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Greece vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Greece has a population of 10.4M (ranked 94/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Greece's land area is 49,769 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 95th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Greece Lesotho
Population
10276140
2384217
Population rank 95/197 144/197
GDP
$257B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 54/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$24,752
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 49/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$44,074
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$388B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
142.2%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,349
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 16/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,372
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
49,769 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.32
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
47.3 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Greece and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Greece and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Greece

Lesotho
Year GDP
Greece Lesotho
1960 $4,274,890,307 $34,579,986
1961 $4,892,397,431 $35,699,986
1962 $5,140,542,929 $41,859,983
1963 $5,813,285,627 $47,039,981
1964 $6,576,906,345 $51,939,979
1965 $7,582,209,670 $54,879,978
1966 $8,472,021,467 $56,699,977
1967 $9,146,592,856 $59,261,976
1968 $9,950,331,206 $61,445,975
1969 $11,454,106,327 $65,967,974
1970 $12,957,113,636 $68,739,973
1971 $14,388,806,818 $76,480,285
1972 $16,650,659,091 $80,913,200
1973 $22,037,019,563 $121,188,716
1974 $24,998,715,909 $150,851,317
1975 $28,129,128,587 $149,558,896
1976 $30,719,552,239 $147,660,037
1977 $35,673,080,481 $193,315,048
1978 $43,654,480,519 $266,570,067
1979 $53,724,121,435 $290,134,593
1980 $56,039,256,595 $431,542,537
1981 $51,618,456,335 $434,188,034
1982 $53,858,346,939 $348,741,684
1983 $48,741,397,059 $386,699,309
1984 $47,352,146,312 $333,163,670
1985 $47,155,741,426 $268,629,926
1986 $55,595,445,472 $318,858,423
1987 $64,739,630,096 $402,768,324
1988 $75,200,610,137 $470,395,801
1989 $78,067,933,277 $495,409,233
1990 $96,529,587,274 $596,410,264
1991 $103,680,863,713 $704,325,367
1992 $114,608,178,405 $831,029,862
1993 $107,295,704,518 $835,582,062
1994 $114,980,063,202 $878,250,945
1995 $134,974,613,914 $1,001,894,000
1996 $142,502,984,145 $946,112,493
1997 $138,766,067,640 $998,004,259
1998 $139,612,812,176 $928,460,893
1999 $137,131,371,955 $912,773,681
2000 $125,760,166,225 $887,291,688
2001 $132,050,474,720 $825,706,961
2002 $150,253,800,086 $775,777,239
2003 $196,930,509,813 $1,157,825,435
2004 $234,979,615,898 $1,511,236,656
2005 $242,315,668,619 $1,682,343,527
2006 $269,073,415,334 $1,800,092,564
2007 $314,226,996,944 $1,682,131,785
2008 $351,121,399,546 $1,766,902,709
2009 $326,829,054,686 $1,740,894,965
2010 $296,417,644,404 $2,234,754,242
2011 $283,228,079,776 $2,579,409,620
2012 $238,841,140,018 $2,477,702,216
2013 $236,556,279,641 $2,367,112,932
2014 $233,911,581,521 $2,441,063,054
2015 $194,567,373,678 $2,359,686,725
2016 $193,097,239,006 $2,114,426,452
2017 $200,381,103,984 $2,306,741,672
2018 $213,298,873,494 $2,556,247,292
2019 $207,305,649,887 $2,390,702,296
2020 $191,362,985,555 $2,053,699,870
2021 $218,303,801,895 $2,412,130,022
2022 $218,880,566,444 $2,354,980,884
2023 $243,498,333,238 $2,117,962,430
2024 $257,144,811,302 $2,271,541,846

Greece and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Greece

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Greece Lesotho
1960 $513 $47
1961 $583 $47
1962 $608 $53.5
1963 $686 $58.4
1964 $773 $62.6
1965 $887 $64.3
1966 $984 $64.3
1967 $1,053 $64.8
1968 $1,138 $64.8
1969 $1,306 $67.1
1970 $1,474 $67.4
1971 $1,629 $72.4
1972 $1,873 $74
1973 $2,468 $107
1974 $2,789 $128.7
1975 $3,109 $123.2
1976 $3,343 $117.8
1977 $3,832 $149.9
1978 $4,629 $200.8
1979 $5,627 $212.4
1980 $5,812 $307
1981 $5,305 $299.8
1982 $5,502 $233.9
1983 $4,950 $252
1984 $4,785 $211
1985 $4,747 $165.4
1986 $5,578 $191.4
1987 $6,474 $236.5
1988 $7,492 $270.4
1989 $7,738 $279
1990 $9,467 $330
1991 $10,047 $382
1992 $11,021 $444
1993 $10,257 $439
1994 $10,937 $456
1995 $12,779 $513
1996 $13,433 $480
1997 $13,016 $502
1998 $13,023 $465
1999 $12,743 $456
2000 $11,638 $443
2001 $12,157 $413
2002 $13,782 $389
2003 $18,021 $583
2004 $21,449 $767
2005 $22,054 $861
2006 $24,416 $925
2007 $28,441 $861
2008 $31,696 $898
2009 $29,425 $879
2010 $26,653 $1,119
2011 $25,505 $1,281
2012 $21,624 $1,218
2013 $21,573 $1,151
2014 $21,475 $1,174
2015 $17,981 $1,121
2016 $17,919 $992
2017 $18,632 $1,069
2018 $19,873 $1,171
2019 $19,335 $1,082
2020 $17,887 $919
2021 $20,655 $1,067
2022 $20,972 $1,030
2023 $23,401 $916
2024 $24,752 $972

Greece vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Greece

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Greece Lesotho
1950 66.2 44.6
1951 66.7 45.2
1952 67.3 45.9
1953 67.5 46.6
1954 68 47.3
1955 68.6 48
1956 68.1 48.6
1957 68.4 49.2
1958 69.7 49.6
1959 69.6 49.9
1960 70.5 50.2
1961 70.4 50.3
1962 70.3 50.3
1963 70.6 50.3
1964 70.5 50.3
1965 71.5 50.3
1966 71.9 50.4
1967 71.4 50.5
1968 71.5 50.8
1969 72.1 51.1
1970 72.7 51.5
1971 72.9 51.8
1972 72.7 52.3
1973 73 52.6
1974 73.5 52.9
1975 73.5 53.5
1976 73.7 53.9
1977 73.8 54.5
1978 74.4 55.2
1979 74.7 55.8
1980 74.5 56.5
1981 74.9 57.3
1982 75.2 58
1983 75.5 58.5
1984 75.8 59
1985 76.1 59.2
1986 76.5 59.3
1987 76.1 59.6
1988 77 59.6
1989 77.1 59.5
1990 77.3 59.3
1991 77.4 59.1
1992 77.3 58.6
1993 77.7 58.1
1994 77.9 57.3
1995 77.9 56.4
1996 78 55.1
1997 78.4 53.7
1998 78.3 52
1999 78.4 50.4
2000 78.4 48.8
2001 78.9 47.2
2002 79 46
2003 79.1 44.9
2004 79.4 44
2005 79.7 43.6
2006 79.8 43.2
2007 79.7 43.7
2008 80.1 44.3
2009 80.4 45.1
2010 80.6 46
2011 80.6 46.9
2012 80.4 48.2
2013 81.1 49.5
2014 81.1 50.8
2015 80.8 51.8
2016 81.3 52.9
2017 81 53.9
2018 81.5 54.6
2019 81.3 55.2
2020 81.5 55.1
2021 80.5 54.2
2022 79.9 56.8
2023 81.9 57.4
2024 82 57.8
2025 82.2 58.2

Greece and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Greece

Lesotho
Year Population
Greece Lesotho
1960 8,331,725 736,500
1961 8,398,050 758,824
1962 8,448,233 781,814
1963 8,479,625 805,373
1964 8,510,429 829,437
1965 8,550,333 854,090
1966 8,613,651 881,870
1967 8,684,088 913,982
1968 8,740,765 948,105
1969 8,772,764 983,202
1970 8,792,806 1,019,273
1971 8,831,036 1,056,246
1972 8,888,628 1,094,063
1973 8,929,086 1,132,697
1974 8,962,022 1,172,420
1975 9,046,541 1,213,643
1976 9,188,150 1,253,214
1977 9,308,479 1,289,967
1978 9,429,959 1,327,240
1979 9,548,258 1,366,169
1980 9,642,505 1,406,521
1981 9,729,350 1,448,069
1982 9,789,513 1,490,732
1983 9,846,627 1,534,413
1984 9,895,801 1,578,986
1985 9,934,300 1,624,379
1986 9,967,213 1,666,138
1987 10,000,595 1,703,390
1988 10,036,983 1,739,841
1989 10,089,498 1,775,436
1990 10,196,792 1,809,696
1991 10,319,927 1,842,379
1992 10,399,061 1,873,274
1993 10,460,415 1,901,793
1994 10,512,922 1,927,707
1995 10,562,153 1,951,437
1996 10,608,800 1,972,418
1997 10,661,259 1,988,130
1998 10,720,509 1,998,049
1999 10,761,698 2,003,234
2000 10,805,808 2,003,913
2001 10,862,132 2,000,853
2002 10,902,022 1,994,679
2003 10,928,070 1,985,059
2004 10,955,141 1,971,129
2005 10,987,314 1,953,076
2006 11,020,362 1,945,063
2007 11,048,473 1,953,268
2008 11,077,841 1,966,541
2009 11,107,017 1,980,883
2010 11,121,341 1,996,251
2011 11,104,899 2,014,009
2012 11,045,011 2,034,354
2013 10,965,211 2,056,504
2014 10,892,413 2,080,089
2015 10,820,883 2,104,611
2016 10,775,971 2,130,422
2017 10,754,679 2,157,110
2018 10,732,882 2,183,603
2019 10,721,582 2,209,405
2020 10,698,599 2,235,727
2021 10,569,207 2,261,542
2022 10,436,882 2,286,110
2023 10,405,588 2,311,472
2024 10,388,805 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Greece and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Greece

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Greece Lesotho
1960 2.23 5.78
1961 2.13 5.79
1962 2.16 5.79
1963 2.14 5.78
1964 2.24 5.77
1965 2.25 5.77
1966 2.32 5.76
1967 2.45 5.75
1968 2.42 5.73
1969 2.36 5.7
1970 2.4 5.7
1971 2.32 5.7
1972 2.32 5.69
1973 2.27 5.69
1974 2.38 5.75
1975 2.33 5.83
1976 2.35 5.87
1977 2.27 5.85
1978 2.28 5.82
1979 2.26 5.79
1980 2.23 5.75
1981 2.09 5.69
1982 2.03 5.63
1983 1.94 5.56
1984 1.83 5.48
1985 1.67 5.4
1986 1.6 5.32
1987 1.5 5.22
1988 1.5 5.1
1989 1.4 4.96
1990 1.39 4.81
1991 1.37 4.68
1992 1.36 4.54
1993 1.32 4.37
1994 1.33 4.21
1995 1.28 4.13
1996 1.26 4.06
1997 1.27 3.98
1998 1.24 3.82
1999 1.23 3.67
2000 1.25 3.61
2001 1.25 3.63
2002 1.28 3.68
2003 1.29 3.62
2004 1.31 3.51
2005 1.34 3.43
2006 1.4 3.41
2007 1.41 3.44
2008 1.5 3.39
2009 1.5 3.31
2010 1.48 3.25
2011 1.4 3.34
2012 1.34 3.3
2013 1.29 3.28
2014 1.3 3.24
2015 1.33 3.22
2016 1.38 3.18
2017 1.35 3.11
2018 1.35 3.02
2019 1.34 2.92
2020 1.39 2.85
2021 1.43 2.77
2022 1.32 2.72
2023 1.32 2.69

Greece and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Greece

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Greece Lesotho
1960 28.5 17.5
1961 29 17.4
1962 29.3 17.4
1963 29.4 17.4
1964 29.4 17.5
1965 31 17.5
1966 30.9 17.5
1967 31.1 17.6
1968 31.3 17.8
1969 31.6 18
1970 33.2 18.2
1971 32.9 18.3
1972 33 18.5
1973 33.3 18.6
1974 33.6 18.8
1975 33.8 18.9
1976 33.8 19
1977 33.9 19
1978 33.9 18.9
1979 34 18.8
1980 33.8 18.8
1981 33.7 18.7
1982 33.9 18.6
1983 34.1 18.6
1984 34.3 18.5
1985 34.5 18.4
1986 34.8 18.6
1987 35.1 18.7
1988 35.4 18.6
1989 35.7 18.5
1990 36 18.4
1991 36.3 18.4
1992 36.5 18.4
1993 36.6 18.4
1994 36.8 18.5
1995 37 18.6
1996 37.2 18.6
1997 37.4 18.8
1998 37.6 18.9
1999 37.8 19.1
2000 38 19.2
2001 38.2 19.4
2002 38.5 19.5
2003 38.8 19.7
2004 39.1 19.8
2005 39.4 19.9
2006 39.7 20
2007 40.1 20.2
2008 40.5 20.4
2009 40.9 20.6
2010 41.4 20.7
2011 41.8 20.9
2012 42.2 21
2013 42.7 21.1
2014 43.2 21.2
2015 43.7 21.3
2016 44.1 21.4
2017 44.4 21.6
2018 44.7 21.7
2019 45 21.8
2020 45.3 22
2021 45.9 22.1
2022 46.4 22.3
2023 46.7 22.5
2024 47.3 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Greece Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$239B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.9%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.38%
2022
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
147,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.48%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2024
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26%
2023
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2023
1.7%
2017
Number of billionaires
16
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
143
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$83.2B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$15.2B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$561M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,406,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.5%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
88.6%
2024
61.6%
2024

Energy

Greece Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,875 kg
2023
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22
2023
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
51.7 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.97 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
79.1%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.5%
2021
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12.2%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,694 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
40.6%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.1%
2023
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Greece Lesotho
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-122,772
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
81%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.4
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
86
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.84
2023
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.3
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.9%
2009
90.4%
2024
English speaking
51%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
86.3%
2024
48%
2023

Health

Greece Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,768
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$593
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
6.37
2021
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
31 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
3.7
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.8%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.81 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Greece Lesotho
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,791 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,742 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,065 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
72,700 mi
2018
3,691 mi
2011

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