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Chad vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 21st vs. 137th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Lesotho
Population
21450865
2384217
Population rank 64/197 144/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Chad and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Chad and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Chad

Lesotho
Year GDP
Chad Lesotho
1960 $313,582,728 $34,579,986
1961 $333,975,336 $35,699,986
1962 $357,635,713 $41,859,983
1963 $371,767,002 $47,039,981
1964 $392,247,518 $51,939,979
1965 $416,926,303 $54,879,978
1966 $432,794,922 $56,699,977
1967 $449,826,323 $59,261,976
1968 $453,980,096 $61,445,975
1969 $471,635,622 $65,967,974
1970 $469,266,737 $68,739,973
1971 $501,866,730 $76,480,285
1972 $585,427,547 $80,913,200
1973 $647,199,483 $121,188,716
1974 $652,532,795 $150,851,317
1975 $864,602,105 $149,558,896
1976 $866,044,962 $147,660,037
1977 $935,360,465 $193,315,048
1978 $1,113,920,124 $266,570,067
1979 $1,004,316,496 $290,134,593
1980 $1,033,002,404 $431,542,537
1981 $876,937,558 $434,188,034
1982 $834,369,860 $348,741,684
1983 $832,415,806 $386,699,309
1984 $919,103,735 $333,163,670
1985 $1,033,069,709 $268,629,926
1986 $1,067,828,246 $318,858,423
1987 $1,163,426,852 $402,768,324
1988 $1,482,597,298 $470,395,801
1989 $1,433,686,312 $495,409,233
1990 $1,738,605,558 $596,410,264
1991 $1,877,137,982 $704,325,367
1992 $1,881,847,670 $831,029,862
1993 $1,463,251,164 $835,582,062
1994 $1,179,837,963 $878,250,945
1995 $1,445,919,895 $1,001,894,000
1996 $1,607,345,356 $946,112,493
1997 $1,544,689,577 $998,004,259
1998 $1,744,794,531 $928,460,893
1999 $1,534,673,583 $912,773,681
2000 $1,388,506,772 $887,291,688
2001 $1,710,843,377 $825,706,961
2002 $1,997,005,709 $775,777,239
2003 $2,742,815,072 $1,157,825,435
2004 $4,422,855,661 $1,511,236,656
2005 $8,655,892,393 $1,682,343,527
2006 $9,709,626,596 $1,800,092,564
2007 $10,865,385,132 $1,682,131,785
2008 $13,385,593,990 $1,766,902,709
2009 $12,317,614,054 $1,740,894,965
2010 $14,058,506,664 $2,234,754,242
2011 $16,685,349,674 $2,579,409,620
2012 $17,892,228,570 $2,477,702,216
2013 $17,865,316,886 $2,367,112,932
2014 $18,144,336,904 $2,441,063,054
2015 $14,559,599,500 $2,359,686,725
2016 $13,026,289,836 $2,114,426,452
2017 $13,349,041,409 $2,306,741,672
2018 $15,327,000,249 $2,556,247,292
2019 $14,905,517,743 $2,390,702,296
2020 $14,932,897,821 $2,053,699,870
2021 $16,871,937,698 $2,412,130,022
2022 $17,828,508,290 $2,354,980,884
2023 $19,107,685,021 $2,117,962,430
2024 $20,625,711,665 $2,271,541,846

Chad and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Chad Lesotho
1960 $102.8 $47
1961 $107.3 $47
1962 $112.6 $53.5
1963 $114.7 $58.4
1964 $118.6 $62.6
1965 $123.6 $64.3
1966 $125.8 $64.3
1967 $128.2 $64.8
1968 $126.9 $64.8
1969 $129.2 $67.1
1970 $125.9 $67.4
1971 $131.8 $72.4
1972 $150.4 $74
1973 $162.4 $107
1974 $160 $128.7
1975 $207.5 $123.2
1976 $203.7 $117.8
1977 $215.9 $149.9
1978 $252.5 $200.8
1979 $222.9 $212.4
1980 $228.8 $307
1981 $194 $299.8
1982 $176.1 $233.9
1983 $167.2 $252
1984 $182.2 $211
1985 $202.7 $165.4
1986 $203.4 $191.4
1987 $213.9 $236.5
1988 $263.5 $270.4
1989 $246.4 $279
1990 $290.6 $330
1991 $302 $382
1992 $290.6 $444
1993 $220.7 $439
1994 $173.9 $456
1995 $204 $513
1996 $216.9 $480
1997 $201.4 $502
1998 $219.8 $465
1999 $186.6 $456
2000 $163.1 $443
2001 $194.3 $413
2002 $219.1 $389
2003 $289.1 $583
2004 $446 $767
2005 $838 $861
2006 $907 $925
2007 $980 $861
2008 $1,166 $898
2009 $1,036 $879
2010 $1,142 $1,119
2011 $1,308 $1,281
2012 $1,354 $1,218
2013 $1,305 $1,151
2014 $1,279 $1,174
2015 $994 $1,121
2016 $862 $992
2017 $854 $1,069
2018 $949 $1,171
2019 $893 $1,082
2020 $867 $919
2021 $946 $1,067
2022 $966 $1,030
2023 $989 $916
2024 $1,016 $972

Chad vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Lesotho
1950 35.2 44.6
1951 35.5 45.2
1952 35.9 45.9
1953 36.3 46.6
1954 36.8 47.3
1955 37.3 48
1956 37.9 48.6
1957 38.3 49.2
1958 38.7 49.6
1959 39 49.9
1960 39.2 50.2
1961 39.4 50.3
1962 39.6 50.3
1963 39.9 50.3
1964 40.1 50.3
1965 40.1 50.3
1966 40.1 50.4
1967 40.4 50.5
1968 40.7 50.8
1969 41 51.1
1970 41.4 51.5
1971 40.9 51.8
1972 41.9 52.3
1973 42.4 52.6
1974 42.6 52.9
1975 42.7 53.5
1976 42.7 53.9
1977 42.9 54.5
1978 43 55.2
1979 43.2 55.8
1980 43.5 56.5
1981 43.5 57.3
1982 43.9 58
1983 44.4 58.5
1984 44.7 59
1985 45.3 59.2
1986 45.6 59.3
1987 43.1 59.6
1988 46.4 59.6
1989 46.4 59.5
1990 45.1 59.3
1991 46.6 59.1
1992 46.8 58.6
1993 47 58.1
1994 47.1 57.3
1995 47.5 56.4
1996 47.6 55.1
1997 47.8 53.7
1998 47.8 52
1999 47.9 50.4
2000 47.9 48.8
2001 48.3 47.2
2002 48.4 46
2003 48.6 44.9
2004 48.7 44
2005 48.9 43.6
2006 48.7 43.2
2007 49.2 43.7
2008 49.5 44.3
2009 49.8 45.1
2010 50.1 46
2011 50.4 46.9
2012 50.8 48.2
2013 51.1 49.5
2014 51.1 50.8
2015 51.3 51.8
2016 51.6 52.9
2017 51.9 53.9
2018 52.4 54.6
2019 53 55.2
2020 53.1 55.1
2021 53.1 54.2
2022 54.5 56.8
2023 55.1 57.4
2024 55.2 57.8
2025 55.4 58.2

Chad and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Lesotho
Year Population
Chad Lesotho
1960 3,049,838 736,500
1961 3,111,947 758,824
1962 3,175,598 781,814
1963 3,240,905 805,373
1964 3,307,479 829,437
1965 3,374,220 854,090
1966 3,440,903 881,870
1967 3,508,512 913,982
1968 3,578,231 948,105
1969 3,651,113 983,202
1970 3,727,828 1,019,273
1971 3,807,316 1,056,246
1972 3,893,252 1,094,063
1973 3,985,909 1,132,697
1974 4,078,356 1,172,420
1975 4,167,234 1,213,643
1976 4,251,297 1,253,214
1977 4,331,667 1,289,967
1978 4,411,366 1,327,240
1979 4,505,384 1,366,169
1980 4,515,453 1,406,521
1981 4,520,959 1,448,069
1982 4,738,483 1,490,732
1983 4,979,130 1,534,413
1984 5,045,145 1,578,986
1985 5,096,269 1,624,379
1986 5,251,069 1,666,138
1987 5,438,309 1,703,390
1988 5,625,602 1,739,841
1989 5,819,586 1,775,436
1990 5,982,833 1,809,696
1991 6,205,676 1,842,379
1992 6,474,656 1,873,274
1993 6,629,146 1,901,793
1994 6,783,450 1,927,707
1995 7,089,064 1,951,437
1996 7,410,108 1,972,418
1997 7,670,366 1,988,130
1998 7,938,840 1,998,049
1999 8,222,705 2,003,234
2000 8,512,093 2,003,913
2001 8,804,124 2,000,853
2002 9,116,192 1,994,679
2003 9,487,833 1,985,059
2004 9,920,036 1,971,129
2005 10,328,092 1,953,076
2006 10,706,424 1,945,063
2007 11,081,660 1,953,268
2008 11,476,296 1,966,541
2009 11,893,754 1,980,883
2010 12,312,575 1,996,251
2011 12,754,997 2,014,009
2012 13,210,998 2,034,354
2013 13,691,079 2,056,504
2014 14,188,678 2,080,089
2015 14,647,621 2,104,611
2016 15,114,655 2,130,422
2017 15,622,759 2,157,110
2018 16,156,531 2,183,603
2019 16,685,223 2,209,405
2020 17,224,679 2,235,727
2021 17,828,273 2,261,542
2022 18,455,316 2,286,110
2023 19,319,064 2,311,472
2024 20,299,123 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Chad and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Chad

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Chad Lesotho
1960 6.25 5.78
1961 6.27 5.79
1962 6.29 5.79
1963 6.3 5.78
1964 6.32 5.77
1965 6.34 5.77
1966 6.36 5.76
1967 6.39 5.75
1968 6.43 5.73
1969 6.48 5.7
1970 6.53 5.7
1971 6.58 5.7
1972 6.85 5.69
1973 6.87 5.69
1974 6.86 5.75
1975 6.88 5.83
1976 6.89 5.87
1977 6.9 5.85
1978 6.89 5.82
1979 6.91 5.79
1980 6.91 5.75
1981 6.94 5.69
1982 6.96 5.63
1983 6.98 5.56
1984 7.02 5.48
1985 7.04 5.4
1986 7.07 5.32
1987 7.11 5.22
1988 7.15 5.1
1989 7.19 4.96
1990 7.22 4.81
1991 7.26 4.68
1992 7.3 4.54
1993 7.34 4.37
1994 7.31 4.21
1995 7.29 4.13
1996 7.29 4.06
1997 7.27 3.98
1998 7.27 3.82
1999 7.26 3.67
2000 7.25 3.61
2001 7.23 3.63
2002 7.2 3.68
2003 7.18 3.62
2004 7.16 3.51
2005 7.13 3.43
2006 7.12 3.41
2007 7.09 3.44
2008 7.06 3.39
2009 7.02 3.31
2010 6.99 3.25
2011 6.95 3.34
2012 6.91 3.3
2013 6.84 3.28
2014 6.78 3.24
2015 6.71 3.22
2016 6.62 3.18
2017 6.54 3.11
2018 6.46 3.02
2019 6.41 2.92
2020 6.35 2.85
2021 6.26 2.77
2022 6.22 2.72
2023 6.12 2.69

Chad and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Chad Lesotho
1960 19.9 17.5
1961 19.8 17.4
1962 19.6 17.4
1963 19.5 17.4
1964 19.4 17.5
1965 19.2 17.5
1966 19.1 17.5
1967 19 17.6
1968 18.8 17.8
1969 18.7 18
1970 18.6 18.2
1971 18.5 18.3
1972 18.3 18.5
1973 18.2 18.6
1974 18 18.8
1975 17.9 18.9
1976 17.7 19
1977 17.5 19
1978 17.3 18.9
1979 17.1 18.8
1980 16.7 18.8
1981 16.2 18.7
1982 16.6 18.6
1983 17 18.6
1984 16.7 18.5
1985 16.3 18.4
1986 16.3 18.6
1987 16.4 18.7
1988 16.5 18.6
1989 16.5 18.5
1990 16.3 18.4
1991 16.3 18.4
1992 16.4 18.4
1993 16.2 18.4
1994 15.9 18.5
1995 16 18.6
1996 16.1 18.6
1997 15.9 18.8
1998 15.8 18.9
1999 15.7 19.1
2000 15.6 19.2
2001 15.5 19.4
2002 15.4 19.5
2003 15.5 19.7
2004 15.7 19.8
2005 15.7 19.9
2006 15.7 20
2007 15.6 20.2
2008 15.6 20.4
2009 15.6 20.6
2010 15.6 20.7
2011 15.6 20.9
2012 15.6 21
2013 15.7 21.1
2014 15.7 21.2
2015 15.7 21.3
2016 15.7 21.4
2017 15.8 21.6
2018 15.8 21.7
2019 15.9 21.8
2020 16 22
2021 16.1 22.1
2022 16.2 22.3
2023 16.5 22.5
2024 16.8 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
61.6%
2024

Energy

Chad Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Chad Lesotho
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
90.4%
2024
English speaking
0%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Chad Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Lesotho
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
3,691 mi
2011

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