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Estonia vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 129th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia Lesotho
Population
1355535
2384217
Population rank 155/197 144/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Estonia and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Estonia and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Estonia

Lesotho
Year GDP
Estonia 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 - $596,410,264
1991 - $704,325,367
1992 - $831,029,862
1993 $4,013,091,682 $835,582,062
1994 $4,123,011,420 $878,250,945
1995 $4,502,970,889 $1,001,894,000
1996 $4,786,018,988 $946,112,493
1997 $5,154,420,649 $998,004,259
1998 $5,674,080,543 $928,460,893
1999 $5,756,912,266 $912,773,681
2000 $5,686,579,748 $887,291,688
2001 $6,250,218,423 $825,706,961
2002 $7,370,119,619 $775,777,239
2003 $9,876,595,528 $1,157,825,435
2004 $12,148,595,031 $1,511,236,656
2005 $14,109,491,357 $1,682,343,527
2006 $17,025,671,810 $1,800,092,564
2007 $22,450,264,166 $1,682,131,785
2008 $24,342,935,404 $1,766,902,709
2009 $19,633,984,440 $1,740,894,965
2010 $19,524,355,419 $2,234,754,242
2011 $23,303,915,795 $2,579,409,620
2012 $23,237,406,116 $2,477,702,216
2013 $25,451,032,781 $2,367,112,932
2014 $27,055,689,003 $2,441,063,054
2015 $23,311,847,751 $2,359,686,725
2016 $24,561,027,788 $2,114,426,452
2017 $27,469,461,919 $2,306,741,672
2018 $31,222,632,741 $2,556,247,292
2019 $31,873,748,770 $2,390,702,296
2020 $31,820,771,494 $2,053,699,870
2021 $37,204,563,051 $2,412,130,022
2022 $38,376,046,175 $2,354,980,884
2023 $41,291,245,222 $2,117,962,430
2024 $42,764,929,169 $2,271,541,846

Estonia and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Estonia 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 - $330
1991 - $382
1992 - $444
1993 $2,686 $439
1994 $2,819 $456
1995 $3,134 $513
1996 $3,381 $480
1997 $3,683 $502
1998 $4,093 $465
1999 $4,141 $456
2000 $4,071 $443
2001 $4,503 $413
2002 $5,343 $389
2003 $7,205 $583
2004 $8,916 $767
2005 $10,415 $861
2006 $12,641 $925
2007 $16,745 $861
2008 $18,206 $898
2009 $14,712 $879
2010 $14,664 $1,119
2011 $17,556 $1,281
2012 $17,568 $1,218
2013 $19,310 $1,151
2014 $20,582 $1,174
2015 $17,722 $1,121
2016 $18,666 $992
2017 $20,852 $1,069
2018 $23,618 $1,171
2019 $24,021 $1,082
2020 $23,934 $919
2021 $27,954 $1,067
2022 $28,451 $1,030
2023 $30,133 $916
2024 $31,170 $972

Estonia vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia Lesotho
1950 66.4 44.6
1951 66.8 45.2
1952 67.2 45.9
1953 67.5 46.6
1954 67.8 47.3
1955 68.2 48
1956 68.5 48.6
1957 68.8 49.2
1958 68.8 49.6
1959 68.7 49.9
1960 69.3 50.2
1961 69.6 50.3
1962 69.8 50.3
1963 69.9 50.3
1964 70.6 50.3
1965 70.7 50.3
1966 70.7 50.4
1967 71 50.5
1968 70.6 50.8
1969 70.3 51.1
1970 70.4 51.5
1971 70.6 51.8
1972 70.4 52.3
1973 70.7 52.6
1974 70.8 52.9
1975 70.1 53.5
1976 69.7 53.9
1977 69.8 54.5
1978 69.7 55.2
1979 69.4 55.8
1980 69.5 56.5
1981 69.3 57.3
1982 69.9 58
1983 69.8 58.5
1984 69.6 59
1985 69.8 59.2
1986 70.9 59.3
1987 70.9 59.6
1988 71 59.6
1989 70.5 59.5
1990 69.9 59.3
1991 69.8 59.1
1992 69.2 58.6
1993 68.2 58.1
1994 66.7 57.3
1995 67.8 56.4
1996 70 55.1
1997 70.2 53.7
1998 69.8 52
1999 70.7 50.4
2000 71 48.8
2001 70.8 47.2
2002 71.4 46
2003 71.9 44.9
2004 72.4 44
2005 73 43.6
2006 73.2 43.2
2007 73.2 43.7
2008 74.3 44.3
2009 75.2 45.1
2010 75.9 46
2011 76.3 46.9
2012 76.4 48.2
2013 77.3 49.5
2014 77.1 50.8
2015 77.7 51.8
2016 77.8 52.9
2017 78.2 53.9
2018 78.3 54.6
2019 78.8 55.2
2020 78.9 55.1
2021 77.4 54.2
2022 78.2 56.8
2023 79.2 57.4
2024 79.3 57.8
2025 79.5 58.2

Estonia and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

Lesotho
Year Population
Estonia Lesotho
1960 1,211,537 736,500
1961 1,225,077 758,824
1962 1,241,623 781,814
1963 1,258,857 805,373
1964 1,277,086 829,437
1965 1,294,566 854,090
1966 1,308,597 881,870
1967 1,318,946 913,982
1968 1,331,214 948,105
1969 1,345,249 983,202
1970 1,360,076 1,019,273
1971 1,376,955 1,056,246
1972 1,392,518 1,094,063
1973 1,405,951 1,132,697
1974 1,418,169 1,172,420
1975 1,429,352 1,213,643
1976 1,439,576 1,253,214
1977 1,450,211 1,289,967
1978 1,460,188 1,327,240
1979 1,468,333 1,366,169
1980 1,477,219 1,406,521
1981 1,487,666 1,448,069
1982 1,498,414 1,490,732
1983 1,508,745 1,534,413
1984 1,518,617 1,578,986
1985 1,528,781 1,624,379
1986 1,540,190 1,666,138
1987 1,552,221 1,703,390
1988 1,561,900 1,739,841
1989 1,568,131 1,775,436
1990 1,569,174 1,809,696
1991 1,561,314 1,842,379
1992 1,533,091 1,873,274
1993 1,494,128 1,901,793
1994 1,462,514 1,927,707
1995 1,436,634 1,951,437
1996 1,415,594 1,972,418
1997 1,399,535 1,988,130
1998 1,386,156 1,998,049
1999 1,390,244 2,003,234
2000 1,396,985 2,003,913
2001 1,388,115 2,000,853
2002 1,379,350 1,994,679
2003 1,370,720 1,985,059
2004 1,362,550 1,971,129
2005 1,354,775 1,953,076
2006 1,346,810 1,945,063
2007 1,340,680 1,953,268
2008 1,337,090 1,966,541
2009 1,334,515 1,980,883
2010 1,331,475 1,996,251
2011 1,327,439 2,014,009
2012 1,322,696 2,034,354
2013 1,317,997 2,056,504
2014 1,314,545 2,080,089
2015 1,315,407 2,104,611
2016 1,315,790 2,130,422
2017 1,317,384 2,157,110
2018 1,321,977 2,183,603
2019 1,326,898 2,209,405
2020 1,329,522 2,235,727
2021 1,330,932 2,261,542
2022 1,348,840 2,286,110
2023 1,370,286 2,311,472
2024 1,371,986 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Estonia and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Estonia

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Estonia Lesotho
1960 1.98 5.78
1961 1.98 5.79
1962 1.95 5.79
1963 1.89 5.78
1964 1.94 5.77
1965 1.88 5.77
1966 1.87 5.76
1967 1.9 5.75
1968 2.03 5.73
1969 2.13 5.7
1970 2.17 5.7
1971 2.19 5.7
1972 2.13 5.69
1973 2.06 5.69
1974 2.07 5.75
1975 2.04 5.83
1976 2.07 5.87
1977 2.06 5.85
1978 2.02 5.82
1979 2 5.79
1980 2.02 5.75
1981 2.07 5.69
1982 2.07 5.63
1983 2.16 5.56
1984 2.17 5.48
1985 2.13 5.4
1986 2.18 5.32
1987 2.27 5.22
1988 2.27 5.1
1989 2.22 4.96
1990 2.05 4.81
1991 1.8 4.68
1992 1.71 4.54
1993 1.49 4.37
1994 1.42 4.21
1995 1.38 4.13
1996 1.37 4.06
1997 1.32 3.98
1998 1.28 3.82
1999 1.3 3.67
2000 1.36 3.61
2001 1.32 3.63
2002 1.36 3.68
2003 1.37 3.62
2004 1.47 3.51
2005 1.52 3.43
2006 1.58 3.41
2007 1.69 3.44
2008 1.72 3.39
2009 1.7 3.31
2010 1.72 3.25
2011 1.61 3.34
2012 1.56 3.3
2013 1.52 3.28
2014 1.54 3.24
2015 1.58 3.22
2016 1.6 3.18
2017 1.59 3.11
2018 1.67 3.02
2019 1.66 2.92
2020 1.58 2.85
2021 1.61 2.77
2022 1.41 2.72
2023 1.31 2.69

Estonia and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Estonia Lesotho
1960 32.2 17.5
1961 32.4 17.4
1962 32.5 17.4
1963 32.7 17.4
1964 32.8 17.5
1965 33 17.5
1966 33.2 17.5
1967 33.4 17.6
1968 33.6 17.8
1969 33.7 18
1970 33.7 18.2
1971 33.8 18.3
1972 33.9 18.5
1973 34.1 18.6
1974 34.2 18.8
1975 34.2 18.9
1976 34.3 19
1977 34.3 19
1978 34.2 18.9
1979 34 18.8
1980 33.9 18.8
1981 33.8 18.7
1982 33.8 18.6
1983 33.9 18.6
1984 33.9 18.5
1985 33.9 18.4
1986 34 18.6
1987 34 18.7
1988 34.1 18.6
1989 34.2 18.5
1990 34.3 18.4
1991 34.6 18.4
1992 35 18.4
1993 35.6 18.4
1994 36 18.5
1995 36.3 18.6
1996 36.7 18.6
1997 37 18.8
1998 37.3 18.9
1999 37.6 19.1
2000 38 19.2
2001 38.3 19.4
2002 38.5 19.5
2003 38.8 19.7
2004 39.1 19.8
2005 39.3 19.9
2006 39.6 20
2007 39.7 20.2
2008 39.8 20.4
2009 40 20.6
2010 40.3 20.7
2011 40.6 20.9
2012 40.9 21
2013 41.1 21.1
2014 41.4 21.2
2015 41.5 21.3
2016 41.7 21.4
2017 41.9 21.6
2018 42 21.7
2019 42.2 21.8
2020 42.4 22
2021 42.5 22.1
2022 42.7 22.3
2023 42.9 22.5
2024 43.3 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
1.7%
2017
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
61.6%
2024

Energy

Estonia Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Estonia Lesotho
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
90.4%
2024
English speaking
50.2%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
48%
2023

Health

Estonia Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia Lesotho
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
3,691 mi
2011

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