Which has higher population, Lesotho, Kingdom of or Moldova, Republic of?

Moldova, Republic of, at 2.39 million against 2.34 million in Lesotho, Kingdom of as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Lesotho, Kingdom of and Moldova, Republic of?

51,860, with Moldova, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and Moldova, Republic of?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho, Kingdom of vs Moldova, Republic of: Population

Lesotho, Kingdom of

2.34 million

in 2024

Moldova, Republic of

2.39 million

in 2024

Lesotho, Kingdom of rank

141st

Moldova, Republic of rank

140th

Population over time

Lesotho, Kingdom of
Moldova, Republic of

How they compare

Moldova, Republic of currently reports 2.39 million against 2.34 million in Lesotho, Kingdom of, a difference of 51,860.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Moldova, Republic of has been ahead every year.

Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 141st and Moldova, Republic of ranks 140th of 186 countries.

Moldova, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho, Kingdom of	Moldova, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	849,320	2.24 million	1.39 million	Moldova, Republic of
1970s	1.19 million	2.56 million	1.36 million	Moldova, Republic of
1980s	1.60 million	2.84 million	1.24 million	Moldova, Republic of
1990s	1.93 million	2.96 million	1.03 million	Moldova, Republic of
2000s	1.98 million	2.89 million	917,724	Moldova, Republic of
2010s	2.10 million	2.81 million	710,019	Moldova, Republic of
2020s	2.29 million	2.52 million	234,876	Moldova, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Lesotho, Kingdom of or Moldova, Republic of?: Moldova, Republic of, at 2.39 million against 2.34 million in Lesotho, Kingdom of as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Lesotho, Kingdom of and Moldova, Republic of?: 51,860, with Moldova, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and Moldova, Republic of?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho, Kingdom of and Moldova, Republic of rank globally for population?: Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 141st and Moldova, Republic of ranks 140th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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