Japan vs Lesotho: Population, male
Japan
48.8%
in 2025
Lesotho
48.8%
in 2025
Japan rank
168th
Lesotho rank
169th
Population, male over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Japan currently reports 48.8% against 48.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 169th of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 44.8% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 49.3% | 48.1% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.1% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 48.7% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 48.6% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Japan or Lesotho?
- Japan, at 48.8% against 48.8% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Japan and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for population, male?
- Japan ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 169th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.