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East Timor vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 155th vs. 137th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Lesotho
Population
1433311
2384217
Population rank 152/197 144/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

East Timor and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Lesotho
Year GDP
East Timor 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 - $193,315,048
1978 - $266,570,067
1979 - $290,134,593
1980 - $431,542,537
1981 - $434,188,034
1982 - $348,741,684
1983 - $386,699,309
1984 - $333,163,670
1985 - $268,629,926
1986 - $318,858,423
1987 - $402,768,324
1988 - $470,395,801
1989 - $495,409,233
1990 $128,210,142 $596,410,264
1991 $147,713,000 $704,325,367
1992 $187,891,500 $831,029,862
1993 $216,914,400 $835,582,062
1994 $239,040,500 $878,250,945
1995 $262,819,900 $1,001,894,000
1996 $306,956,900 $946,112,493
1997 $319,972,700 $998,004,259
1998 $325,729,800 $928,460,893
1999 $225,357,600 $912,773,681
2000 $366,924,300 $887,291,688
2001 $477,443,500 $825,706,961
2002 $469,455,500 $775,777,239
2003 $490,439,100 $1,157,825,435
2004 $440,772,000 $1,511,236,656
2005 $462,268,000 $1,682,343,527
2006 $453,792,400 $1,800,092,564
2007 $542,795,400 $1,682,131,785
2008 $648,523,600 $1,766,902,709
2009 $726,937,800 $1,740,894,965
2010 $881,909,300 $2,234,754,242
2011 $1,042,534,600 $2,579,409,620
2012 $1,160,555,000 $2,477,702,216
2013 $1,395,727,400 $2,367,112,932
2014 $1,447,535,200 $2,441,063,054
2015 $1,590,282,400 $2,359,686,725
2016 $1,640,464,600 $2,114,426,452
2017 $1,584,878,400 $2,306,741,672
2018 $1,555,988,614 $2,556,247,292
2019 $2,032,550,389 $2,390,702,296
2020 $2,162,619,241 $2,053,699,870
2021 $3,624,889,673 $2,412,130,022
2022 $3,208,593,982 $2,354,980,884
2023 $2,079,916,909 $2,117,962,430
2024 $1,881,265,333 $2,271,541,846

East Timor and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
East Timor 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 - $149.9
1978 - $200.8
1979 - $212.4
1980 - $307
1981 - $299.8
1982 - $233.9
1983 - $252
1984 - $211
1985 - $165.4
1986 - $191.4
1987 - $236.5
1988 - $270.4
1989 - $279
1990 $168.6 $330
1991 $189.8 $382
1992 $235.1 $444
1993 $264.1 $439
1994 $283.1 $456
1995 $303 $513
1996 $344 $480
1997 $349 $502
1998 $346 $465
1999 $270 $456
2000 $492 $443
2001 $588 $413
2002 $534 $389
2003 $535 $583
2004 $474 $767
2005 $487 $861
2006 $465 $925
2007 $540 $861
2008 $628 $898
2009 $687 $879
2010 $813 $1,119
2011 $939 $1,281
2012 $1,023 $1,218
2013 $1,205 $1,151
2014 $1,225 $1,174
2015 $1,320 $1,121
2016 $1,336 $992
2017 $1,266 $1,069
2018 $1,219 $1,171
2019 $1,562 $1,082
2020 $1,631 $919
2021 $2,685 $1,067
2022 $2,343 $1,030
2023 $1,503 $916
2024 $1,343 $972

East Timor vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Lesotho
1950 29.2 44.6
1951 29.5 45.2
1952 29.8 45.9
1953 30.1 46.6
1954 30.4 47.3
1955 30.7 48
1956 31 48.6
1957 31.3 49.2
1958 31.7 49.6
1959 32 49.9
1960 32.4 50.2
1961 32.8 50.3
1962 33.2 50.3
1963 33.7 50.3
1964 34.1 50.3
1965 34.7 50.3
1966 35.2 50.4
1967 35.7 50.5
1968 36.2 50.8
1969 36.8 51.1
1970 37.4 51.5
1971 37.9 51.8
1972 38.4 52.3
1973 39 52.6
1974 36.5 52.9
1975 24.3 53.5
1976 25.9 53.9
1977 24.9 54.5
1978 22.9 55.2
1979 24.2 55.8
1980 30.2 56.5
1981 31.2 57.3
1982 32.2 58
1983 32.7 58.5
1984 34.5 59
1985 34.3 59.2
1986 34.8 59.3
1987 36 59.6
1988 36 59.6
1989 44.8 59.5
1990 45.2 59.3
1991 45.1 59.1
1992 46.2 58.6
1993 47 58.1
1994 47.9 57.3
1995 47.5 56.4
1996 48.3 55.1
1997 49 53.7
1998 48.6 52
1999 45.2 50.4
2000 58.1 48.8
2001 58.8 47.2
2002 59.5 46
2003 60.1 44.9
2004 60.7 44
2005 61.3 43.6
2006 61.9 43.2
2007 62.4 43.7
2008 62.9 44.3
2009 63.3 45.1
2010 63.7 46
2011 64 46.9
2012 64.4 48.2
2013 64.7 49.5
2014 65 50.8
2015 65.3 51.8
2016 65.6 52.9
2017 65.9 53.9
2018 66.2 54.6
2019 66.5 55.2
2020 66.9 55.1
2021 66.2 54.2
2022 67.4 56.8
2023 67.7 57.4
2024 67.9 57.8
2025 68.1 58.2

East Timor and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Lesotho
Year Population
East Timor Lesotho
1960 468,118 736,500
1961 475,291 758,824
1962 482,774 781,814
1963 490,564 805,373
1964 498,659 829,437
1965 507,034 854,090
1966 515,696 881,870
1967 524,648 913,982
1968 533,875 948,105
1969 543,356 983,202
1970 553,069 1,019,273
1971 562,966 1,056,246
1972 572,962 1,094,063
1973 582,855 1,132,697
1974 590,827 1,172,420
1975 598,158 1,213,643
1976 607,620 1,253,214
1977 618,315 1,289,967
1978 628,775 1,327,240
1979 638,719 1,366,169
1980 649,871 1,406,521
1981 660,493 1,448,069
1982 669,149 1,490,732
1983 677,707 1,534,413
1984 686,777 1,578,986
1985 696,665 1,624,379
1986 707,185 1,666,138
1987 718,476 1,703,390
1988 730,745 1,739,841
1989 744,856 1,775,436
1990 760,345 1,809,696
1991 778,278 1,842,379
1992 799,318 1,873,274
1993 821,437 1,901,793
1994 844,493 1,927,707
1995 868,146 1,951,437
1996 892,282 1,972,418
1997 917,184 1,988,130
1998 942,530 1,998,049
1999 834,697 2,003,234
2000 745,088 2,003,913
2001 812,249 2,000,853
2002 879,159 1,994,679
2003 916,878 1,985,059
2004 929,074 1,971,129
2005 948,311 1,953,076
2006 976,597 1,945,063
2007 1,004,889 1,953,268
2008 1,032,429 1,966,541
2009 1,058,782 1,980,883
2010 1,084,679 1,996,251
2011 1,110,207 2,014,009
2012 1,134,885 2,034,354
2013 1,158,695 2,056,504
2014 1,181,903 2,080,089
2015 1,205,131 2,104,611
2016 1,228,312 2,130,422
2017 1,251,703 2,157,110
2018 1,275,959 2,183,603
2019 1,300,945 2,209,405
2020 1,326,053 2,235,727
2021 1,350,139 2,261,542
2022 1,369,295 2,286,110
2023 1,384,286 2,311,472
2024 1,400,638 2,337,423

Fertility rates in East Timor and Lesotho

Fertility rate
East Timor

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Lesotho
1960 6.32 5.78
1961 6.27 5.79
1962 6.22 5.79
1963 6.16 5.78
1964 6.08 5.77
1965 6.01 5.77
1966 5.93 5.76
1967 5.86 5.75
1968 5.79 5.73
1969 5.72 5.7
1970 5.66 5.7
1971 5.58 5.7
1972 5.49 5.69
1973 5.39 5.69
1974 5.29 5.75
1975 5.19 5.83
1976 5.12 5.87
1977 5.09 5.85
1978 5.09 5.82
1979 5.14 5.79
1980 5.22 5.75
1981 5.53 5.69
1982 5.56 5.63
1983 5.59 5.56
1984 5.61 5.48
1985 5.65 5.4
1986 5.67 5.32
1987 5.68 5.22
1988 5.72 5.1
1989 5.76 4.96
1990 5.81 4.81
1991 5.84 4.68
1992 5.87 4.54
1993 5.88 4.37
1994 5.91 4.21
1995 5.94 4.13
1996 5.94 4.06
1997 5.96 3.98
1998 5.96 3.82
1999 5.97 3.67
2000 5.93 3.61
2001 5.92 3.63
2002 5.9 3.68
2003 5.85 3.62
2004 5.74 3.51
2005 5.61 3.43
2006 5.47 3.41
2007 5.33 3.44
2008 5.17 3.39
2009 4.99 3.31
2010 4.82 3.25
2011 4.61 3.34
2012 4.4 3.3
2013 4.21 3.28
2014 4 3.24
2015 3.78 3.22
2016 3.58 3.18
2017 3.4 3.11
2018 3.24 3.02
2019 3.12 2.92
2020 3.01 2.85
2021 2.89 2.77
2022 2.8 2.72
2023 2.71 2.69

East Timor and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
East Timor Lesotho
1960 19.3 17.5
1961 19.4 17.4
1962 19.5 17.4
1963 19.6 17.4
1964 19.8 17.5
1965 19.9 17.5
1966 20 17.5
1967 20.2 17.6
1968 20.3 17.8
1969 20.4 18
1970 20.5 18.2
1971 20.4 18.3
1972 20.4 18.5
1973 20.4 18.6
1974 20.3 18.8
1975 20.4 18.9
1976 20.6 19
1977 20.7 19
1978 20.9 18.9
1979 21.1 18.8
1980 21.1 18.8
1981 20.9 18.7
1982 20.5 18.6
1983 20.3 18.6
1984 20 18.5
1985 19.8 18.4
1986 19.7 18.6
1987 19.5 18.7
1988 19.3 18.6
1989 19.1 18.5
1990 19 18.4
1991 19 18.4
1992 19 18.4
1993 19 18.4
1994 18.9 18.5
1995 18.9 18.6
1996 18.8 18.6
1997 18.8 18.8
1998 18.7 18.9
1999 18.7 19.1
2000 18.6 19.2
2001 18.6 19.4
2002 18.6 19.5
2003 18.6 19.7
2004 18.7 19.8
2005 18.7 19.9
2006 18.7 20
2007 18.7 20.2
2008 18.7 20.4
2009 18.8 20.6
2010 18.9 20.7
2011 19 20.9
2012 19.2 21
2013 19.3 21.1
2014 19.5 21.2
2015 19.7 21.3
2016 20 21.4
2017 20.3 21.6
2018 20.6 21.7
2019 20.9 21.8
2020 21.2 22
2021 21.4 22.1
2022 21.7 22.3
2023 22.1 22.5
2024 22.4 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
10.1%
1999
Banked people share n/a
61.6%
2024

Energy

East Timor Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
34.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

East Timor Lesotho
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
90.4%
2024
English speaking
9%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
48%
2023

Health

East Timor Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Lesotho
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
3,691 mi
2011

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