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Cambodia vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has a population of 17.6M (ranked 73/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Cambodia's land area is 68,155 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 88th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Cambodia Lesotho
Population
18011232
2384217
Population rank 73/197 144/197
GDP
$46.4B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 97/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$2,628
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 145/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,970
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.1%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$700
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 154/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,518
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
68,155 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.58
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
27 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Cambodia and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Cambodia and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Cambodia

Lesotho
Year GDP
Cambodia 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 $749,129,748 $149,558,896
1976 $790,357,255 $147,660,037
1977 $716,261,764 $193,315,048
1978 $766,642,356 $266,570,067
1979 $723,738,503 $290,134,593
1980 $744,384,130 $431,542,537
1981 $815,153,652 $434,188,034
1982 $865,516,040 $348,741,684
1983 $939,291,262 $386,699,309
1984 $1,021,176,059 $333,163,670
1985 $1,102,669,184 $268,629,926
1986 $1,167,630,318 $318,858,423
1987 $1,036,974,910 $402,768,324
1988 $1,662,877,859 $470,395,801
1989 $1,353,137,648 $495,409,233
1990 $1,402,541,177 $596,410,264
1991 $2,054,974,089 $704,325,367
1992 $2,491,486,594 $831,029,862
1993 $2,533,727,592 $835,582,062
1994 $2,791,435,272 $878,250,945
1995 $3,441,205,693 $1,001,894,000
1996 $3,506,695,720 $946,112,493
1997 $3,443,413,389 $998,004,259
1998 $3,120,425,503 $928,460,893
1999 $3,517,242,477 $912,773,681
2000 $3,694,168,979 $887,291,688
2001 $4,145,665,970 $825,706,961
2002 $4,501,227,627 $775,777,239
2003 $5,046,693,484 $1,157,825,435
2004 $5,883,297,160 $1,511,236,656
2005 $7,066,296,463 $1,682,343,527
2006 $8,350,531,017 $1,800,092,564
2007 $10,127,916,460 $1,682,131,785
2008 $12,174,303,999 $1,766,902,709
2009 $12,502,901,170 $1,740,894,965
2010 $13,808,673,288 $2,234,754,242
2011 $16,032,622,024 $2,579,409,620
2012 $17,826,536,700 $2,477,702,216
2013 $19,807,135,253 $2,367,112,932
2014 $22,041,463,968 $2,441,063,054
2015 $24,174,170,369 $2,359,686,725
2016 $26,556,545,153 $2,114,426,452
2017 $29,355,665,910 $2,306,741,672
2018 $33,145,892,169 $2,556,247,292
2019 $36,685,356,408 $2,390,702,296
2020 $34,818,073,901 $2,053,699,870
2021 $36,790,163,687 $2,412,130,022
2022 $39,994,532,960 $2,354,980,884
2023 $42,335,646,896 $2,117,962,430
2024 $46,352,647,035 $2,271,541,846

Cambodia and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Cambodia

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Cambodia 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 $113.8 $123.2
1976 $128.8 $117.8
1977 $126.4 $149.9
1978 $147.1 $200.8
1979 $142.2 $212.4
1980 $143.2 $307
1981 $154.3 $299.8
1982 $159.2 $233.9
1983 $166.7 $252
1984 $174.7 $211
1985 $182.4 $165.4
1986 $185.8 $191.4
1987 $158.1 $236.5
1988 $244.1 $270.4
1989 $191.3 $279
1990 $190.2 $330
1991 $267.3 $382
1992 $307 $444
1993 $294.1 $439
1994 $302 $456
1995 $343 $513
1996 $325 $480
1997 $297.6 $502
1998 $258.8 $465
1999 $286.8 $456
2000 $296.4 $443
2001 $328 $413
2002 $350 $389
2003 $387 $583
2004 $444 $767
2005 $526 $861
2006 $612 $925
2007 $732 $861
2008 $866 $898
2009 $876 $879
2010 $952 $1,119
2011 $1,089 $1,281
2012 $1,193 $1,218
2013 $1,306 $1,151
2014 $1,432 $1,174
2015 $1,547 $1,121
2016 $1,675 $992
2017 $1,826 $1,069
2018 $2,037 $1,171
2019 $2,226 $1,082
2020 $2,082 $919
2021 $2,167 $1,067
2022 $2,325 $1,030
2023 $2,430 $916
2024 $2,628 $972

Cambodia vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cambodia

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Cambodia Lesotho
1950 38.9 44.6
1951 39 45.2
1952 39.3 45.9
1953 39.6 46.6
1954 39.9 47.3
1955 40.3 48
1956 40.5 48.6
1957 40.9 49.2
1958 41.2 49.6
1959 41.7 49.9
1960 42.1 50.2
1961 42.6 50.3
1962 43.1 50.3
1963 43.6 50.3
1964 44 50.3
1965 44.5 50.3
1966 44.9 50.4
1967 45.2 50.5
1968 45.6 50.8
1969 45.9 51.1
1970 38.6 51.5
1971 38.7 51.8
1972 38.9 52.3
1973 39.1 52.6
1974 39.3 52.9
1975 12.8 53.5
1976 11.6 53.9
1977 11.3 54.5
1978 11.6 55.2
1979 41.1 55.8
1980 47.5 56.5
1981 48 57.3
1982 48.8 58
1983 49.4 58.5
1984 50.1 59
1985 50.8 59.2
1986 51.6 59.3
1987 53.7 59.6
1988 54.4 59.6
1989 54.8 59.5
1990 55.2 59.3
1991 55.6 59.1
1992 55.7 58.6
1993 56 58.1
1994 56.2 57.3
1995 56.6 56.4
1996 56.8 55.1
1997 57.3 53.7
1998 57.9 52
1999 58.6 50.4
2000 59.5 48.8
2001 60.5 47.2
2002 61.4 46
2003 62.3 44.9
2004 63.3 44
2005 64.1 43.6
2006 64.9 43.2
2007 65.5 43.7
2008 66.1 44.3
2009 66.7 45.1
2010 67.3 46
2011 67.9 46.9
2012 68.4 48.2
2013 68.8 49.5
2014 69.1 50.8
2015 69.4 51.8
2016 69.6 52.9
2017 69.8 53.9
2018 70 54.6
2019 70.1 55.2
2020 70.1 55.1
2021 69.3 54.2
2022 70.5 56.8
2023 70.7 57.4
2024 70.8 57.8
2025 71 58.2

Cambodia and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Cambodia

Lesotho
Year Population
Cambodia Lesotho
1960 5,449,966 736,500
1961 5,571,168 758,824
1962 5,697,558 781,814
1963 5,823,010 805,373
1964 5,946,178 829,437
1965 6,072,289 854,090
1966 6,201,232 881,870
1967 6,332,944 913,982
1968 6,467,324 948,105
1969 6,604,725 983,202
1970 6,639,182 1,019,273
1971 6,620,880 1,056,246
1972 6,673,886 1,094,063
1973 6,739,726 1,132,697
1974 6,783,240 1,172,420
1975 6,581,371 1,213,643
1976 6,134,991 1,253,214
1977 5,668,551 1,289,967
1978 5,211,653 1,327,240
1979 5,088,808 1,366,169
1980 5,199,872 1,406,521
1981 5,284,495 1,448,069
1982 5,436,432 1,490,732
1983 5,636,203 1,534,413
1984 5,845,117 1,578,986
1985 6,043,783 1,624,379
1986 6,285,693 1,666,138
1987 6,557,970 1,703,390
1988 6,812,014 1,739,841
1989 7,073,473 1,775,436
1990 7,374,752 1,809,696
1991 7,686,850 1,842,379
1992 8,113,083 1,873,274
1993 8,616,381 1,901,793
1994 9,239,162 1,927,707
1995 10,018,497 1,951,437
1996 10,801,270 1,972,418
1997 11,570,982 1,988,130
1998 12,058,173 1,998,049
1999 12,265,731 2,003,234
2000 12,462,336 2,003,913
2001 12,658,484 2,000,853
2002 12,855,241 1,994,679
2003 13,050,968 1,985,059
2004 13,244,731 1,971,129
2005 13,439,202 1,953,076
2006 13,639,028 1,945,063
2007 13,841,770 1,953,268
2008 14,053,479 1,966,541
2009 14,276,810 1,980,883
2010 14,500,726 1,996,251
2011 14,722,584 2,014,009
2012 14,945,085 2,034,354
2013 15,170,208 2,056,504
2014 15,396,772 2,080,089
2015 15,623,251 2,104,611
2016 15,852,803 2,130,422
2017 16,073,372 2,157,110
2018 16,274,522 2,183,603
2019 16,481,304 2,209,405
2020 16,725,474 2,235,727
2021 16,974,305 2,261,542
2022 17,201,724 2,286,110
2023 17,423,880 2,311,472
2024 17,638,801 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Cambodia and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Cambodia

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Lesotho
1960 6.31 5.78
1961 6.3 5.79
1962 6.3 5.79
1963 6.29 5.78
1964 6.29 5.77
1965 6.27 5.77
1966 6.24 5.76
1967 6.2 5.75
1968 6.17 5.73
1969 6.12 5.7
1970 6.07 5.7
1971 6.01 5.7
1972 5.94 5.69
1973 5.56 5.69
1974 4.8 5.75
1975 4.1 5.83
1976 3.41 5.87
1977 2.72 5.85
1978 3.34 5.82
1979 4.56 5.79
1980 5.77 5.75
1981 6.04 5.69
1982 6.19 5.63
1983 6.3 5.56
1984 6.34 5.48
1985 6.31 5.4
1986 6.23 5.32
1987 6.1 5.22
1988 5.94 5.1
1989 5.68 4.96
1990 5.64 4.81
1991 5.59 4.68
1992 5.49 4.54
1993 5.43 4.37
1994 5.28 4.21
1995 5.08 4.13
1996 4.87 4.06
1997 4.39 3.98
1998 4.13 3.82
1999 3.93 3.67
2000 3.79 3.61
2001 3.69 3.63
2002 3.57 3.68
2003 3.43 3.62
2004 3.31 3.51
2005 3.24 3.43
2006 3.18 3.41
2007 3.13 3.44
2008 3.05 3.39
2009 2.97 3.31
2010 2.86 3.25
2011 2.78 3.34
2012 2.75 3.3
2013 2.74 3.28
2014 2.73 3.24
2015 2.73 3.22
2016 2.73 3.18
2017 2.72 3.11
2018 2.72 3.02
2019 2.73 2.92
2020 2.7 2.85
2021 2.66 2.77
2022 2.62 2.72
2023 2.58 2.69

Cambodia and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Cambodia

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Cambodia Lesotho
1960 18.1 17.5
1961 18.1 17.4
1962 18.1 17.4
1963 18 17.4
1964 18 17.5
1965 17.9 17.5
1966 17.9 17.5
1967 17.9 17.6
1968 17.8 17.8
1969 17.8 18
1970 17.6 18.2
1971 17.3 18.3
1972 17.2 18.5
1973 17.2 18.6
1974 17.2 18.8
1975 17.2 18.9
1976 17.2 19
1977 17.3 19
1978 17.4 18.9
1979 17.6 18.8
1980 17.8 18.8
1981 17.7 18.7
1982 17.8 18.6
1983 17.9 18.6
1984 17.9 18.5
1985 17.9 18.4
1986 18 18.6
1987 18.1 18.7
1988 18.1 18.6
1989 18.1 18.5
1990 18.1 18.4
1991 18 18.4
1992 18.1 18.4
1993 18.4 18.4
1994 18 18.5
1995 17.3 18.6
1996 17.1 18.6
1997 17.2 18.8
1998 17.4 18.9
1999 17.7 19.1
2000 18.1 19.2
2001 18.5 19.4
2002 18.9 19.5
2003 19.3 19.7
2004 19.7 19.8
2005 20.1 19.9
2006 20.6 20
2007 21.1 20.2
2008 21.6 20.4
2009 22 20.6
2010 22.4 20.7
2011 22.7 20.9
2012 23.1 21
2013 23.5 21.1
2014 23.9 21.2
2015 24.2 21.3
2016 24.6 21.4
2017 25 21.6
2018 25.5 21.7
2019 25.8 21.8
2020 26.1 22
2021 26.3 22.1
2022 26.5 22.3
2023 26.8 22.5
2024 27 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cambodia Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$44.4B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.18%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
191,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.26%
2023
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
35.6%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
41.8%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$22.5B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.83B
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,306,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.37%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
39%
2024
61.6%
2024

Energy

Cambodia Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
502 kg
2022
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.8
2022
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
18 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.03 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
54.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
52.4%
2021
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.86%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
58.9%
2021
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
813 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
56.4%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57.9%
2022
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Cambodia Lesotho
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-32,960
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
26%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.7
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.84
2011
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.6
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
83.8%
2022
90.4%
2024
English speaking
22.2%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
60.7%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Cambodia Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$109.5
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
9.34%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2019
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
137
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.9
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
4.5%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.2%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.67 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Cambodia Lesotho
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,864 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,762 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,349 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,175 mi
2014
3,691 mi
2011

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