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Azerbaijan vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Azerbaijan has a population of 10.2M (ranked 95/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Azerbaijan's land area is 31,911 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 112th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Azerbaijan ranks 84/197 ($74.3B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Azerbaijan ranks 103/197 ($7,284), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Azerbaijan Lesotho
Population
10308499
2384217
Population rank 94/197 144/197
GDP
$74.3B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 84/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$7,284
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 103/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$25,089
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$15.5B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,519
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 128/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,824
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
31,911 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
320 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
34.1 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Azerbaijan and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Azerbaijan and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Azerbaijan

Lesotho
Year GDP
Azerbaijan Lesotho
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
1971 - $76,480,285
1972 - $80,913,200
1973 - $121,188,716
1974 - $150,851,317
1975 - $149,558,896
1976 - $147,660,037
1977 - $193,315,048
1978 - $266,570,067
1979 - $290,134,593
1980 - $431,542,537
1981 - $434,188,034
1982 - $348,741,684
1983 - $386,699,309
1984 - $333,163,670
1985 - $268,629,926
1986 - $318,858,423
1987 - $402,768,324
1988 - $470,395,801
1989 - $495,409,233
1990 $8,884,848,485 $596,410,264
1991 $5,344,000,000 $704,325,367
1992 $444,658,672 $831,029,862
1993 $1,570,392,598 $835,582,062
1994 $1,193,141,110 $878,250,945
1995 $2,417,331,193 $1,001,894,000
1996 $3,176,507,376 $946,112,493
1997 $3,962,362,387 $998,004,259
1998 $4,446,368,571 $928,460,893
1999 $4,581,248,567 $912,773,681
2000 $5,272,615,723 $887,291,688
2001 $5,707,616,204 $825,706,961
2002 $6,236,087,738 $775,777,239
2003 $7,276,413,079 $1,157,825,435
2004 $8,680,405,741 $1,511,236,656
2005 $13,245,421,881 $1,682,343,527
2006 $20,981,929,498 $1,800,092,564
2007 $33,049,419,431 $1,682,131,785
2008 $48,851,293,785 $1,766,902,709
2009 $44,292,427,185 $1,740,894,965
2010 $52,909,294,792 $2,234,754,242
2011 $65,952,796,428 $2,579,409,620
2012 $69,679,944,504 $2,477,702,216
2013 $74,160,560,124 $2,367,112,932
2014 $75,239,785,452 $2,441,063,054
2015 $53,076,235,355 $2,359,686,725
2016 $37,866,996,883 $2,114,426,452
2017 $40,866,627,352 $2,306,741,672
2018 $47,112,470,052 $2,556,247,292
2019 $48,174,235,294 $2,390,702,296
2020 $42,693,000,000 $2,053,699,870
2021 $54,825,411,765 $2,412,130,022
2022 $78,807,470,588 $2,354,980,884
2023 $72,428,470,588 $2,117,962,430
2024 $74,315,882,353 $2,271,541,846

Azerbaijan and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Azerbaijan

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Azerbaijan Lesotho
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
1971 - $72.4
1972 - $74
1973 - $107
1974 - $128.7
1975 - $123.2
1976 - $117.8
1977 - $149.9
1978 - $200.8
1979 - $212.4
1980 - $307
1981 - $299.8
1982 - $233.9
1983 - $252
1984 - $211
1985 - $165.4
1986 - $191.4
1987 - $236.5
1988 - $270.4
1989 - $279
1990 $1,238 $330
1991 $735 $382
1992 $60.2 $444
1993 $209.5 $439
1994 $157.1 $456
1995 $315 $513
1996 $409 $480
1997 $506 $502
1998 $562 $465
1999 $574 $456
2000 $655 $443
2001 $704 $413
2002 $763 $389
2003 $884 $583
2004 $1,045 $767
2005 $1,578 $861
2006 $2,473 $925
2007 $3,851 $861
2008 $5,574 $898
2009 $4,950 $879
2010 $5,844 $1,119
2011 $7,190 $1,281
2012 $7,496 $1,218
2013 $7,875 $1,151
2014 $7,891 $1,174
2015 $5,501 $1,121
2016 $3,881 $992
2017 $4,147 $1,069
2018 $4,740 $1,171
2019 $4,806 $1,082
2020 $4,230 $919
2021 $5,408 $1,067
2022 $7,771 $1,030
2023 $7,133 $916
2024 $7,284 $972

Azerbaijan vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Azerbaijan

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Azerbaijan Lesotho
1950 46.3 44.6
1951 46.6 45.2
1952 47 45.9
1953 47.4 46.6
1954 47.8 47.3
1955 48.3 48
1956 48.8 48.6
1957 49.2 49.2
1958 49.7 49.6
1959 50.3 49.9
1960 50.9 50.2
1961 51.4 50.3
1962 52.1 50.3
1963 52.7 50.3
1964 53.3 50.3
1965 53.9 50.3
1966 54.5 50.4
1967 55 50.5
1968 55.6 50.8
1969 56.1 51.1
1970 56.6 51.5
1971 57 51.8
1972 57.5 52.3
1973 57.9 52.6
1974 58.3 52.9
1975 58.7 53.5
1976 59.5 53.9
1977 60 54.5
1978 60.5 55.2
1979 60.9 55.8
1980 61.4 56.5
1981 61.9 57.3
1982 62.2 58
1983 62.5 58.5
1984 62.1 59
1985 62.7 59.2
1986 62.6 59.3
1987 62.8 59.6
1988 62.7 59.6
1989 62.9 59.5
1990 62.8 59.3
1991 62.5 59.1
1992 60.8 58.6
1993 61.4 58.1
1994 60.3 57.3
1995 61.9 56.4
1996 62.7 55.1
1997 63 53.7
1998 63.7 52
1999 64.7 50.4
2000 65.4 48.8
2001 66 47.2
2002 66.8 46
2003 67 44.9
2004 67.5 44
2005 67.7 43.6
2006 68.5 43.2
2007 68.7 43.7
2008 69.4 44.3
2009 69.9 45.1
2010 70.3 46
2011 70.6 46.9
2012 71.1 48.2
2013 71.5 49.5
2014 71.9 50.8
2015 72.3 51.8
2016 72.6 52.9
2017 72.7 53.9
2018 73 54.6
2019 73.3 55.2
2020 70.3 55.1
2021 71 54.2
2022 74.1 56.8
2023 74.4 57.4
2024 74.6 57.8
2025 74.7 58.2

Azerbaijan and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Azerbaijan

Lesotho
Year Population
Azerbaijan Lesotho
1960 3,894,500 736,500
1961 4,045,750 758,824
1962 4,168,150 781,814
1963 4,293,550 805,373
1964 4,439,250 829,437
1965 4,574,650 854,090
1966 4,708,150 881,870
1967 4,832,000 913,982
1968 4,948,500 948,105
1969 5,063,300 983,202
1970 5,172,050 1,019,273
1971 5,282,950 1,056,246
1972 5,391,450 1,094,063
1973 5,493,900 1,132,697
1974 5,594,100 1,172,420
1975 5,689,050 1,213,643
1976 5,781,000 1,253,214
1977 5,876,150 1,289,967
1978 5,976,150 1,327,240
1979 6,071,300 1,366,169
1980 6,160,500 1,406,521
1981 6,257,750 1,448,069
1982 6,357,550 1,490,732
1983 6,459,800 1,534,413
1984 6,567,850 1,578,986
1985 6,670,150 1,624,379
1986 6,770,300 1,666,138
1987 6,875,350 1,703,390
1988 6,974,600 1,739,841
1989 7,076,550 1,775,436
1990 7,175,200 1,809,696
1991 7,271,300 1,842,379
1992 7,382,050 1,873,274
1993 7,494,800 1,901,793
1994 7,596,550 1,927,707
1995 7,684,850 1,951,437
1996 7,763,000 1,972,418
1997 7,838,250 1,988,130
1998 7,913,000 1,998,049
1999 7,982,750 2,003,234
2000 8,048,600 2,003,913
2001 8,111,200 2,000,853
2002 8,171,950 1,994,679
2003 8,234,100 1,985,059
2004 8,306,500 1,971,129
2005 8,391,850 1,953,076
2006 8,484,550 1,945,063
2007 8,581,300 1,953,268
2008 8,763,400 1,966,541
2009 8,947,243 1,980,883
2010 9,054,332 1,996,251
2011 9,173,082 2,014,009
2012 9,295,784 2,034,354
2013 9,416,801 2,056,504
2014 9,535,079 2,080,089
2015 9,649,341 2,104,611
2016 9,757,812 2,130,422
2017 9,854,033 2,157,110
2018 9,939,771 2,183,603
2019 10,024,283 2,209,405
2020 10,093,121 2,235,727
2021 10,137,750 2,261,542
2022 10,141,756 2,286,110
2023 10,153,958 2,311,472
2024 10,202,850 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Azerbaijan and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Azerbaijan

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Azerbaijan Lesotho
1960 5.88 5.78
1961 5.94 5.79
1962 5.96 5.79
1963 5.95 5.78
1964 5.89 5.77
1965 5.79 5.77
1966 5.66 5.76
1967 5.38 5.75
1968 5.22 5.73
1969 5.07 5.7
1970 4.91 5.7
1971 4.77 5.7
1972 4.62 5.69
1973 4.45 5.69
1974 4.33 5.75
1975 4.18 5.83
1976 4.02 5.87
1977 3.87 5.85
1978 3.73 5.82
1979 3.61 5.79
1980 3.5 5.75
1981 3.41 5.69
1982 3.34 5.63
1983 3.29 5.56
1984 3.26 5.48
1985 2.91 5.4
1986 2.9 5.32
1987 2.9 5.22
1988 2.8 5.1
1989 2.8 4.96
1990 2.74 4.81
1991 2.87 4.68
1992 2.74 4.54
1993 2.7 4.37
1994 2.52 4.21
1995 2.29 4.13
1996 2.06 4.06
1997 2.07 3.98
1998 2 3.82
1999 2.07 3.67
2000 2 3.61
2001 1.8 3.63
2002 1.8 3.68
2003 1.9 3.62
2004 2.05 3.51
2005 2 3.43
2006 1.97 3.41
2007 1.97 3.44
2008 1.9 3.39
2009 1.82 3.31
2010 1.92 3.25
2011 1.96 3.34
2012 2 3.3
2013 1.98 3.28
2014 1.97 3.24
2015 1.94 3.22
2016 1.9 3.18
2017 1.75 3.11
2018 1.73 3.02
2019 1.81 2.92
2020 1.7 2.85
2021 1.52 2.77
2022 1.67 2.72
2023 1.55 2.69

Azerbaijan and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Azerbaijan

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Azerbaijan Lesotho
1960 21.5 17.5
1961 21.2 17.4
1962 20.7 17.4
1963 20.1 17.4
1964 19 17.5
1965 18.2 17.5
1966 17.7 17.5
1967 17.5 17.6
1968 17.4 17.8
1969 17.5 18
1970 17.6 18.2
1971 17.8 18.3
1972 18 18.5
1973 18.3 18.6
1974 18.5 18.8
1975 18.8 18.9
1976 19.1 19
1977 19.5 19
1978 19.9 18.9
1979 20.4 18.8
1980 20.8 18.8
1981 21.2 18.7
1982 21.5 18.6
1983 21.8 18.6
1984 22.1 18.5
1985 22.4 18.4
1986 22.8 18.6
1987 23.1 18.7
1988 23.3 18.6
1989 23.5 18.5
1990 23.6 18.4
1991 23.7 18.4
1992 23.9 18.4
1993 24 18.4
1994 24.2 18.5
1995 24.5 18.6
1996 24.7 18.6
1997 24.9 18.8
1998 25.1 18.9
1999 25.4 19.1
2000 25.8 19.2
2001 26.2 19.4
2002 26.7 19.5
2003 27.1 19.7
2004 27.4 19.8
2005 27.7 19.9
2006 28 20
2007 28.3 20.2
2008 28.6 20.4
2009 28.9 20.6
2010 29.2 20.7
2011 29.5 20.9
2012 29.8 21
2013 30 21.1
2014 30.3 21.2
2015 30.7 21.3
2016 30.9 21.4
2017 31.1 21.6
2018 31.4 21.7
2019 31.8 21.8
2020 32.2 22
2021 32.7 22.1
2022 33.1 22.3
2023 33.6 22.5
2024 34.1 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Azerbaijan Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$74.6B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.6%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
82,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.25%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.65%
2022
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.3%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
42.6%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
62.5
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2005
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4.8%
2005
1.7%
2017
Listed domestic companies
36
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.64B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.35B
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
796,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.23%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
56.3%
2024
61.6%
2024

Energy

Azerbaijan Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,732 kg
2023
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
42.8 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.21 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.3%
2021
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.93%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-256%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,367 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.8%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.02%
2023
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Azerbaijan Lesotho
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+10,864
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.3 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.8
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.37
2022
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
6.7
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2023
90.4%
2024
English speaking
9%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
89%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Azerbaijan Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$304
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.1
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.09
2020
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2021
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
18
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.6
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
27.3%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.2%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.6%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.49 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Azerbaijan Lesotho
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,128 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,454 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,503 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
48,358 mi
2021
3,691 mi
2011

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