Ireland vs Lesotho: Sheep — Stocks, per capita

Ireland
0.7043 An per person
in 2023
Lesotho
0.6349 An per person
in 2023
Ireland rank
19th
Lesotho rank
22nd

Sheep — Stocks, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Lesotho
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.7043 An per person against 0.6349 An per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0694 An per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ireland ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 1.12 An per person 1.66 An per person 0.5338 An per person Lesotho
1970s 0.859 An per person 1.23 An per person 0.3717 An per person Lesotho
1980s 0.9095 An per person 0.8592 An per person 0.0503 An per person Ireland
1990s 1.59 An per person 0.6011 An per person 0.9876 An per person Ireland
2000s 1.55 An per person 0.5354 An per person 1.01 An per person Ireland
2010s 1.02 An per person 0.685 An per person 0.3344 An per person Ireland
2020s 0.7563 An per person 0.6434 An per person 0.113 An per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, per capita, Ireland or Lesotho?
Ireland, at 0.7043 An per person against 0.6349 An per person in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks, per capita between Ireland and Lesotho?
0.0694 An per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Lesotho rank globally for sheep — stocks, per capita?
Ireland ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.