Lesotho vs Uganda: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Lesotho
2.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uganda
2.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
5th
Uganda rank
7th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Uganda
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.27 % change on previous year against 2.12 % change on previous year in Uganda, a difference of 0.15 % change on previous year.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Uganda ahead.
Lesotho ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 7th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 10.8 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 0.8892 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.9104 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.33 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 4.44 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.93 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | 0.7694 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.144 % 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 Uganda?
- Lesotho, at 2.27 % change on previous year against 2.12 % change on previous year in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Uganda?
- 0.15 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 7th 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.