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Bolivia vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 27th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Lesotho
Population
12716350
2384217
Population rank 79/197 144/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 94/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 129/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 92/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Bolivia and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Lesotho
Year GDP
Bolivia Lesotho
1960 $373,250,000 $34,579,986
1961 $406,000,000 $35,699,986
1962 $443,916,667 $41,859,983
1963 $478,000,000 $47,039,981
1964 $538,583,333 $51,939,979
1965 $598,333,333 $54,879,978
1966 $662,500,000 $56,699,977
1967 $748,250,000 $59,261,976
1968 $849,333,333 $61,445,975
1969 $920,333,333 $65,967,974
1970 $1,006,833,333 $68,739,973
1971 $1,084,666,667 $76,480,285
1972 $1,286,153,846 $80,913,200
1973 $1,263,600,000 $121,188,716
1974 $2,101,300,000 $150,851,317
1975 $2,405,900,000 $149,558,896
1976 $2,733,350,000 $147,660,037
1977 $3,229,050,000 $193,315,048
1978 $3,760,100,000 $266,570,067
1979 $4,510,500,000 $290,134,593
1980 $4,450,360,000 $431,542,537
1981 $5,778,480,000 $434,188,034
1982 $5,600,390,625 $348,741,684
1983 $5,414,008,621 $386,699,309
1984 $6,169,304,528 $333,163,670
1985 $5,377,276,657 $268,629,926
1986 $3,959,383,520 $318,858,423
1987 $4,347,956,338 $402,768,324
1988 $4,597,611,710 $470,395,801
1989 $4,715,973,437 $495,409,233
1990 $4,867,582,598 $596,410,264
1991 $5,343,262,457 $704,325,367
1992 $5,643,868,749 $831,029,862
1993 $5,734,699,489 $835,582,062
1994 $5,981,222,859 $878,250,945
1995 $6,715,161,732 $1,001,894,000
1996 $7,396,949,126 $946,112,493
1997 $7,925,736,821 $998,004,259
1998 $8,497,494,652 $928,460,893
1999 $8,285,064,435 $912,773,681
2000 $8,397,855,485 $887,291,688
2001 $8,141,516,928 $825,706,961
2002 $7,905,485,146 $775,777,239
2003 $8,082,399,640 $1,157,825,435
2004 $8,773,451,752 $1,511,236,656
2005 $9,549,122,905 $1,682,343,527
2006 $11,451,844,902 $1,800,092,564
2007 $13,120,108,008 $1,682,131,785
2008 $16,674,276,286 $1,766,902,709
2009 $17,339,992,194 $1,740,894,965
2010 $19,649,723,722 $2,234,754,242
2011 $23,963,164,697 $2,579,409,620
2012 $27,084,497,482 $2,477,702,216
2013 $30,659,338,886 $2,367,112,932
2014 $32,996,188,017 $2,441,063,054
2015 $33,000,198,249 $2,359,686,725
2016 $33,941,126,194 $2,114,426,452
2017 $37,508,642,171 $2,306,741,672
2018 $40,287,647,931 $2,556,247,292
2019 $40,895,322,851 $2,390,702,296
2020 $36,629,843,806 $2,053,699,870
2021 $40,406,111,693 $2,412,130,022
2022 $44,008,282,880 $2,354,980,884
2023 $45,135,398,003 $2,117,962,430
2024 $49,668,296,744 $2,271,541,846

Bolivia and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Lesotho
1960 $100.8 $47
1961 $107.4 $47
1962 $115.1 $53.5
1963 $121.4 $58.4
1964 $133.9 $62.6
1965 $145.6 $64.3
1966 $157.8 $64.3
1967 $174.3 $64.8
1968 $193.5 $64.8
1969 $205.1 $67.1
1970 $219.4 $67.4
1971 $231.1 $72.4
1972 $267.9 $74
1973 $257.3 $107
1974 $418 $128.7
1975 $468 $123.2
1976 $520 $117.8
1977 $600 $149.9
1978 $683 $200.8
1979 $801 $212.4
1980 $773 $307
1981 $981 $299.8
1982 $931 $233.9
1983 $880 $252
1984 $982 $211
1985 $838 $165.4
1986 $604 $191.4
1987 $650 $236.5
1988 $673 $270.4
1989 $675 $279
1990 $683 $330
1991 $734 $382
1992 $760 $444
1993 $757 $439
1994 $774 $456
1995 $853 $513
1996 $922 $480
1997 $970 $502
1998 $1,022 $465
1999 $979 $456
2000 $976 $443
2001 $930 $413
2002 $888 $389
2003 $893 $583
2004 $953 $767
2005 $1,020 $861
2006 $1,203 $925
2007 $1,355 $861
2008 $1,693 $898
2009 $1,731 $879
2010 $1,930 $1,119
2011 $2,316 $1,281
2012 $2,576 $1,218
2013 $2,870 $1,151
2014 $3,041 $1,174
2015 $2,996 $1,121
2016 $3,036 $992
2017 $3,306 $1,069
2018 $3,501 $1,171
2019 $3,504 $1,082
2020 $3,100 $919
2021 $3,385 $1,067
2022 $3,644 $1,030
2023 $3,686 $916
2024 $4,001 $972

Bolivia vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Lesotho
1950 40.7 44.6
1951 40.9 45.2
1952 41 45.9
1953 41.4 46.6
1954 41.7 47.3
1955 41.9 48
1956 42.2 48.6
1957 42.4 49.2
1958 42.7 49.6
1959 43 49.9
1960 43.3 50.2
1961 43.6 50.3
1962 44 50.3
1963 44.3 50.3
1964 44.7 50.3
1965 45.1 50.3
1966 45.5 50.4
1967 45.9 50.5
1968 46.3 50.8
1969 46.7 51.1
1970 47.1 51.5
1971 47.5 51.8
1972 47.8 52.3
1973 48.3 52.6
1974 48.8 52.9
1975 49.3 53.5
1976 50 53.9
1977 50.4 54.5
1978 50.8 55.2
1979 51.4 55.8
1980 51.8 56.5
1981 52.3 57.3
1982 52.5 58
1983 52.9 58.5
1984 53.4 59
1985 53.8 59.2
1986 54.2 59.3
1987 54.9 59.6
1988 55.5 59.6
1989 56.1 59.5
1990 56.8 59.3
1991 57.4 59.1
1992 57.9 58.6
1993 58.7 58.1
1994 59.3 57.3
1995 59.8 56.4
1996 60.3 55.1
1997 60.7 53.7
1998 61.2 52
1999 61.7 50.4
2000 62.1 48.8
2001 62.5 47.2
2002 63.1 46
2003 63.5 44.9
2004 63.8 44
2005 64.2 43.6
2006 64.5 43.2
2007 64.9 43.7
2008 65.3 44.3
2009 65.7 45.1
2010 66 46
2011 66.3 46.9
2012 66.6 48.2
2013 66.8 49.5
2014 67 50.8
2015 67.2 51.8
2016 67.4 52.9
2017 67.5 53.9
2018 67.7 54.6
2019 67.8 55.2
2020 62.9 55.1
2021 61.4 54.2
2022 67.4 56.8
2023 68.6 57.4
2024 68.7 57.8
2025 68.9 58.2

Bolivia and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Lesotho
Year Population
Bolivia Lesotho
1960 3,702,323 736,500
1961 3,778,731 758,824
1962 3,857,493 781,814
1963 3,938,913 805,373
1964 4,022,996 829,437
1965 4,109,796 854,090
1966 4,199,550 881,870
1967 4,292,572 913,982
1968 4,388,944 948,105
1969 4,488,232 983,202
1970 4,590,010 1,019,273
1971 4,694,342 1,056,246
1972 4,800,978 1,094,063
1973 4,910,200 1,132,697
1974 5,022,475 1,172,420
1975 5,137,539 1,213,643
1976 5,256,496 1,253,214
1977 5,379,166 1,289,967
1978 5,504,123 1,327,240
1979 5,630,849 1,366,169
1980 5,758,900 1,406,521
1981 5,888,109 1,448,069
1982 6,018,088 1,490,732
1983 6,149,060 1,534,413
1984 6,281,868 1,578,986
1985 6,416,185 1,624,379
1986 6,552,479 1,666,138
1987 6,692,162 1,703,390
1988 6,835,508 1,739,841
1989 6,981,766 1,775,436
1990 7,130,142 1,809,696
1991 7,280,289 1,842,379
1992 7,430,336 1,873,274
1993 7,579,195 1,901,793
1994 7,727,322 1,927,707
1995 7,874,676 1,951,437
1996 8,021,736 1,972,418
1997 8,167,900 1,988,130
1998 8,313,394 1,998,049
1999 8,459,806 2,003,234
2000 8,606,326 2,003,913
2001 8,752,736 2,000,853
2002 8,900,355 1,994,679
2003 9,050,700 1,985,059
2004 9,204,287 1,971,129
2005 9,360,754 1,953,076
2006 9,521,689 1,945,063
2007 9,685,960 1,953,268
2008 9,850,858 1,966,541
2009 10,016,275 1,980,883
2010 10,182,345 1,996,251
2011 10,348,929 2,014,009
2012 10,515,807 2,034,354
2013 10,682,608 2,056,504
2014 10,848,888 2,080,089
2015 11,014,705 2,104,611
2016 11,180,020 2,130,422
2017 11,344,587 2,157,110
2018 11,508,368 2,183,603
2019 11,671,386 2,209,405
2020 11,816,299 2,235,727
2021 11,937,360 2,261,542
2022 12,077,154 2,286,110
2023 12,244,159 2,311,472
2024 12,413,315 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Lesotho
1960 6.27 5.78
1961 6.26 5.79
1962 6.25 5.79
1963 6.23 5.78
1964 6.21 5.77
1965 6.18 5.77
1966 6.16 5.76
1967 6.13 5.75
1968 6.1 5.73
1969 6.06 5.7
1970 6 5.7
1971 5.95 5.7
1972 5.89 5.69
1973 5.85 5.69
1974 5.8 5.75
1975 5.75 5.83
1976 5.74 5.87
1977 5.67 5.85
1978 5.61 5.82
1979 5.54 5.79
1980 5.47 5.75
1981 5.41 5.69
1982 5.35 5.63
1983 5.29 5.56
1984 5.24 5.48
1985 5.15 5.4
1986 5.12 5.32
1987 5.06 5.22
1988 5.03 5.1
1989 4.97 4.96
1990 4.9 4.81
1991 4.85 4.68
1992 4.71 4.54
1993 4.59 4.37
1994 4.49 4.21
1995 4.41 4.13
1996 4.34 4.06
1997 4.22 3.98
1998 4.15 3.82
1999 4.09 3.67
2000 3.99 3.61
2001 3.89 3.63
2002 3.8 3.68
2003 3.72 3.62
2004 3.63 3.51
2005 3.56 3.43
2006 3.53 3.41
2007 3.45 3.44
2008 3.36 3.39
2009 3.29 3.31
2010 3.21 3.25
2011 3.14 3.34
2012 3.08 3.3
2013 3.01 3.28
2014 2.95 3.24
2015 2.89 3.22
2016 2.83 3.18
2017 2.78 3.11
2018 2.73 3.02
2019 2.69 2.92
2020 2.65 2.85
2021 2.62 2.77
2022 2.58 2.72
2023 2.55 2.69

Bolivia and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Lesotho
1960 19.6 17.5
1961 19.6 17.4
1962 19.6 17.4
1963 19.5 17.4
1964 19.5 17.5
1965 19.5 17.5
1966 19.5 17.5
1967 19.5 17.6
1968 19.5 17.8
1969 19.5 18
1970 19.4 18.2
1971 19.4 18.3
1972 19.4 18.5
1973 19.3 18.6
1974 19.3 18.8
1975 19.3 18.9
1976 19.3 19
1977 19.3 19
1978 19.3 18.9
1979 19.3 18.8
1980 19.3 18.8
1981 19.3 18.7
1982 19.4 18.6
1983 19.4 18.6
1984 19.4 18.5
1985 19.4 18.4
1986 19.5 18.6
1987 19.5 18.7
1988 19.6 18.6
1989 19.6 18.5
1990 19.6 18.4
1991 19.7 18.4
1992 19.8 18.4
1993 19.8 18.4
1994 20 18.5
1995 20.1 18.6
1996 20.3 18.6
1997 20.4 18.8
1998 20.6 18.9
1999 20.8 19.1
2000 20.9 19.2
2001 21.1 19.4
2002 21.3 19.5
2003 21.4 19.7
2004 21.6 19.8
2005 21.7 19.9
2006 21.9 20
2007 22.1 20.2
2008 22.2 20.4
2009 22.4 20.6
2010 22.6 20.7
2011 22.9 20.9
2012 23.1 21
2013 23.3 21.1
2014 23.5 21.2
2015 23.8 21.3
2016 24 21.4
2017 24.3 21.6
2018 24.5 21.7
2019 24.8 21.8
2020 25 22
2021 25.2 22.1
2022 25.4 22.3
2023 25.7 22.5
2024 26 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
61.6%
2024

Energy

Bolivia Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Bolivia Lesotho
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
90.4%
2024
English speaking
4%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Bolivia Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Lesotho
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
3,691 mi
2011

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