Lesotho vs Solomon Islands: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Lesotho
2.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
5th
Solomon Islands rank
8th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.27 % change on previous year against 2.11 % change on previous year in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Lesotho ranks 5th and Solomon Islands ranks 8th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 % change on previous year | 10.95 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 10.8 % change on previous year | 10.46 % change on previous year | 0.3409 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.9104 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 4.33 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.93 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 0.5519 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 0.1363 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Solomon Islands?
- Lesotho, at 2.27 % change on previous year against 2.11 % change on previous year in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Solomon Islands?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Solomon Islands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Solomon Islands rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 5th and Solomon Islands ranks 8th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.