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.