Benin vs Lesotho: Urban area long term, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0105 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Lesotho
0.0101 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Benin rank
77th
Lesotho rank
79th
Urban area long term, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0105 units per square kilometre against 0.0101 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, per square kilometre, Benin or Lesotho?
- Benin, at 0.0105 units per square kilometre against 0.0101 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, per square kilometre between Benin and Lesotho?
- 0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 77th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban area long term 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.