Lesotho vs Samoa: Population density
Population density over time
- Lesotho
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 77.94 people per sq. km of land area against 76.14 people per sq. km of land area in Lesotho, a difference of 1.8 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 128th and Samoa ranks 125th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.39 people per sq. km of land area | 45.07 people per sq. km of land area | 16.68 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 1970s | 39.28 people per sq. km of land area | 53.63 people per sq. km of land area | 14.36 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 1980s | 52.6 people per sq. km of land area | 58.96 people per sq. km of land area | 6.37 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 1990s | 63.47 people per sq. km of land area | 61.52 people per sq. km of land area | 1.94 people per sq. km of land area | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 65.07 people per sq. km of land area | 65.94 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8712 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 2010s | 69.06 people per sq. km of land area | 71.44 people per sq. km of land area | 2.38 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 2020s | 74.89 people per sq. km of land area | 77.13 people per sq. km of land area | 2.23 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Lesotho or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 77.94 people per sq. km of land area against 76.14 people per sq. km of land area in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Lesotho and Samoa?
- 1.8 people per sq. km of land area, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for population density?
- Lesotho ranks 128th and Samoa ranks 125th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.