Lesotho vs Namibia: Share of population living in urban areas

Lesotho
37.7%
in 2020
Namibia
41.8%
in 2020
Lesotho rank
220th
Namibia rank
217th

Share of population living in urban areas over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
10203040195019852020

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 41.8% against 37.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 220th and Namibia ranks 217th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.