Lesotho vs Rwanda: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Lesotho
15,628 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Rwanda
15,858 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Lesotho rank
97th
Rwanda rank
95th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 15,858 current US$ per square kilometre against 15,628 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 230 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 97th and Rwanda ranks 95th of 193 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 5,707 current US$ per square kilometre 84.92 current US$ per square kilometre 5,622 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 22,763 current US$ per square kilometre 161.99 current US$ per square kilometre 22,601 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 30,827 current US$ per square kilometre 290.31 current US$ per square kilometre 30,536 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 16,150 current US$ per square kilometre 333.32 current US$ per square kilometre 15,817 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 16,913 current US$ per square kilometre 7,641 current US$ per square kilometre 9,272 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 15,223 current US$ per square kilometre 13,605 current US$ per square kilometre 1,618 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 15,858 current US$ per square kilometre against 15,628 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Rwanda?
230 current US$ per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 97th and Rwanda ranks 95th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.