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Lesotho vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 137th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho UAE
Population
2384217
11372700
Population rank 144/197 86/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Lesotho and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Lesotho UAE
1960 $34,579,986 -
1961 $35,699,986 -
1962 $41,859,983 -
1963 $47,039,981 -
1964 $51,939,979 -
1965 $54,879,978 -
1966 $56,699,977 -
1967 $59,261,976 -
1968 $61,445,975 -
1969 $65,967,974 -
1970 $68,739,973 $685,986,701
1971 $76,480,285 $939,893,600
1972 $80,913,200 $1,415,086,929
1973 $121,188,716 $4,231,243,616
1974 $150,851,317 $11,651,505,689
1975 $149,558,896 $14,720,728,249
1976 $147,660,037 $19,213,158,779
1977 $193,315,048 $24,871,775,165
1978 $266,570,067 $23,775,764,225
1979 $290,134,593 $31,225,659,621
1980 $431,542,537 $43,599,160,050
1981 $434,188,034 $49,333,424,135
1982 $348,741,684 $46,622,718,605
1983 $386,699,309 $42,803,323,345
1984 $333,163,670 $41,807,954,236
1985 $268,629,926 $40,603,650,232
1986 $318,858,423 $33,943,612,095
1987 $402,768,324 $36,384,908,744
1988 $470,395,801 $36,275,674,203
1989 $495,409,233 $41,464,995,914
1990 $596,410,264 $50,701,443,748
1991 $704,325,367 $51,552,165,622
1992 $831,029,862 $54,239,171,888
1993 $835,582,062 $55,625,170,253
1994 $878,250,945 $59,305,093,980
1995 $1,001,894,000 $65,743,666,576
1996 $946,112,493 $73,571,233,996
1997 $998,004,259 $78,839,008,445
1998 $928,460,893 $75,674,336,283
1999 $912,773,681 $84,445,473,111
2000 $887,291,688 $104,337,372,362
2001 $825,706,961 $103,311,640,572
2002 $775,777,239 $109,816,201,498
2003 $1,157,825,435 $124,346,358,067
2004 $1,511,236,656 $147,824,370,320
2005 $1,682,343,527 $180,617,467,965
2006 $1,800,092,564 $222,116,541,865
2007 $1,682,131,785 $257,916,133,424
2008 $1,766,902,709 $315,474,615,739
2009 $1,740,894,965 $253,547,358,747
2010 $2,234,754,242 $300,189,052,689
2011 $2,579,409,620 $360,832,739,551
2012 $2,477,702,216 $384,610,125,391
2013 $2,367,112,932 $400,218,529,748
2014 $2,441,063,054 $414,105,366,753
2015 $2,359,686,725 $370,275,469,571
2016 $2,114,426,452 $369,255,326,236
2017 $2,306,741,672 $390,516,804,030
2018 $2,556,247,292 $427,049,432,158
2019 $2,390,702,296 $417,989,721,743
2020 $2,053,699,870 $349,473,015,330
2021 $2,412,130,022 $415,178,792,757
2022 $2,354,980,884 $502,731,935,194
2023 $2,117,962,430 $514,130,432,648
2024 $2,271,541,846 $537,078,829,135

Lesotho and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho UAE
1960 $47 -
1961 $47 -
1962 $53.5 -
1963 $58.4 -
1964 $62.6 -
1965 $64.3 -
1966 $64.3 -
1967 $64.8 -
1968 $64.8 -
1969 $67.1 -
1970 $67.4 $2,394
1971 $72.4 $2,805
1972 $74 $3,675
1973 $107 $9,696
1974 $128.7 $23,823
1975 $123.2 $27,117
1976 $117.8 $31,197
1977 $149.9 $35,020
1978 $200.8 $29,379
1979 $212.4 $34,238
1980 $307 $42,925
1981 $299.8 $44,854
1982 $233.9 $39,972
1983 $252 $34,650
1984 $211 $32,012
1985 $165.4 $29,468
1986 $191.4 $23,132
1987 $236.5 $23,113
1988 $270.4 $21,570
1989 $279 $23,167
1990 $330 $26,710
1991 $382 $25,691
1992 $444 $25,648
1993 $439 $25,033
1994 $456 $25,473
1995 $513 $27,003
1996 $480 $28,323
1997 $502 $27,983
1998 $465 $24,889
1999 $456 $25,856
2000 $443 $29,866
2001 $413 $27,745
2002 $389 $27,754
2003 $583 $29,660
2004 $767 $33,377
2005 $861 $38,719
2006 $925 $44,343
2007 $861 $45,855
2008 $898 $50,054
2009 $879 $37,803
2010 $1,119 $43,697
2011 $1,281 $50,789
2012 $1,218 $52,034
2013 $1,151 $52,024
2014 $1,174 $51,381
2015 $1,121 $43,535
2016 $992 $41,326
2017 $1,069 $42,341
2018 $1,171 $45,690
2019 $1,082 $44,251
2020 $919 $37,174
2021 $1,067 $43,360
2022 $1,030 $49,899
2023 $916 $49,041
2024 $972 $49,378

Lesotho vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho UAE
1950 44.6 42.1
1951 45.2 42.9
1952 45.9 43.6
1953 46.6 44.4
1954 47.3 45.2
1955 48 46
1956 48.6 46.9
1957 49.2 47.8
1958 49.6 48.8
1959 49.9 49.7
1960 50.2 50.7
1961 50.3 51.6
1962 50.3 52.5
1963 50.3 53.5
1964 50.3 54.5
1965 50.3 55.5
1966 50.4 56.6
1967 50.5 57.6
1968 50.8 58.7
1969 51.1 59.8
1970 51.5 60.8
1971 51.8 61.8
1972 52.3 62.7
1973 52.6 63.5
1974 52.9 64.4
1975 53.5 65.1
1976 53.9 65.8
1977 54.5 66.5
1978 55.2 67.1
1979 55.8 67.6
1980 56.5 68.2
1981 57.3 68.6
1982 58 69.1
1983 58.5 69.4
1984 59 69.8
1985 59.2 70.1
1986 59.3 70.4
1987 59.6 70.6
1988 59.6 70.8
1989 59.5 71
1990 59.3 71.1
1991 59.1 71.1
1992 58.6 71.2
1993 58.1 71.2
1994 57.3 71.2
1995 56.4 71.4
1996 55.1 71.8
1997 53.7 72.6
1998 52 73.7
1999 50.4 75
2000 48.8 76.3
2001 47.2 77.6
2002 46 78.7
2003 44.9 79.6
2004 44 80.3
2005 43.6 80.8
2006 43.2 81.2
2007 43.7 81.4
2008 44.3 81.6
2009 45.1 81.7
2010 46 81.9
2011 46.9 81.9
2012 48.2 81.9
2013 49.5 82
2014 50.8 82
2015 51.8 82.1
2016 52.9 82.2
2017 53.9 82.4
2018 54.6 82.4
2019 55.2 82.6
2020 55.1 81.9
2021 54.2 79.1
2022 56.8 80.5
2023 57.4 82.9
2024 57.8 83.1
2025 58.2 83.2

Lesotho and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Lesotho UAE
1960 736,500 131,334
1961 758,824 137,989
1962 781,814 144,946
1963 805,373 152,211
1964 829,437 159,692
1965 854,090 167,103
1966 881,870 173,976
1967 913,982 179,700
1968 948,105 199,416
1969 983,202 239,660
1970 1,019,273 286,536
1971 1,056,246 335,027
1972 1,094,063 385,014
1973 1,132,697 436,399
1974 1,172,420 489,087
1975 1,213,643 542,856
1976 1,253,214 615,866
1977 1,289,967 710,209
1978 1,327,240 809,274
1979 1,366,169 912,010
1980 1,406,521 1,015,700
1981 1,448,069 1,099,855
1982 1,490,732 1,166,370
1983 1,534,413 1,235,305
1984 1,578,986 1,305,996
1985 1,624,379 1,377,911
1986 1,666,138 1,467,383
1987 1,703,390 1,574,244
1988 1,739,841 1,681,788
1989 1,775,436 1,789,851
1990 1,809,696 1,898,220
1991 1,842,379 2,006,626
1992 1,873,274 2,114,730
1993 1,901,793 2,222,093
1994 1,927,707 2,328,188
1995 1,951,437 2,434,662
1996 1,972,418 2,597,564
1997 1,988,130 2,817,410
1998 1,998,049 3,040,421
1999 2,003,234 3,266,009
2000 2,003,913 3,493,575
2001 2,000,853 3,723,590
2002 1,994,679 3,956,826
2003 1,985,059 4,192,457
2004 1,971,129 4,428,967
2005 1,953,076 4,664,790
2006 1,945,063 5,009,100
2007 1,953,268 5,624,635
2008 1,966,541 6,302,664
2009 1,980,883 6,707,058
2010 1,996,251 6,869,838
2011 2,014,009 7,104,538
2012 2,034,354 7,391,448
2013 2,056,504 7,693,031
2014 2,080,089 8,059,440
2015 2,104,611 8,505,237
2016 2,130,422 8,935,095
2017 2,157,110 9,223,225
2018 2,183,603 9,346,701
2019 2,209,405 9,445,785
2020 2,235,727 9,401,038
2021 2,261,542 9,575,152
2022 2,286,110 10,074,977
2023 2,311,472 10,483,751
2024 2,337,423 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Lesotho and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Lesotho

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho UAE
1960 5.78 6.5
1961 5.79 6.49
1962 5.79 6.49
1963 5.78 6.5
1964 5.77 6.49
1965 5.77 6.5
1966 5.76 6.5
1967 5.75 6.51
1968 5.73 6.53
1969 5.7 6.52
1970 5.7 6.52
1971 5.7 6.52
1972 5.69 6.5
1973 5.69 6.46
1974 5.75 6.41
1975 5.83 6.35
1976 5.87 6.29
1977 5.85 6.22
1978 5.82 6.15
1979 5.79 6.06
1980 5.75 5.95
1981 5.69 5.81
1982 5.63 5.66
1983 5.56 5.48
1984 5.48 5.3
1985 5.4 5.13
1986 5.32 5
1987 5.22 4.88
1988 5.1 4.77
1989 4.96 4.65
1990 4.81 4.51
1991 4.68 4.25
1992 4.54 4.09
1993 4.37 3.82
1994 4.21 3.76
1995 4.13 3.28
1996 4.06 3.06
1997 3.98 2.83
1998 3.82 2.77
1999 3.67 2.79
2000 3.61 2.73
2001 3.63 2.62
2002 3.68 2.54
2003 3.62 2.49
2004 3.51 2.38
2005 3.43 2.23
2006 3.41 1.96
2007 3.44 1.79
2008 3.39 1.52
2009 3.31 1.58
2010 3.25 1.57
2011 3.34 1.54
2012 3.3 1.53
2013 3.28 1.53
2014 3.24 1.48
2015 3.22 1.42
2016 3.18 1.37
2017 3.11 1.35
2018 3.02 1.29
2019 2.92 1.25
2020 2.85 1.29
2021 2.77 1.16
2022 2.72 1.15
2023 2.69 1.2

Lesotho and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Lesotho UAE
1960 17.5 19.6
1961 17.4 20.1
1962 17.4 20.6
1963 17.4 21
1964 17.5 21.5
1965 17.5 22
1966 17.5 22.6
1967 17.6 23.3
1968 17.8 23.5
1969 18 23.1
1970 18.2 23
1971 18.3 23.2
1972 18.5 23.6
1973 18.6 24.1
1974 18.8 24.7
1975 18.9 25.4
1976 19 25.6
1977 19 25.4
1978 18.9 25.5
1979 18.8 25.8
1980 18.8 26.2
1981 18.7 26.4
1982 18.6 26.4
1983 18.6 26.4
1984 18.5 26.4
1985 18.4 26.6
1986 18.6 26.5
1987 18.7 26.1
1988 18.6 25.9
1989 18.5 25.8
1990 18.4 25.8
1991 18.4 26
1992 18.4 26.4
1993 18.4 26.8
1994 18.5 27.4
1995 18.6 28
1996 18.6 28.1
1997 18.8 27.9
1998 18.9 27.9
1999 19.1 28
2000 19.2 28.2
2001 19.4 28.6
2002 19.5 29.1
2003 19.7 29.6
2004 19.8 30.3
2005 19.9 30.9
2006 20 31.4
2007 20.2 31.6
2008 20.4 31.6
2009 20.6 31.6
2010 20.7 31.7
2011 20.9 31.7
2012 21 31.7
2013 21.1 31.7
2014 21.2 31.8
2015 21.3 31.8
2016 21.4 31.8
2017 21.6 31.8
2018 21.7 31.8
2019 21.8 31.8
2020 22 31.8
2021 22.1 31.9
2022 22.3 31.9
2023 22.5 32.2
2024 22.7 32.6

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Finance

Lesotho UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
n/a
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Lesotho UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho UAE
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
98.8%
2024
English speaking
27.9%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Lesotho UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho UAE
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
2,535 mi
2008

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