Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Urban population, male

Afghanistan
13.5%
in 2015
Lesotho
12.8%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
170th
Lesotho rank
173rd

Urban population, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
051015198019972015

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 13.5% against 12.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Across all 8 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 170th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 193 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 8.3% 5.1% 3.2% Afghanistan
1990s 9.8% 7.1% 2.6% Afghanistan
2000s 11.3% 9.6% 1.7% Afghanistan
2010s 13.1% 12.2% 0.9% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Afghanistan, at 13.5% against 12.8% in Lesotho as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for urban population, male?
Afghanistan ranks 170th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.