Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 137th vs. 13th).
By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).
Main facts and rankings
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 
2384217
 | 
132790957
 | 
| Population rank | 144/197 | 11/197 | 
| GDP | 
$2.27B  2024 | 
$1.85T  2024 | 
| GDP rank | 174/197 | 12/197 | 
| GDP per capita | 
$972  2024 | 
$14,158  2024 | 
| GDP per capita rank | 180/197 | 71/197 | 
| GDP per capita, PPP | 
$2,998  2024 | 
$25,688  2024 | 
| Government debt | 
$1.36B  2024 | 
$1.08T  2024 | 
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | 
59.7%  2025 | 
60.7%  2025 | 
| Government debt per person | 
$581  2024 | 
$8,272  2024 | 
| Government debt per person rank | 160/185 | 64/185 | 
| Average annual personal income after taxes | 
$7,614  2025 | 
$9,601  2025 | 
| Land area | 
11,722 sq mi  2025 | 
750,563 sq mi  2025 | 
| Population density | 
199.4 ppl/mi²  2024 | 
174.4 ppl/mi²  2024 | 
| Fertility rate | 
2.69  2023 | 
1.91  2023 | 
| Median age | 
22.7 years  2024 | 
30.3 years  2024 | 
| Life expectancy | 
58.2 years  2025 | 
75.4 years  2025 | 
Lesotho and Mexico: Comparison Charts
Lesotho and Mexico economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | $34,579,986 | $13,040,000,000 | 
| 1961 | $35,699,986 | $14,160,000,000 | 
| 1962 | $41,859,983 | $15,200,000,000 | 
| 1963 | $47,039,981 | $16,960,000,000 | 
| 1964 | $51,939,979 | $20,080,000,000 | 
| 1965 | $54,879,978 | $21,840,000,000 | 
| 1966 | $56,699,977 | $24,320,000,000 | 
| 1967 | $59,261,976 | $26,560,000,000 | 
| 1968 | $61,445,975 | $29,360,000,000 | 
| 1969 | $65,967,974 | $32,480,000,000 | 
| 1970 | $68,739,973 | $35,520,000,000 | 
| 1971 | $76,480,285 | $39,200,000,000 | 
| 1972 | $80,913,200 | $45,200,000,000 | 
| 1973 | $121,188,716 | $55,280,000,000 | 
| 1974 | $150,851,317 | $72,000,000,000 | 
| 1975 | $149,558,896 | $88,000,000,000 | 
| 1976 | $147,660,037 | $88,875,923,765 | 
| 1977 | $193,315,048 | $81,912,018,784 | 
| 1978 | $266,570,067 | $102,648,570,299 | 
| 1979 | $290,134,593 | $134,531,900,899 | 
| 1980 | $431,542,537 | $205,577,055,466 | 
| 1981 | $434,188,034 | $263,797,827,860 | 
| 1982 | $348,741,684 | $184,602,611,610 | 
| 1983 | $386,699,309 | $156,167,000,433 | 
| 1984 | $333,163,670 | $184,230,754,105 | 
| 1985 | $268,629,926 | $195,241,069,482 | 
| 1986 | $318,858,423 | $134,556,034,673 | 
| 1987 | $402,768,324 | $147,542,558,209 | 
| 1988 | $470,395,801 | $181,611,150,497 | 
| 1989 | $495,409,233 | $221,403,098,267 | 
| 1990 | $596,410,264 | $261,253,675,693 | 
| 1991 | $704,325,367 | $313,139,656,146 | 
| 1992 | $831,029,862 | $363,157,832,924 | 
| 1993 | $835,582,062 | $530,160,763,663 | 
| 1994 | $878,250,945 | $553,618,247,901 | 
| 1995 | $1,001,894,000 | $380,157,469,867 | 
| 1996 | $946,112,493 | $432,157,945,024 | 
| 1997 | $998,004,259 | $523,449,530,464 | 
| 1998 | $928,460,893 | $557,461,102,631 | 
| 1999 | $912,773,681 | $631,249,359,702 | 
| 2000 | $887,291,688 | $742,061,329,749 | 
| 2001 | $825,706,961 | $796,064,590,549 | 
| 2002 | $775,777,239 | $810,666,116,402 | 
| 2003 | $1,157,825,435 | $765,549,967,889 | 
| 2004 | $1,511,236,656 | $819,459,227,375 | 
| 2005 | $1,682,343,527 | $917,571,853,529 | 
| 2006 | $1,800,092,564 | $1,020,265,057,882 | 
| 2007 | $1,682,131,785 | $1,102,355,554,880 | 
| 2008 | $1,766,902,709 | $1,161,553,459,985 | 
| 2009 | $1,740,894,965 | $943,437,415,025 | 
| 2010 | $2,234,754,242 | $1,105,424,238,573 | 
| 2011 | $2,579,409,620 | $1,229,013,703,578 | 
| 2012 | $2,477,702,216 | $1,255,110,424,666 | 
| 2013 | $2,367,112,932 | $1,327,436,290,439 | 
| 2014 | $2,441,063,054 | $1,364,507,717,765 | 
| 2015 | $2,359,686,725 | $1,213,294,467,780 | 
| 2016 | $2,114,426,452 | $1,112,233,497,453 | 
| 2017 | $2,306,741,672 | $1,190,721,475,906 | 
| 2018 | $2,556,247,292 | $1,256,300,182,776 | 
| 2019 | $2,390,702,296 | $1,304,106,203,902 | 
| 2020 | $2,053,699,870 | $1,121,064,767,402 | 
| 2021 | $2,412,130,022 | $1,316,569,466,735 | 
| 2022 | $2,354,980,884 | $1,466,464,899,304 | 
| 2023 | $2,117,962,430 | $1,793,798,859,343 | 
| 2024 | $2,271,541,846 | $1,852,722,885,258 | 
Lesotho and Mexico economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | $47 | $355 | 
| 1961 | $47 | $374 | 
| 1962 | $53.5 | $388 | 
| 1963 | $58.4 | $420 | 
| 1964 | $62.6 | $481 | 
| 1965 | $64.3 | $506 | 
| 1966 | $64.3 | $545 | 
| 1967 | $64.8 | $576 | 
| 1968 | $64.8 | $616 | 
| 1969 | $67.1 | $660 | 
| 1970 | $67.4 | $699 | 
| 1971 | $72.4 | $748 | 
| 1972 | $74 | $837 | 
| 1973 | $107 | $993 | 
| 1974 | $128.7 | $1,256 | 
| 1975 | $123.2 | $1,492 | 
| 1976 | $117.8 | $1,465 | 
| 1977 | $149.9 | $1,315 | 
| 1978 | $200.8 | $1,604 | 
| 1979 | $212.4 | $2,049 | 
| 1980 | $307 | $3,055 | 
| 1981 | $299.8 | $3,829 | 
| 1982 | $233.9 | $2,621 | 
| 1983 | $252 | $2,170 | 
| 1984 | $211 | $2,506 | 
| 1985 | $165.4 | $2,602 | 
| 1986 | $191.4 | $1,757 | 
| 1987 | $236.5 | $1,888 | 
| 1988 | $270.4 | $2,279 | 
| 1989 | $279 | $2,725 | 
| 1990 | $330 | $3,154 | 
| 1991 | $382 | $3,709 | 
| 1992 | $444 | $4,221 | 
| 1993 | $439 | $6,048 | 
| 1994 | $456 | $6,202 | 
| 1995 | $513 | $4,184 | 
| 1996 | $480 | $4,674 | 
| 1997 | $502 | $5,567 | 
| 1998 | $465 | $5,833 | 
| 1999 | $456 | $6,500 | 
| 2000 | $443 | $7,524 | 
| 2001 | $413 | $7,953 | 
| 2002 | $389 | $7,983 | 
| 2003 | $583 | $7,434 | 
| 2004 | $767 | $7,850 | 
| 2005 | $861 | $8,672 | 
| 2006 | $925 | $9,513 | 
| 2007 | $861 | $10,134 | 
| 2008 | $898 | $10,524 | 
| 2009 | $879 | $8,424 | 
| 2010 | $1,119 | $9,729 | 
| 2011 | $1,281 | $10,664 | 
| 2012 | $1,218 | $10,744 | 
| 2013 | $1,151 | $11,217 | 
| 2014 | $1,174 | $11,391 | 
| 2015 | $1,121 | $10,021 | 
| 2016 | $992 | $9,098 | 
| 2017 | $1,069 | $9,649 | 
| 2018 | $1,171 | $10,085 | 
| 2019 | $1,082 | $10,370 | 
| 2020 | $919 | $8,841 | 
| 2021 | $1,067 | $10,314 | 
| 2022 | $1,030 | $11,402 | 
| 2023 | $916 | $13,826 | 
| 2024 | $972 | $14,158 | 
Lesotho vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1950 | 44.6 | 43.8 | 
| 1951 | 45.2 | 44.8 | 
| 1952 | 45.9 | 45.7 | 
| 1953 | 46.6 | 47 | 
| 1954 | 47.3 | 48.3 | 
| 1955 | 48 | 49.6 | 
| 1956 | 48.6 | 50.4 | 
| 1957 | 49.2 | 51.1 | 
| 1958 | 49.6 | 51.8 | 
| 1959 | 49.9 | 52.7 | 
| 1960 | 50.2 | 53.6 | 
| 1961 | 50.3 | 54.4 | 
| 1962 | 50.3 | 55.1 | 
| 1963 | 50.3 | 55.5 | 
| 1964 | 50.3 | 55.9 | 
| 1965 | 50.3 | 56.7 | 
| 1966 | 50.4 | 57.4 | 
| 1967 | 50.5 | 58 | 
| 1968 | 50.8 | 58.2 | 
| 1969 | 51.1 | 58.4 | 
| 1970 | 51.5 | 58.9 | 
| 1971 | 51.8 | 59.4 | 
| 1972 | 52.3 | 60.1 | 
| 1973 | 52.6 | 60.5 | 
| 1974 | 52.9 | 61.2 | 
| 1975 | 53.5 | 61.9 | 
| 1976 | 53.9 | 62.5 | 
| 1977 | 54.5 | 63 | 
| 1978 | 55.2 | 63.4 | 
| 1979 | 55.8 | 63.9 | 
| 1980 | 56.5 | 64.3 | 
| 1981 | 57.3 | 64.7 | 
| 1982 | 58 | 65.3 | 
| 1983 | 58.5 | 65.8 | 
| 1984 | 59 | 66.2 | 
| 1985 | 59.2 | 66.8 | 
| 1986 | 59.3 | 67.4 | 
| 1987 | 59.6 | 67.9 | 
| 1988 | 59.6 | 68.3 | 
| 1989 | 59.5 | 68.6 | 
| 1990 | 59.3 | 69 | 
| 1991 | 59.1 | 69.4 | 
| 1992 | 58.6 | 69.7 | 
| 1993 | 58.1 | 70 | 
| 1994 | 57.3 | 70.3 | 
| 1995 | 56.4 | 70.7 | 
| 1996 | 55.1 | 71.1 | 
| 1997 | 53.7 | 71.5 | 
| 1998 | 52 | 71.8 | 
| 1999 | 50.4 | 72.2 | 
| 2000 | 48.8 | 72.6 | 
| 2001 | 47.2 | 72.9 | 
| 2002 | 46 | 73.1 | 
| 2003 | 44.9 | 73.3 | 
| 2004 | 44 | 73.4 | 
| 2005 | 43.6 | 73.6 | 
| 2006 | 43.2 | 73.7 | 
| 2007 | 43.7 | 73.8 | 
| 2008 | 44.3 | 73.7 | 
| 2009 | 45.1 | 73.6 | 
| 2010 | 46 | 73.7 | 
| 2011 | 46.9 | 73.9 | 
| 2012 | 48.2 | 74.1 | 
| 2013 | 49.5 | 74.3 | 
| 2014 | 50.8 | 74.4 | 
| 2015 | 51.8 | 74.4 | 
| 2016 | 52.9 | 74.4 | 
| 2017 | 53.9 | 74.3 | 
| 2018 | 54.6 | 74.3 | 
| 2019 | 55.2 | 74.5 | 
| 2020 | 55.1 | 70.4 | 
| 2021 | 54.2 | 69.7 | 
| 2022 | 56.8 | 74 | 
| 2023 | 57.4 | 75.1 | 
| 2024 | 57.8 | 75.3 | 
| 2025 | 58.2 | 75.4 | 
Lesotho and Mexico population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 736,500 | 36,724,615 | 
| 1961 | 758,824 | 37,890,118 | 
| 1962 | 781,814 | 39,129,200 | 
| 1963 | 805,373 | 40,424,065 | 
| 1964 | 829,437 | 41,772,049 | 
| 1965 | 854,090 | 43,174,477 | 
| 1966 | 881,870 | 44,629,106 | 
| 1967 | 913,982 | 46,129,608 | 
| 1968 | 948,105 | 47,668,303 | 
| 1969 | 983,202 | 49,233,194 | 
| 1970 | 1,019,273 | 50,814,953 | 
| 1971 | 1,056,246 | 52,412,558 | 
| 1972 | 1,094,063 | 54,030,168 | 
| 1973 | 1,132,697 | 55,667,284 | 
| 1974 | 1,172,420 | 57,320,149 | 
| 1975 | 1,213,643 | 58,982,400 | 
| 1976 | 1,253,214 | 60,645,512 | 
| 1977 | 1,289,967 | 62,308,493 | 
| 1978 | 1,327,240 | 63,979,046 | 
| 1979 | 1,366,169 | 65,648,865 | 
| 1980 | 1,406,521 | 67,300,334 | 
| 1981 | 1,448,069 | 68,892,108 | 
| 1982 | 1,490,732 | 70,433,260 | 
| 1983 | 1,534,413 | 71,971,240 | 
| 1984 | 1,578,986 | 73,506,846 | 
| 1985 | 1,624,379 | 75,043,414 | 
| 1986 | 1,666,138 | 76,585,637 | 
| 1987 | 1,703,390 | 78,136,651 | 
| 1988 | 1,739,841 | 79,695,531 | 
| 1989 | 1,775,436 | 81,247,182 | 
| 1990 | 1,809,696 | 82,820,170 | 
| 1991 | 1,842,379 | 84,430,572 | 
| 1992 | 1,873,274 | 86,044,809 | 
| 1993 | 1,901,793 | 87,653,807 | 
| 1994 | 1,927,707 | 89,259,205 | 
| 1995 | 1,951,437 | 90,862,455 | 
| 1996 | 1,972,418 | 92,452,702 | 
| 1997 | 1,988,130 | 94,021,207 | 
| 1998 | 1,998,049 | 95,575,245 | 
| 1999 | 2,003,234 | 97,115,707 | 
| 2000 | 2,003,913 | 98,625,552 | 
| 2001 | 2,000,853 | 100,099,099 | 
| 2002 | 1,994,679 | 101,548,624 | 
| 2003 | 1,985,059 | 102,978,515 | 
| 2004 | 1,971,129 | 104,394,131 | 
| 2005 | 1,953,076 | 105,811,504 | 
| 2006 | 1,945,063 | 107,253,666 | 
| 2007 | 1,953,268 | 108,774,360 | 
| 2008 | 1,966,541 | 110,374,288 | 
| 2009 | 1,980,883 | 111,999,721 | 
| 2010 | 1,996,251 | 113,623,895 | 
| 2011 | 2,014,009 | 115,243,504 | 
| 2012 | 2,034,354 | 116,818,208 | 
| 2013 | 2,056,504 | 118,343,573 | 
| 2014 | 2,080,089 | 119,784,261 | 
| 2015 | 2,104,611 | 121,072,306 | 
| 2016 | 2,130,422 | 122,251,351 | 
| 2017 | 2,157,110 | 123,400,057 | 
| 2018 | 2,183,603 | 124,573,711 | 
| 2019 | 2,209,405 | 125,762,982 | 
| 2020 | 2,235,727 | 126,799,054 | 
| 2021 | 2,261,542 | 127,648,148 | 
| 2022 | 2,286,110 | 128,613,117 | 
| 2023 | 2,311,472 | 129,739,759 | 
| 2024 | 2,337,423 | 130,861,007 | 
Fertility rates in Lesotho and Mexico
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 5.78 | 6.76 | 
| 1961 | 5.79 | 6.78 | 
| 1962 | 5.79 | 6.8 | 
| 1963 | 5.78 | 6.82 | 
| 1964 | 5.77 | 6.83 | 
| 1965 | 5.77 | 6.82 | 
| 1966 | 5.76 | 6.79 | 
| 1967 | 5.75 | 6.75 | 
| 1968 | 5.73 | 6.71 | 
| 1969 | 5.7 | 6.63 | 
| 1970 | 5.7 | 6.53 | 
| 1971 | 5.7 | 6.42 | 
| 1972 | 5.69 | 6.28 | 
| 1973 | 5.69 | 6.12 | 
| 1974 | 5.75 | 5.95 | 
| 1975 | 5.83 | 5.74 | 
| 1976 | 5.87 | 5.54 | 
| 1977 | 5.85 | 5.36 | 
| 1978 | 5.82 | 5.2 | 
| 1979 | 5.79 | 4.96 | 
| 1980 | 5.75 | 4.74 | 
| 1981 | 5.69 | 4.57 | 
| 1982 | 5.63 | 4.43 | 
| 1983 | 5.56 | 4.3 | 
| 1984 | 5.48 | 4.18 | 
| 1985 | 5.4 | 4.09 | 
| 1986 | 5.32 | 3.97 | 
| 1987 | 5.22 | 3.8 | 
| 1988 | 5.1 | 3.64 | 
| 1989 | 4.96 | 3.53 | 
| 1990 | 4.81 | 3.44 | 
| 1991 | 4.68 | 3.36 | 
| 1992 | 4.54 | 3.29 | 
| 1993 | 4.37 | 3.21 | 
| 1994 | 4.21 | 3.13 | 
| 1995 | 4.13 | 3.04 | 
| 1996 | 4.06 | 2.96 | 
| 1997 | 3.98 | 2.89 | 
| 1998 | 3.82 | 2.82 | 
| 1999 | 3.67 | 2.76 | 
| 2000 | 3.61 | 2.71 | 
| 2001 | 3.63 | 2.67 | 
| 2002 | 3.68 | 2.63 | 
| 2003 | 3.62 | 2.58 | 
| 2004 | 3.51 | 2.54 | 
| 2005 | 3.43 | 2.5 | 
| 2006 | 3.41 | 2.46 | 
| 2007 | 3.44 | 2.42 | 
| 2008 | 3.39 | 2.39 | 
| 2009 | 3.31 | 2.36 | 
| 2010 | 3.25 | 2.34 | 
| 2011 | 3.34 | 2.32 | 
| 2012 | 3.3 | 2.29 | 
| 2013 | 3.28 | 2.27 | 
| 2014 | 3.24 | 2.21 | 
| 2015 | 3.22 | 2.14 | 
| 2016 | 3.18 | 2.09 | 
| 2017 | 3.11 | 2.04 | 
| 2018 | 3.02 | 2.03 | 
| 2019 | 2.92 | 2.02 | 
| 2020 | 2.85 | 1.99 | 
| 2021 | 2.77 | 1.97 | 
| 2022 | 2.72 | 1.94 | 
| 2023 | 2.69 | 1.91 | 
Lesotho and Mexico demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 
| 1961 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 
| 1962 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 
| 1963 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 
| 1964 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 
| 1965 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 
| 1966 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 
| 1967 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 
| 1968 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 
| 1969 | 18 | 16.1 | 
| 1970 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 
| 1971 | 18.3 | 16 | 
| 1972 | 18.5 | 16 | 
| 1973 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 
| 1974 | 18.8 | 16.1 | 
| 1975 | 18.9 | 16.2 | 
| 1976 | 19 | 16.2 | 
| 1977 | 19 | 16.4 | 
| 1978 | 18.9 | 16.5 | 
| 1979 | 18.8 | 16.6 | 
| 1980 | 18.8 | 16.8 | 
| 1981 | 18.7 | 17.1 | 
| 1982 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 
| 1983 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 
| 1984 | 18.5 | 18 | 
| 1985 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 
| 1986 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 
| 1987 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 
| 1988 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 
| 1989 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 
| 1990 | 18.4 | 19.7 | 
| 1991 | 18.4 | 20 | 
| 1992 | 18.4 | 20.4 | 
| 1993 | 18.4 | 20.7 | 
| 1994 | 18.5 | 21 | 
| 1995 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 
| 1996 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 
| 1997 | 18.8 | 22 | 
| 1998 | 18.9 | 22.2 | 
| 1999 | 19.1 | 22.5 | 
| 2000 | 19.2 | 22.8 | 
| 2001 | 19.4 | 23.1 | 
| 2002 | 19.5 | 23.5 | 
| 2003 | 19.7 | 23.8 | 
| 2004 | 19.8 | 24.1 | 
| 2005 | 19.9 | 24.4 | 
| 2006 | 20 | 24.7 | 
| 2007 | 20.2 | 25 | 
| 2008 | 20.4 | 25.3 | 
| 2009 | 20.6 | 25.6 | 
| 2010 | 20.7 | 25.8 | 
| 2011 | 20.9 | 26.1 | 
| 2012 | 21 | 26.4 | 
| 2013 | 21.1 | 26.7 | 
| 2014 | 21.2 | 27 | 
| 2015 | 21.3 | 27.3 | 
| 2016 | 21.4 | 27.6 | 
| 2017 | 21.6 | 28 | 
| 2018 | 21.7 | 28.3 | 
| 2019 | 21.8 | 28.6 | 
| 2020 | 22 | 29 | 
| 2021 | 22.1 | 29.2 | 
| 2022 | 22.3 | 29.5 | 
| 2023 | 22.5 | 29.9 | 
| 2024 | 22.7 | 30.3 | 
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Finance
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method | 
$2.75B  2024 | 
$1.67T  2024 | 
| Government expenditure, % of GDP | 
52.4%  2025 | 
29%  2025 | 
| Education expenditure, % of GDP | 
6.62%  2024 | 
4.07%  2022 | 
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | 
1.54%  2023 | 
0.66%  2023 | 
| Armed forces personnel | 
2,000  2020 | 
341,000  2020 | 
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | 
+6.05%  2025 | 
-4.02%  2025 | 
| Unemployment rate | 
18.7%  2024 | 
2.62%  2024 | 
| Services, % of GDP | 
48%  2024 | 
58.2%  2024 | 
| Industry, % of GDP | 
31%  2024 | 
31.6%  2024 | 
| Economic freedom index | 
54.1  2025 | 
61.3  2025 | 
| Income share by richest 10% | 
32.9%  2017 | 
34.4%  2022 | 
| Income share by poorest 10% | 
1.7%  2017 | 
2.1%  2022 | 
| Number of millionaires | n/a | 
331,538  2024 | 
| Percentage of millionaires | n/a | 
0.38%  2024 | 
| Number of billionaires | n/a | 
22  2025 | 
| Percentage of billionaires | n/a | 
0.00003%  2025 | 
| Listed domestic companies | n/a | 
129  2024 | 
| Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a | 
$418B  2024 | 
| Total reserves including gold | 
$1.01B  2024 | 
$232B  2024 | 
| Personal remittances received | 
$476M  2024 | 
$67.6B  2024 | 
| International tourist arrivals | 
1,142,000  2019 | 
51,128,000  2020 | 
| International tourism as share of exports | 
10.1%  1999 | 
2.57%  2020 | 
| Banked people share | 
61.6%  2024 | 
53%  2024 | 
Energy
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | 
9.73 kg  2007 | 
1,560 kg  2023 | 
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | 
$198.7  2007 | 
$15.9  2023 | 
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 
0.88 megatons  2023 | 
487 megatons  2023 | 
| CO2 emissions per capita | 
0.38 tons  2023 | 
3.75 tons  2023 | 
| Fossil fuel energy use share | 
0%  2007 | 
88.7%  2023 | 
| Renewable energy use share | 
34.9%  2022 | 
13%  2021 | 
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a | 
5.94%  2023 | 
| Net energy imports use share | n/a | 
21.6%  2023 | 
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a | 
2,609 kWh  2023 | 
| Renewable electricity output share | 
99.8%  2021 | 
24.4%  2021 | 
| Hydroelectric share | 
99.6%  2021 | 
5.45%  2023 | 
| Nuclear share | 
0%  2021 | 
3.24%  2023 | 
| Electricity access | 
57.3%  2023 | 
99.7%  2023 | 
Society
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population | 
0.03%  2024 | 
1.61%  2024 | 
| Annual migration change | 
-5,107  2024 | 
-104,581  2024 | 
| Urban population | 
30.9%  2024 | 
81.9%  2024 | 
| Male:Female ratio | 
50:50  2024 | 
50:50  2024 | 
| Average male height | 
5.51 ft  2025 | 
5.59 ft  2025 | 
| Average female height | 
5.14 ft  2025 | 
5.18 ft  2025 | 
| Quality of life index | 
20.5  2025 | 
48.2  2025 | 
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 
37  2024 | 
26  2024 | 
| Higher education index | 
26  2025 | 
88  2025 | 
| Homicides per 100K people | 
37.7  2008 | 
24.9  2023 | 
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people | 
31.9  2019 | 
12.8  2019 | 
| Visa free countries | 
82  2025 | 
153  2025 | 
| Adult literacy rate | 
90.4%  2024 | 
95.8%  2024 | 
| English speaking | 
27.9%  2023 | 
13%  2023 | 
| People using the Internet | 
48%  2023 | 
81.2%  2023 | 
Health
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | 
$133.7  2022 | 
$651  2022 | 
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | 
$16.9  2022 | 
$254.5  2022 | 
| Life expectancy | 
58.2 years  2025 | 
75.4 years  2025 | 
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | 
36.3%  2022 | 
0%  2022 | 
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 
0.15  2022 | 
2.56  2021 | 
| Age at first childbirth | 
20.9 years  2025 | 
21.3 years  2025 | 
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | 
478  2023 | 
42  2023 | 
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | 
58.9  2023 | 
12.5  2023 | 
| Obesity rate | 
21.7%  2022 | 
36.9%  2022 | 
| Diabetes prevalence | 
6.2%  2024 | 
16.4%  2024 | 
| Air quality index | 
28  2025 | 
49  2025 | 
| Tobacco use prevalence | 
24.3%  2022 | 
14.9%  2022 | 
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | 
4.3 liters  2020 | 
4.79 liters  2020 | 
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