China vs Lesotho statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 2nd vs. 137th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

China and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

China and Lesotho economies compared

GDP

China

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Lesotho
1960	$59,846,235,025	$34,579,986
1961	$50,162,299,350	$35,699,986
1962	$47,310,737,754	$41,859,983
1963	$50,812,227,919	$47,039,981
1964	$59,821,862,703	$51,939,979
1965	$70,565,994,356	$54,879,978
1966	$76,854,053,259	$56,699,977
1967	$73,011,350,596	$59,261,976
1968	$70,980,323,819	$61,445,975
1969	$79,847,786,729	$65,967,974
1970	$92,752,930,873	$68,739,973
1971	$99,959,013,880	$76,480,285
1972	$113,871,930,714	$80,913,200
1973	$138,764,340,892	$121,188,716
1974	$144,418,433,058	$150,851,317
1975	$163,687,619,736	$149,558,896
1976	$154,196,810,059	$147,660,037
1977	$175,226,595,860	$193,315,048
1978	$149,788,617,886	$266,570,067
1979	$178,573,913,043	$290,134,593
1980	$191,487,500,000	$431,542,537
1981	$196,218,253,968	$434,188,034
1982	$205,480,916,031	$348,741,684
1983	$231,130,268,199	$386,699,309
1984	$260,442,857,143	$333,163,670
1985	$310,064,625,850	$268,629,926
1986	$301,310,144,928	$318,858,423
1987	$273,455,156,951	$402,768,324
1988	$312,888,888,889	$470,395,801
1989	$348,380,566,802	$495,409,233
1990	$361,560,229,446	$596,410,264
1991	$384,510,452,962	$704,325,367
1992	$428,502,354,788	$831,029,862
1993	$446,557,291,212	$835,582,062
1994	$566,929,539,493	$878,250,945
1995	$738,190,896,228	$1,001,894,000
1996	$868,523,936,530	$946,112,493
1997	$967,753,570,435	$998,004,259
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$928,460,893
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$912,773,681
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$887,291,688
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$825,706,961
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$775,777,239
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$1,157,825,435
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$1,511,236,656
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$1,682,343,527
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$1,800,092,564
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$1,682,131,785
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$1,766,902,709
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$1,740,894,965
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$2,234,754,242
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$2,579,409,620
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$2,477,702,216
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$2,367,112,932
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$2,441,063,054
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$2,359,686,725
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$2,114,426,452
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$2,306,741,672
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$2,556,247,292
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$2,390,702,296
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$2,053,699,870
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$2,412,130,022
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$2,354,980,884
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$2,117,962,430
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$2,271,541,846

China and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Lesotho
1960	$89.7	$47
1961	$76	$47
1962	$71.1	$53.5
1963	$74.5	$58.4
1964	$85.7	$62.6
1965	$98.7	$64.3
1966	$104.5	$64.3
1967	$96.8	$64.8
1968	$91.6	$64.8
1969	$100.3	$67.1
1970	$113.3	$67.4
1971	$118.8	$72.4
1972	$132.1	$74
1973	$157.3	$107
1974	$160.4	$128.7
1975	$178.6	$123.2
1976	$165.7	$117.8
1977	$185.7	$149.9
1978	$156.7	$200.8
1979	$184.3	$212.4
1980	$195.1	$307
1981	$197.4	$299.8
1982	$203.7	$233.9
1983	$225.9	$252
1984	$251.2	$211
1985	$295	$165.4
1986	$282.4	$191.4
1987	$252.3	$236.5
1988	$284	$270.4
1989	$311	$279
1990	$319	$330
1991	$334	$382
1992	$368	$444
1993	$379	$439
1994	$476	$456
1995	$613	$513
1996	$713	$480
1997	$787	$502
1998	$835	$465
1999	$881	$456
2000	$969	$443
2001	$1,065	$413
2002	$1,164	$389
2003	$1,307	$583
2004	$1,531	$767
2005	$1,778	$861
2006	$2,129	$925
2007	$2,735	$861
2008	$3,523	$898
2009	$3,898	$879
2010	$4,629	$1,119
2011	$5,704	$1,281
2012	$6,405	$1,218
2013	$7,147	$1,151
2014	$7,781	$1,174
2015	$8,175	$1,121
2016	$8,255	$992
2017	$8,980	$1,069
2018	$10,086	$1,171
2019	$10,343	$1,082
2020	$10,627	$919
2021	$12,887	$1,067
2022	$12,971	$1,030
2023	$12,951	$916
2024	$13,303	$972

China vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Lesotho

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Lesotho
1950	43.8	44.6
1951	44.6	45.2
1952	45.3	45.9
1953	45.9	46.6
1954	46.8	47.3
1955	47.2	48
1956	47.8	48.6
1957	48.4	49.2
1958	48.8	49.6
1959	40.2	49.9
1960	33.4	50.2
1961	40.2	50.3
1962	51	50.3
1963	51.7	50.3
1964	52.3	50.3
1965	53	50.3
1966	53.7	50.4
1967	54.4	50.5
1968	55.2	50.8
1969	56	51.1
1970	56.8	51.5
1971	57.7	51.8
1972	58.6	52.3
1973	59.5	52.6
1974	60.2	52.9
1975	61	53.5
1976	61.2	53.9
1977	62.5	54.5
1978	63.1	55.2
1979	63.7	55.8
1980	64.2	56.5
1981	64.8	57.3
1982	65.2	58
1983	65.7	58.5
1984	66.1	59
1985	66.5	59.2
1986	66.9	59.3
1987	67.3	59.6
1988	67.6	59.6
1989	67.9	59.5
1990	68.2	59.3
1991	68.6	59.1
1992	69.1	58.6
1993	69.5	58.1
1994	69.8	57.3
1995	70.4	56.4
1996	70.8	55.1
1997	71.2	53.7
1998	71.6	52
1999	72	50.4
2000	72.3	48.8
2001	72.7	47.2
2002	73	46
2003	73.4	44.9
2004	73.7	44
2005	74.1	43.6
2006	74.4	43.2
2007	74.8	43.7
2008	74.8	44.3
2009	75.3	45.1
2010	75.7	46
2011	75.9	46.9
2012	76.2	48.2
2013	76.5	49.5
2014	76.7	50.8
2015	77	51.8
2016	77.2	52.9
2017	77.2	53.9
2018	77.7	54.6
2019	77.9	55.2
2020	78	55.1
2021	78.1	54.2
2022	78.2	56.8
2023	78	57.4
2024	78	57.8
2025	78.4	58.2

China and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Lesotho

Table

Year	Population
	China	Lesotho
1960	667,070,000	736,500
1961	660,330,000	758,824
1962	665,770,000	781,814
1963	682,335,000	805,373
1964	698,355,000	829,437
1965	715,185,000	854,090
1966	735,400,000	881,870
1967	754,550,000	913,982
1968	774,510,000	948,105
1969	796,025,000	983,202
1970	818,315,000	1,019,273
1971	841,105,000	1,056,246
1972	862,030,000	1,094,063
1973	881,940,000	1,132,697
1974	900,350,000	1,172,420
1975	916,395,000	1,213,643
1976	930,685,000	1,253,214
1977	943,455,000	1,289,967
1978	956,165,000	1,327,240
1979	969,005,000	1,366,169
1980	981,235,000	1,406,521
1981	993,885,000	1,448,069
1982	1,008,630,000	1,490,732
1983	1,023,310,000	1,534,413
1984	1,036,825,000	1,578,986
1985	1,051,040,000	1,624,379
1986	1,066,790,000	1,666,138
1987	1,084,035,000	1,703,390
1988	1,101,630,000	1,739,841
1989	1,118,650,000	1,775,436
1990	1,135,185,000	1,809,696
1991	1,150,780,000	1,842,379
1992	1,164,970,000	1,873,274
1993	1,178,440,000	1,901,793
1994	1,191,835,000	1,927,707
1995	1,204,855,000	1,951,437
1996	1,217,550,000	1,972,418
1997	1,230,075,000	1,988,130
1998	1,241,935,000	1,998,049
1999	1,252,735,000	2,003,234
2000	1,262,645,000	2,003,913
2001	1,271,850,000	2,000,853
2002	1,280,400,000	1,994,679
2003	1,288,400,000	1,985,059
2004	1,296,075,000	1,971,129
2005	1,303,720,000	1,953,076
2006	1,311,020,000	1,945,063
2007	1,317,885,000	1,953,268
2008	1,324,655,000	1,966,541
2009	1,331,260,000	1,980,883
2010	1,337,705,000	1,996,251
2011	1,345,035,000	2,014,009
2012	1,354,190,000	2,034,354
2013	1,363,240,000	2,056,504
2014	1,371,860,000	2,080,089
2015	1,379,860,000	2,104,611
2016	1,387,790,000	2,130,422
2017	1,396,215,000	2,157,110
2018	1,402,760,000	2,183,603
2019	1,407,745,000	2,209,405
2020	1,411,100,000	2,235,727
2021	1,412,360,000	2,261,542
2022	1,412,175,000	2,286,110
2023	1,410,710,000	2,311,472
2024	1,408,975,000	2,337,423

Fertility rates in China and Lesotho

Fertility rate

China

Lesotho

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Lesotho
1960	4.45	5.78
1961	3.86	5.79
1962	6.09	5.79
1963	7.51	5.78
1964	6.67	5.77
1965	6.61	5.77
1966	6.31	5.76
1967	5.81	5.75
1968	6.51	5.73
1969	6.18	5.7
1970	6.09	5.7
1971	5.52	5.7
1972	5.11	5.69
1973	4.73	5.69
1974	4.17	5.75
1975	3.57	5.83
1976	3.24	5.87
1977	2.84	5.85
1978	2.72	5.82
1979	2.75	5.79
1980	2.74	5.75
1981	2.79	5.69
1982	2.97	5.63
1983	2.56	5.56
1984	2.61	5.48
1985	2.63	5.4
1986	2.72	5.32
1987	2.76	5.22
1988	2.54	5.1
1989	2.52	4.96
1990	2.51	4.81
1991	1.93	4.68
1992	1.78	4.54
1993	1.69	4.37
1994	1.63	4.21
1995	1.59	4.13
1996	1.55	4.06
1997	1.53	3.98
1998	1.52	3.82
1999	1.53	3.67
2000	1.63	3.61
2001	1.56	3.63
2002	1.57	3.68
2003	1.57	3.62
2004	1.61	3.51
2005	1.62	3.43
2006	1.64	3.41
2007	1.67	3.44
2008	1.7	3.39
2009	1.71	3.31
2010	1.69	3.25
2011	1.67	3.34
2012	1.8	3.3
2013	1.71	3.28
2014	1.77	3.24
2015	1.67	3.22
2016	1.77	3.18
2017	1.8	3.11
2018	1.54	3.02
2019	1.5	2.92
2020	1.24	2.85
2021	1.12	2.77
2022	1.03	2.72
2023	1	2.69

China and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age

China

Lesotho

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Lesotho
1960	20.9	17.5
1961	21.1	17.4
1962	21	17.4
1963	20.4	17.4
1964	19.9	17.5
1965	19.6	17.5
1966	19.3	17.5
1967	19.2	17.6
1968	19.2	17.8
1969	19.1	18
1970	19.1	18.2
1971	19.2	18.3
1972	19.3	18.5
1973	19.5	18.6
1974	19.7	18.8
1975	20.1	18.9
1976	20.4	19
1977	20.8	19
1978	21.2	18.9
1979	21.4	18.8
1980	21.6	18.8
1981	21.8	18.7
1982	22.1	18.6
1983	22.6	18.6
1984	23	18.5
1985	23.2	18.4
1986	23.4	18.6
1987	23.6	18.7
1988	23.9	18.6
1989	24.4	18.5
1990	24.7	18.4
1991	25.1	18.4
1992	25.6	18.4
1993	26.1	18.4
1994	26.6	18.5
1995	27.2	18.6
1996	27.8	18.6
1997	28.3	18.8
1998	28.8	18.9
1999	29.4	19.1
2000	30	19.2
2001	30.5	19.4
2002	31.1	19.5
2003	31.6	19.7
2004	32.1	19.8
2005	32.6	19.9
2006	33.1	20
2007	33.7	20.2
2008	34.2	20.4
2009	34.7	20.6
2010	35.1	20.7
2011	35.5	20.9
2012	35.7	21
2013	36	21.1
2014	36.3	21.2
2015	36.7	21.3
2016	37.1	21.4
2017	37.4	21.6
2018	37.7	21.7
2019	38.1	21.8
2020	38.5	22
2021	39	22.1
2022	39.6	22.3
2023	40.1	22.5
2024	40.6	22.7

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