Country

Lesotho in charts

The figure for Lesotho on 9 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $1,023

    World: $13,717
    184th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    2.36M

    World: 8.22B
    144th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    57.8

    World: 73.5
    213th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    51.8%

    World: 71.2%
    144th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    60.6%

    World: 91.9%
    187th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    16.3%

    World: 4.8%
    13th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    6.1%

    World: 3%
    36th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.4

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 165th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $123

    World: $1,317
    138th highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Lesotho and the world, 1990 to 2024

Lesotho: Up from 0% in 1990 to 51.8% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Lesotho and the world, 1990 to 2024

Lesotho: Down from 59.3 years in 1990 to 57.8 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Lesotho and the world, 1990 to 2025

Lesotho: Up from $330 in 1990 to $1,089 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Lesotho, 1990 to 2025

Lesotho: Up from 1.8 million people in 1990 to 2.4 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Lesotho with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.