What is the difference in tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?

0.0178 cases per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre

Lesotho

0.4611 cases per square kilometre

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.4433 cases per square kilometre

in 2023

Lesotho rank

21st

Sierra Leone rank

22nd

Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre over time

Lesotho
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.4611 cases per square kilometre against 0.4433 cases per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0178 cases per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 208 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.7213 cases per square kilometre	0.4073 cases per square kilometre	0.314 cases per square kilometre	Lesotho
2010s	0.5896 cases per square kilometre	0.435 cases per square kilometre	0.1546 cases per square kilometre	Lesotho
2020s	0.4529 cases per square kilometre	0.4433 cases per square kilometre	0.0096 cases per square kilometre	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?: Lesotho, at 0.4611 cases per square kilometre against 0.4433 cases per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?: 0.0178 cases per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?: Lesotho ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre
Unit: cases per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 208 places, 4,932 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

Tuberculosis cases 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.