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Kazakhstan vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kazakhstan has a population of 20.6M (ranked 64/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Kazakhstan's land area is 1,042,360 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 9th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Kazakhstan Lesotho
Population
21036432
2384217
Population rank 65/197 144/197
GDP
$288B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 50/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$14,005
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 72/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$40,813
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$71.5B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,474
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 96/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,117
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.01
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Kazakhstan and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Kazakhstan and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Kazakhstan

Lesotho
Year GDP
Kazakhstan 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 $26,932,016,270 $596,410,264
1991 $24,923,076,923 $704,325,367
1992 $24,917,355,372 $831,029,862
1993 $23,409,260,880 $835,582,062
1994 $21,250,792,886 $878,250,945
1995 $20,374,302,652 $1,001,894,000
1996 $21,035,357,937 $946,112,493
1997 $22,165,932,063 $998,004,259
1998 $22,135,245,507 $928,460,893
1999 $16,870,817,182 $912,773,681
2000 $18,291,990,662 $887,291,688
2001 $22,152,689,180 $825,706,961
2002 $24,636,598,527 $775,777,239
2003 $30,833,692,900 $1,157,825,435
2004 $43,151,647,003 $1,511,236,656
2005 $57,123,671,734 $1,682,343,527
2006 $81,003,864,630 $1,800,092,564
2007 $104,849,915,058 $1,682,131,785
2008 $133,441,648,852 $1,766,902,709
2009 $115,308,686,941 $1,740,894,965
2010 $148,047,348,241 $2,234,754,242
2011 $192,626,464,617 $2,579,409,620
2012 $207,998,568,866 $2,477,702,216
2013 $236,634,603,409 $2,367,112,932
2014 $221,415,613,595 $2,441,063,054
2015 $184,388,404,706 $2,359,686,725
2016 $137,278,320,084 $2,114,426,452
2017 $166,805,788,827 $2,306,741,672
2018 $179,339,977,690 $2,556,247,292
2019 $181,667,184,855 $2,390,702,296
2020 $171,082,365,861 $2,053,699,870
2021 $197,112,255,361 $2,412,130,022
2022 $225,496,328,925 $2,354,980,884
2023 $261,840,101,060 $2,117,962,430
2024 $288,406,138,231 $2,271,541,846

Kazakhstan and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Kazakhstan

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Kazakhstan 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 $1,570 $330
1991 $1,442 $382
1992 $1,438 $444
1993 $1,355 $439
1994 $1,247 $456
1995 $1,218 $513
1996 $1,281 $480
1997 $1,382 $502
1998 $1,415 $465
1999 $1,092 $456
2000 $1,180 $443
2001 $1,422 $413
2002 $1,574 $389
2003 $1,958 $583
2004 $2,722 $767
2005 $3,577 $861
2006 $5,030 $925
2007 $6,449 $861
2008 $8,124 $898
2009 $6,938 $879
2010 $8,793 $1,119
2011 $11,287 $1,281
2012 $12,019 $1,218
2013 $13,478 $1,151
2014 $12,428 $1,174
2015 $10,196 $1,121
2016 $7,476 $992
2017 $8,943 $1,069
2018 $9,472 $1,171
2019 $9,457 $1,082
2020 $8,782 $919
2021 $9,984 $1,067
2022 $11,255 $1,030
2023 $12,879 $916
2024 $14,005 $972

Kazakhstan vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kazakhstan

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Kazakhstan Lesotho
1950 55.6 44.6
1951 55.9 45.2
1952 56.1 45.9
1953 56.4 46.6
1954 56.6 47.3
1955 56.8 48
1956 57.1 48.6
1957 57.3 49.2
1958 57.5 49.6
1959 57.7 49.9
1960 57.9 50.2
1961 58.2 50.3
1962 58.4 50.3
1963 58.6 50.3
1964 58.8 50.3
1965 59 50.3
1966 59.2 50.4
1967 59.4 50.5
1968 59.6 50.8
1969 59.8 51.1
1970 60 51.5
1971 60.3 51.8
1972 60.5 52.3
1973 60.7 52.6
1974 60.9 52.9
1975 61.1 53.5
1976 61.3 53.9
1977 61.5 54.5
1978 61.8 55.2
1979 62.1 55.8
1980 62.5 56.5
1981 63 57.3
1982 63.6 58
1983 64.2 58.5
1984 64.8 59
1985 65.4 59.2
1986 65.8 59.3
1987 66 59.6
1988 66 59.6
1989 65.9 59.5
1990 65.7 59.3
1991 65.4 59.1
1992 65 58.6
1993 64.5 58.1
1994 64.1 57.3
1995 63.7 56.4
1996 63.5 55.1
1997 63.3 53.7
1998 63.3 52
1999 63.5 50.4
2000 63.8 48.8
2001 64.1 47.2
2002 64.4 46
2003 64.8 44.9
2004 65 44
2005 65.4 43.6
2006 65.7 43.2
2007 66.2 43.7
2008 66.8 44.3
2009 67.5 45.1
2010 68.3 46
2011 69.1 46.9
2012 69.9 48.2
2013 70.7 49.5
2014 71.4 50.8
2015 72 51.8
2016 72.5 52.9
2017 73 53.9
2018 73.4 54.6
2019 73.7 55.2
2020 71.2 55.1
2021 70.1 54.2
2022 73.5 56.8
2023 74.4 57.4
2024 74.5 57.8
2025 74.7 58.2

Kazakhstan and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Kazakhstan

Lesotho
Year Population
Kazakhstan Lesotho
1960 9,429,981 736,500
1961 9,742,085 758,824
1962 10,058,928 781,814
1963 10,377,466 805,373
1964 10,690,309 829,437
1965 10,993,183 854,090
1966 11,288,989 881,870
1967 11,584,428 913,982
1968 11,879,182 948,105
1969 12,156,212 983,202
1970 12,419,057 1,019,273
1971 12,684,813 1,056,246
1972 12,951,798 1,094,063
1973 13,208,121 1,132,697
1974 13,454,570 1,172,420
1975 13,700,843 1,213,643
1976 13,998,738 1,253,214
1977 14,353,265 1,289,967
1978 14,711,497 1,327,240
1979 14,978,696 1,366,169
1980 15,152,949 1,406,521
1981 15,323,082 1,448,069
1982 15,492,595 1,490,732
1983 15,665,551 1,534,413
1984 15,844,621 1,578,986
1985 16,031,090 1,624,379
1986 16,262,702 1,666,138
1987 16,527,715 1,703,390
1988 16,781,168 1,739,841
1989 16,997,013 1,775,436
1990 17,154,054 1,809,696
1991 17,278,600 1,842,379
1992 17,332,625 1,873,274
1993 17,274,487 1,901,793
1994 17,043,771 1,927,707
1995 16,730,536 1,951,437
1996 16,416,027 1,972,418
1997 16,043,251 1,988,130
1998 15,647,785 1,998,049
1999 15,455,874 2,003,234
2000 15,501,103 2,003,913
2001 15,575,550 2,000,853
2002 15,656,677 1,994,679
2003 15,747,380 1,985,059
2004 15,850,159 1,971,129
2005 15,968,117 1,953,076
2006 16,103,716 1,945,063
2007 16,257,214 1,953,268
2008 16,426,525 1,966,541
2009 16,619,846 1,980,883
2010 16,836,810 1,996,251
2011 17,066,002 2,014,009
2012 17,306,106 2,034,354
2013 17,556,502 2,056,504
2014 17,816,285 2,080,089
2015 18,084,169 2,104,611
2016 18,363,600 2,130,422
2017 18,651,931 2,157,110
2018 18,932,727 2,183,603
2019 19,209,555 2,209,405
2020 19,482,117 2,235,727
2021 19,743,603 2,261,542
2022 20,034,609 2,286,110
2023 20,330,104 2,311,472
2024 20,592,571 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Kazakhstan and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Kazakhstan

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Lesotho
1960 4.5 5.78
1961 4.42 5.79
1962 4.36 5.79
1963 4.26 5.78
1964 4.07 5.77
1965 3.88 5.77
1966 3.82 5.76
1967 3.77 5.75
1968 3.63 5.73
1969 3.51 5.7
1970 3.51 5.7
1971 3.53 5.7
1972 3.55 5.69
1973 3.51 5.69
1974 3.45 5.75
1975 3.4 5.83
1976 3.33 5.87
1977 3.26 5.85
1978 3.16 5.82
1979 3.14 5.79
1980 3.09 5.75
1981 3.05 5.69
1982 3.02 5.63
1983 3.07 5.56
1984 3.15 5.48
1985 3.21 5.4
1986 3.19 5.32
1987 3.12 5.22
1988 3 5.1
1989 2.87 4.96
1990 2.75 4.81
1991 2.68 4.68
1992 2.58 4.54
1993 2.48 4.37
1994 2.38 4.21
1995 2.25 4.13
1996 2.08 4.06
1997 1.97 3.98
1998 1.94 3.82
1999 1.9 3.67
2000 1.9 3.61
2001 1.91 3.63
2002 1.96 3.68
2003 2.08 3.62
2004 2.2 3.51
2005 2.27 3.43
2006 2.38 3.41
2007 2.49 3.44
2008 2.62 3.39
2009 2.58 3.31
2010 2.61 3.25
2011 2.61 3.34
2012 2.64 3.3
2013 2.67 3.28
2014 2.76 3.24
2015 2.76 3.22
2016 2.8 3.18
2017 2.75 3.11
2018 2.85 3.02
2019 2.89 2.92
2020 3.13 2.85
2021 3.32 2.77
2022 3.05 2.72
2023 3.01 2.69

Kazakhstan and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Kazakhstan

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Kazakhstan Lesotho
1960 23.2 17.5
1961 23.2 17.4
1962 23.3 17.4
1963 23.3 17.4
1964 23.3 17.5
1965 23.2 17.5
1966 23.2 17.5
1967 23.2 17.6
1968 23.1 17.8
1969 22.9 18
1970 22.8 18.2
1971 22.9 18.3
1972 22.9 18.5
1973 23.1 18.6
1974 23.2 18.8
1975 23.3 18.9
1976 23.3 19
1977 23.2 19
1978 23.2 18.9
1979 23 18.8
1980 22.9 18.8
1981 23.2 18.7
1982 23.5 18.6
1983 23.8 18.6
1984 24.1 18.5
1985 24.3 18.4
1986 24.6 18.6
1987 24.9 18.7
1988 25.2 18.6
1989 25.5 18.5
1990 25.7 18.4
1991 25.8 18.4
1992 25.9 18.4
1993 26.1 18.4
1994 26.3 18.5
1995 26.5 18.6
1996 26.7 18.6
1997 26.9 18.8
1998 27.1 18.9
1999 27.4 19.1
2000 27.6 19.2
2001 27.8 19.4
2002 28 19.5
2003 28.2 19.7
2004 28.3 19.8
2005 28.4 19.9
2006 28.4 20
2007 28.5 20.2
2008 28.4 20.4
2009 28.5 20.6
2010 28.6 20.7
2011 28.7 20.9
2012 28.8 21
2013 28.9 21.1
2014 29.1 21.2
2015 29.3 21.3
2016 29.5 21.4
2017 29.7 21.6
2018 29.9 21.7
2019 30.1 21.8
2020 30.2 22
2021 30.3 22.1
2022 30.3 22.3
2023 30.4 22.5
2024 30.5 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kazakhstan Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$250B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.6%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.85%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.48%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2022
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31.4%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2021
1.7%
2017
Number of millionaires
44,307
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
79
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$62.8B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$45.8B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$240M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,035,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.2%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
87%
2024
61.6%
2024

Energy

Kazakhstan Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,651 kg
2023
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2023
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
239.9 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.8 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
2%
2021
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.68%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-119.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
11%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.76%
2023
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Kazakhstan Lesotho
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,368
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.6
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
46
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.63
2022
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
95
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2020
90.4%
2024
English speaking
15.4%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
93.4%
2024
48%
2023

Health

Kazakhstan Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$421
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$130
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.24%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.03
2020
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2021
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
19%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.2%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.52 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Kazakhstan Lesotho
% of world land
1.81%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
50,618 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
827,284 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,677 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
59,284 mi
2017
3,691 mi
2011

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