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Dominica vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 175th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Lesotho
Population
65870
2384217
Population rank 188/197 144/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Dominica and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Lesotho
Year GDP
Dominica 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 $45,872,947 $193,315,048
1978 $57,130,216 $266,570,067
1979 $55,017,759 $290,134,593
1980 $72,804,653 $431,542,537
1981 $82,107,391 $434,188,034
1982 $89,527,577 $348,741,684
1983 $98,665,191 $386,699,309
1984 $109,157,071 $333,163,670
1985 $119,491,933 $268,629,926
1986 $135,161,959 $318,858,423
1987 $151,868,754 $402,768,324
1988 $171,106,184 $470,395,801
1989 $185,137,243 $495,409,233
1990 $201,429,630 $596,410,264
1991 $219,762,963 $704,325,367
1992 $234,059,259 $831,029,862
1993 $245,525,926 $835,582,062
1994 $264,374,074 $878,250,945
1995 $274,522,222 $1,001,894,000
1996 $292,285,185 $946,112,493
1997 $302,988,889 $998,004,259
1998 $322,411,111 $928,460,893
1999 $331,759,259 $912,773,681
2000 $333,470,370 $887,291,688
2001 $377,462,963 $825,706,961
2002 $375,200,000 $775,777,239
2003 $373,318,519 $1,157,825,435
2004 $396,711,111 $1,511,236,656
2005 $391,455,556 $1,682,343,527
2006 $416,674,074 $1,800,092,564
2007 $444,685,185 $1,682,131,785
2008 $480,003,704 $1,766,902,709
2009 $515,618,519 $1,740,894,965
2010 $519,859,259 $2,234,754,242
2011 $532,081,481 $2,579,409,620
2012 $520,355,556 $2,477,702,216
2013 $545,325,926 $2,367,112,932
2014 $572,255,556 $2,441,063,054
2015 $583,177,778 $2,359,686,725
2016 $612,711,111 $2,114,426,452
2017 $563,355,556 $2,306,741,672
2018 $628,244,444 $2,556,247,292
2019 $644,259,259 $2,390,702,296
2020 $528,944,444 $2,053,699,870
2021 $562,911,111 $2,412,130,022
2022 $623,062,963 $2,354,980,884
2023 $659,311,111 $2,117,962,430
2024 $688,881,481 $2,271,541,846

Dominica and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Dominica 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 $634 $149.9
1978 $786 $200.8
1979 $754 $212.4
1980 $996 $307
1981 $1,125 $299.8
1982 $1,232 $233.9
1983 $1,363 $252
1984 $1,515 $211
1985 $1,666 $165.4
1986 $1,893 $191.4
1987 $2,138 $236.5
1988 $2,423 $270.4
1989 $2,639 $279
1990 $2,893 $330
1991 $3,171 $382
1992 $3,376 $444
1993 $3,536 $439
1994 $3,805 $456
1995 $3,952 $513
1996 $4,211 $480
1997 $4,372 $502
1998 $4,664 $465
1999 $4,817 $456
2000 $4,867 $443
2001 $5,528 $413
2002 $5,488 $389
2003 $5,447 $583
2004 $5,779 $767
2005 $5,695 $861
2006 $6,056 $925
2007 $6,459 $861
2008 $6,971 $898
2009 $7,487 $879
2010 $7,550 $1,119
2011 $7,705 $1,281
2012 $7,529 $1,218
2013 $7,822 $1,151
2014 $8,132 $1,174
2015 $8,283 $1,121
2016 $8,803 $992
2017 $8,225 $1,069
2018 $9,215 $1,171
2019 $9,491 $1,082
2020 $7,828 $919
2021 $8,376 $1,067
2022 $9,324 $1,030
2023 $9,913 $916
2024 $10,405 $972

Dominica vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Lesotho
1950 44.5 44.6
1951 46.3 45.2
1952 48.2 45.9
1953 50 46.6
1954 51.7 47.3
1955 53.4 48
1956 55 48.6
1957 56.5 49.2
1958 57.9 49.6
1959 59.1 49.9
1960 60.1 50.2
1961 61 50.3
1962 61.9 50.3
1963 62.6 50.3
1964 63.3 50.3
1965 63.9 50.3
1966 64.5 50.4
1967 64.9 50.5
1968 65.3 50.8
1969 65.7 51.1
1970 66.2 51.5
1971 66.8 51.8
1972 67.5 52.3
1973 68.1 52.6
1974 68.6 52.9
1975 69.1 53.5
1976 69.4 53.9
1977 69.7 54.5
1978 70.1 55.2
1979 69.2 55.8
1980 71 56.5
1981 71.5 57.3
1982 71.7 58
1983 72 58.5
1984 71.9 59
1985 71.9 59.2
1986 71.7 59.3
1987 71.4 59.6
1988 71 59.6
1989 70.7 59.5
1990 70.5 59.3
1991 70.4 59.1
1992 70.5 58.6
1993 70.6 58.1
1994 70.8 57.3
1995 70.8 56.4
1996 71 55.1
1997 71.2 53.7
1998 71.4 52
1999 71.5 50.4
2000 71.7 48.8
2001 71.9 47.2
2002 71.9 46
2003 71.9 44.9
2004 72 44
2005 72 43.6
2006 72 43.2
2007 71.9 43.7
2008 71.9 44.3
2009 71.8 45.1
2010 71.7 46
2011 71.5 46.9
2012 71.4 48.2
2013 71.2 49.5
2014 71.2 50.8
2015 70 51.8
2016 71.2 52.9
2017 68.6 53.9
2018 71.4 54.6
2019 71.3 55.2
2020 71.3 55.1
2021 69.8 54.2
2022 71.1 56.8
2023 71.1 57.4
2024 71.3 57.8
2025 71.5 58.2

Dominica and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Lesotho
Year Population
Dominica Lesotho
1960 59,372 736,500
1961 60,209 758,824
1962 60,948 781,814
1963 61,739 805,373
1964 62,587 829,437
1965 63,505 854,090
1966 64,507 881,870
1967 65,585 913,982
1968 66,732 948,105
1969 67,934 983,202
1970 68,908 1,019,273
1971 69,532 1,056,246
1972 70,060 1,094,063
1973 70,585 1,132,697
1974 71,091 1,172,420
1975 71,570 1,213,643
1976 72,017 1,253,214
1977 72,406 1,289,967
1978 72,724 1,327,240
1979 72,959 1,366,169
1980 73,083 1,406,521
1981 72,986 1,448,069
1982 72,688 1,490,732
1983 72,365 1,534,413
1984 72,056 1,578,986
1985 71,744 1,624,379
1986 71,406 1,666,138
1987 71,023 1,703,390
1988 70,608 1,739,841
1989 70,153 1,775,436
1990 69,627 1,809,696
1991 69,296 1,842,379
1992 69,325 1,873,274
1993 69,433 1,901,793
1994 69,477 1,927,707
1995 69,469 1,951,437
1996 69,410 1,972,418
1997 69,299 1,988,130
1998 69,124 1,998,049
1999 68,870 2,003,234
2000 68,511 2,003,913
2001 68,288 2,000,853
2002 68,367 1,994,679
2003 68,531 1,985,059
2004 68,649 1,971,129
2005 68,734 1,953,076
2006 68,806 1,945,063
2007 68,847 1,953,268
2008 68,854 1,966,541
2009 68,864 1,980,883
2010 68,859 1,996,251
2011 69,053 2,014,009
2012 69,118 2,034,354
2013 69,715 2,056,504
2014 70,373 2,080,089
2015 70,410 2,104,611
2016 69,606 2,130,422
2017 68,496 2,157,110
2018 68,174 2,183,603
2019 67,880 2,209,405
2020 67,573 2,235,727
2021 67,202 2,261,542
2022 66,826 2,286,110
2023 66,510 2,311,472
2024 66,205 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Dominica and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Dominica

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Lesotho
1960 6.18 5.78
1961 6.16 5.79
1962 6.12 5.79
1963 6.08 5.78
1964 6.03 5.77
1965 5.95 5.77
1966 5.86 5.76
1967 5.74 5.75
1968 5.59 5.73
1969 5.41 5.7
1970 5.22 5.7
1971 4.99 5.7
1972 4.67 5.69
1973 4.28 5.69
1974 3.84 5.75
1975 3.46 5.83
1976 3.19 5.87
1977 3.02 5.85
1978 2.96 5.82
1979 2.96 5.79
1980 3.04 5.75
1981 3.11 5.69
1982 3.17 5.63
1983 3.18 5.56
1984 3.15 5.48
1985 3.12 5.4
1986 3.08 5.32
1987 3.06 5.22
1988 3.06 5.1
1989 3.06 4.96
1990 3.09 4.81
1991 3.15 4.68
1992 3.18 4.54
1993 3.2 4.37
1994 2.96 4.21
1995 2.71 4.13
1996 2.55 4.06
1997 2.41 3.98
1998 2.32 3.82
1999 2.46 3.67
2000 2.35 3.61
2001 2.4 3.63
2002 2.16 3.68
2003 2.08 3.62
2004 2.02 3.51
2005 2 3.43
2006 2.07 3.41
2007 2.02 3.44
2008 1.97 3.39
2009 1.92 3.31
2010 1.89 3.25
2011 1.86 3.34
2012 1.83 3.3
2013 1.78 3.28
2014 1.71 3.24
2015 1.65 3.22
2016 1.58 3.18
2017 1.54 3.11
2018 1.52 3.02
2019 1.5 2.92
2020 1.5 2.85
2021 1.48 2.77
2022 1.48 2.72
2023 1.48 2.69

Dominica and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Dominica Lesotho
1960 18 17.5
1961 17.8 17.4
1962 17.6 17.4
1963 17.4 17.4
1964 17.2 17.5
1965 16.9 17.5
1966 16.6 17.5
1967 16.3 17.6
1968 16 17.8
1969 15.7 18
1970 15.7 18.2
1971 15.9 18.3
1972 16.3 18.5
1973 16.6 18.6
1974 16.9 18.8
1975 17.2 18.9
1976 17.5 19
1977 17.8 19
1978 18.1 18.9
1979 18.4 18.8
1980 18.7 18.8
1981 19.1 18.7
1982 19.6 18.6
1983 20 18.6
1984 20.6 18.5
1985 21.1 18.4
1986 21.6 18.6
1987 22 18.7
1988 22.3 18.6
1989 22.6 18.5
1990 22.9 18.4
1991 23.2 18.4
1992 23.6 18.4
1993 24 18.4
1994 24.5 18.5
1995 25 18.6
1996 25.6 18.6
1997 26.1 18.8
1998 26.6 18.9
1999 27.1 19.1
2000 27.6 19.2
2001 28 19.4
2002 28.4 19.5
2003 28.8 19.7
2004 29.2 19.8
2005 29.6 19.9
2006 30 20
2007 30.3 20.2
2008 30.6 20.4
2009 31 20.6
2010 31.5 20.7
2011 31.6 20.9
2012 31.8 21
2013 31.4 21.1
2014 31.2 21.2
2015 31.6 21.3
2016 32.8 21.4
2017 34.1 21.6
2018 34.5 21.7
2019 35 21.8
2020 35.5 22
2021 35.9 22.1
2022 36.3 22.3
2023 36.6 22.5
2024 37 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
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
$156M
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
10.1%
1999
Banked people share n/a
61.6%
2024

Energy

Dominica Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
34.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Dominica Lesotho
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
90.4%
2024
English speaking
94%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Dominica Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Lesotho
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
3,691 mi
2011

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