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Belarus vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 83rd vs. 137th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Lesotho
Population
9074112
2384217
Population rank 101/197 144/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Belarus and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Lesotho
Year GDP
Belarus 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 $17,389,558,233 $596,410,264
1991 $18,404,907,975 $704,325,367
1992 $16,939,790,094 $831,029,862
1993 $16,275,073,527 $835,582,062
1994 $14,931,435,232 $878,250,945
1995 $13,972,683,274 $1,001,894,000
1996 $14,756,846,154 $946,112,493
1997 $14,130,585,516 $998,004,259
1998 $15,221,352,699 $928,460,893
1999 $12,138,243,081 $912,773,681
2000 $12,736,780,455 $887,291,688
2001 $12,354,820,144 $825,706,961
2002 $14,594,900,945 $775,777,239
2003 $17,825,444,724 $1,157,825,435
2004 $23,141,566,293 $1,511,236,656
2005 $30,210,091,837 $1,682,343,527
2006 $36,961,894,281 $1,800,092,564
2007 $45,275,711,996 $1,682,131,785
2008 $60,752,106,347 $1,766,902,709
2009 $50,873,167,326 $1,740,894,965
2010 $57,231,904,543 $2,234,754,242
2011 $61,762,382,328 $2,579,409,620
2012 $65,685,890,439 $2,477,702,216
2013 $75,527,558,966 $2,367,112,932
2014 $78,813,069,121 $2,441,063,054
2015 $56,454,769,845 $2,359,686,725
2016 $47,723,545,321 $2,114,426,452
2017 $54,725,405,751 $2,306,741,672
2018 $60,031,026,576 $2,556,247,292
2019 $64,410,170,653 $2,390,702,296
2020 $61,371,673,345 $2,053,699,870
2021 $69,673,747,132 $2,412,130,022
2022 $73,775,179,925 $2,354,980,884
2023 $72,478,760,370 $2,117,962,430
2024 $75,961,865,472 $2,271,541,846

Belarus and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Belarus 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 $1,707 $330
1991 $1,805 $382
1992 $1,658 $444
1993 $1,590 $439
1994 $1,460 $456
1995 $1,371 $513
1996 $1,453 $480
1997 $1,397 $502
1998 $1,511 $465
1999 $1,211 $456
2000 $1,276 $443
2001 $1,244 $413
2002 $1,479 $389
2003 $1,820 $583
2004 $2,378 $767
2005 $3,126 $861
2006 $3,848 $925
2007 $4,735 $861
2008 $6,376 $898
2009 $5,352 $879
2010 $6,035 $1,119
2011 $6,528 $1,281
2012 $6,953 $1,218
2013 $7,998 $1,151
2014 $8,341 $1,174
2015 $5,967 $1,121
2016 $5,040 $992
2017 $5,786 $1,069
2018 $6,360 $1,171
2019 $6,838 $1,082
2020 $6,543 $919
2021 $7,490 $1,067
2022 $7,995 $1,030
2023 $7,897 $916
2024 $8,317 $972

Belarus vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Lesotho
1950 58.6 44.6
1951 59.4 45.2
1952 60.5 45.9
1953 61.5 46.6
1954 62.5 47.3
1955 63.5 48
1956 64.5 48.6
1957 65.4 49.2
1958 66.6 49.6
1959 68 49.9
1960 69.3 50.2
1961 70 50.3
1962 70.5 50.3
1963 70.8 50.3
1964 71.3 50.3
1965 71.6 50.3
1966 71.8 50.4
1967 71.9 50.5
1968 71.9 50.8
1969 71.7 51.1
1970 71.7 51.5
1971 71.6 51.8
1972 71.8 52.3
1973 71.7 52.6
1974 71.7 52.9
1975 71.4 53.5
1976 71.2 53.9
1977 71.1 54.5
1978 70.9 55.2
1979 70.8 55.8
1980 70.7 56.5
1981 70.8 57.3
1982 70.8 58
1983 70.7 58.5
1984 70.8 59
1985 71.2 59.2
1986 71.7 59.3
1987 71.9 59.6
1988 71.7 59.6
1989 71.5 59.5
1990 71.1 59.3
1991 70.7 59.1
1992 70.1 58.6
1993 69.5 58.1
1994 69 57.3
1995 68.8 56.4
1996 68.6 55.1
1997 68.5 53.7
1998 68.3 52
1999 68.4 50.4
2000 68.5 48.8
2001 68.4 47.2
2002 68.3 46
2003 68.4 44.9
2004 68.7 44
2005 69 43.6
2006 69.4 43.2
2007 70 43.7
2008 70.3 44.3
2009 70.4 45.1
2010 70.5 46
2011 71.1 46.9
2012 71.8 48.2
2013 72.7 49.5
2014 73.2 50.8
2015 73.8 51.8
2016 74.2 52.9
2017 74.4 53.9
2018 74.3 54.6
2019 74.3 55.2
2020 72.3 55.1
2021 72.2 54.2
2022 74.4 56.8
2023 74.4 57.4
2024 74.6 57.8
2025 74.8 58.2

Belarus and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Lesotho
Year Population
Belarus Lesotho
1960 8,198,000 736,500
1961 8,271,216 758,824
1962 8,351,928 781,814
1963 8,437,232 805,373
1964 8,524,224 829,437
1965 8,610,000 854,090
1966 8,696,496 881,870
1967 8,785,648 913,982
1968 8,874,552 948,105
1969 8,960,304 983,202
1970 9,040,000 1,019,273
1971 9,115,576 1,056,246
1972 9,188,968 1,094,063
1973 9,257,272 1,132,697
1974 9,317,584 1,172,420
1975 9,367,000 1,213,643
1976 9,411,000 1,253,214
1977 9,463,000 1,289,967
1978 9,525,000 1,327,240
1979 9,584,000 1,366,169
1980 9,643,000 1,406,521
1981 9,710,000 1,448,069
1982 9,776,000 1,490,732
1983 9,843,000 1,534,413
1984 9,910,000 1,578,986
1985 9,975,000 1,624,379
1986 10,043,000 1,666,138
1987 10,111,000 1,703,390
1988 10,140,000 1,739,841
1989 10,170,000 1,775,436
1990 10,189,348 1,809,696
1991 10,194,050 1,842,379
1992 10,216,470 1,873,274
1993 10,239,050 1,901,793
1994 10,226,955 1,927,707
1995 10,193,831 1,951,437
1996 10,159,569 1,972,418
1997 10,117,433 1,988,130
1998 10,071,963 1,998,049
1999 10,026,738 2,003,234
2000 9,979,610 2,003,913
2001 9,928,549 2,000,853
2002 9,865,548 1,994,679
2003 9,796,749 1,985,059
2004 9,730,146 1,971,129
2005 9,663,915 1,953,076
2006 9,604,924 1,945,063
2007 9,560,953 1,953,268
2008 9,527,985 1,966,541
2009 9,504,583 1,980,883
2010 9,483,836 1,996,251
2011 9,461,643 2,014,009
2012 9,446,836 2,034,354
2013 9,443,211 2,056,504
2014 9,448,515 2,080,089
2015 9,461,076 2,104,611
2016 9,469,379 2,130,422
2017 9,458,989 2,157,110
2018 9,438,785 2,183,603
2019 9,419,758 2,209,405
2020 9,379,952 2,235,727
2021 9,302,585 2,261,542
2022 9,228,071 2,286,110
2023 9,178,298 2,311,472
2024 9,133,712 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Belarus and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Belarus

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Lesotho
1960 2.67 5.78
1961 2.59 5.79
1962 2.5 5.79
1963 2.4 5.78
1964 2.31 5.77
1965 2.27 5.77
1966 2.29 5.76
1967 2.26 5.75
1968 2.22 5.73
1969 2.26 5.7
1970 2.31 5.7
1971 2.31 5.7
1972 2.28 5.69
1973 2.25 5.69
1974 2.21 5.75
1975 2.17 5.83
1976 2.12 5.87
1977 2.08 5.85
1978 2.06 5.82
1979 2.05 5.79
1980 2.03 5.75
1981 2.02 5.69
1982 2.05 5.63
1983 2.11 5.56
1984 2.11 5.48
1985 2.09 5.4
1986 2.09 5.32
1987 2.03 5.22
1988 2.03 5.1
1989 2.03 4.96
1990 1.91 4.81
1991 1.81 4.68
1992 1.76 4.54
1993 1.62 4.37
1994 1.53 4.21
1995 1.41 4.13
1996 1.34 4.06
1997 1.25 3.98
1998 1.3 3.82
1999 1.31 3.67
2000 1.32 3.61
2001 1.29 3.63
2002 1.24 3.68
2003 1.23 3.62
2004 1.23 3.51
2005 1.25 3.43
2006 1.34 3.41
2007 1.43 3.44
2008 1.49 3.39
2009 1.51 3.31
2010 1.49 3.25
2011 1.52 3.34
2012 1.62 3.3
2013 1.67 3.28
2014 1.7 3.24
2015 1.72 3.22
2016 1.73 3.18
2017 1.54 3.11
2018 1.45 3.02
2019 1.38 2.92
2020 1.37 2.85
2021 1.37 2.77
2022 1.33 2.72
2023 1.21 2.69

Belarus and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Belarus Lesotho
1960 26.6 17.5
1961 26.9 17.4
1962 27.3 17.4
1963 27.6 17.4
1964 27.9 17.5
1965 28.2 17.5
1966 28.6 17.5
1967 28.9 17.6
1968 29.3 17.8
1969 29.7 18
1970 30.1 18.2
1971 30.4 18.3
1972 30.5 18.5
1973 30.5 18.6
1974 30.5 18.8
1975 30.4 18.9
1976 30.4 19
1977 30.6 19
1978 30.9 18.9
1979 31.1 18.8
1980 31.2 18.8
1981 31.2 18.7
1982 31.4 18.6
1983 31.5 18.6
1984 31.7 18.5
1985 31.9 18.4
1986 32.1 18.6
1987 32.4 18.7
1988 32.6 18.6
1989 32.8 18.5
1990 33 18.4
1991 33.3 18.4
1992 33.6 18.4
1993 33.9 18.4
1994 34.2 18.5
1995 34.6 18.6
1996 35 18.6
1997 35.4 18.8
1998 35.8 18.9
1999 36.1 19.1
2000 36.5 19.2
2001 36.8 19.4
2002 37.1 19.5
2003 37.4 19.7
2004 37.7 19.8
2005 38 19.9
2006 38.3 20
2007 38.5 20.2
2008 38.7 20.4
2009 38.8 20.6
2010 38.9 20.7
2011 39.1 20.9
2012 39.2 21
2013 39.3 21.1
2014 39.4 21.2
2015 39.5 21.3
2016 39.7 21.4
2017 39.8 21.6
2018 40 21.7
2019 40.3 21.8
2020 40.6 22
2021 40.9 22.1
2022 41.2 22.3
2023 41.6 22.5
2024 42 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
1.7%
2017
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
61.6%
2024

Energy

Belarus Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Belarus Lesotho
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
90.4%
2024
English speaking
12%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
48%
2023

Health

Belarus Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Lesotho
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
3,691 mi
2011

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