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Lesotho vs Liechtenstein statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 40.2K in Liechtenstein (ranked 190/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 61.8 sq mi for Liechtenstein (ranked 137th vs. 192nd).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Liechtenstein ranks 155/197 ($8.29B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Liechtenstein ranks 2/197 ($207,974).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Liechtenstein
Population
2384217
40646
Population rank 144/197 190/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$8.29B
2023
GDP rank 174/197 155/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$207,974
2023
GDP per capita rank 180/197 2/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$139,100
2009
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$581
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 160/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$97,623
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
61.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
651 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
45.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
83.9 years
2025

Lesotho and Liechtenstein: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Liechtenstein
Year GDP
Lesotho Liechtenstein
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 $90,099,361
1971 $76,480,285 $104,889,795
1972 $80,913,200 $124,940,289
1973 $121,188,716 $165,928,882
1974 $150,851,317 $193,980,465
1975 $149,558,896 $246,389,102
1976 $147,660,037 $272,489,300
1977 $193,315,048 $303,493,119
1978 $266,570,067 $436,912,068
1979 $290,134,593 $503,173,104
1980 $431,542,537 $534,699,363
1981 $434,188,034 $511,647,750
1982 $348,741,684 $522,096,760
1983 $386,699,309 $524,023,625
1984 $333,163,670 $502,620,992
1985 $268,629,926 $529,073,612
1986 $318,858,423 $779,357,803
1987 $402,768,324 $1,052,848,996
1988 $470,395,801 $1,161,757,671
1989 $495,409,233 $1,119,983,801
1990 $596,410,264 $1,421,509,216
1991 $704,325,367 $1,484,160,302
1992 $831,029,862 $1,631,177,029
1993 $835,582,062 $1,673,085,245
1994 $878,250,945 $1,948,129,623
1995 $1,001,894,000 $2,428,525,061
1996 $946,112,493 $2,504,012,993
1997 $998,004,259 $2,298,389,803
1998 $928,460,893 $2,479,699,106
1999 $912,773,681 $2,664,105,901
2000 $887,291,688 $2,483,889,858
2001 $825,706,961 $2,491,800,559
2002 $775,777,239 $2,688,618,747
2003 $1,157,825,435 $3,070,803,051
2004 $1,511,236,656 $3,454,373,798
2005 $1,682,343,527 $3,659,319,117
2006 $1,800,092,564 $4,000,102,086
2007 $1,682,131,785 $4,601,429,897
2008 $1,766,902,709 $5,081,479,840
2009 $1,740,894,965 $4,504,375,348
2010 $2,234,754,242 $5,082,337,238
2011 $2,579,409,620 $5,739,706,005
2012 $2,477,702,216 $5,456,102,482
2013 $2,367,112,932 $6,391,708,311
2014 $2,441,063,054 $6,657,526,980
2015 $2,359,686,725 $6,268,515,276
2016 $2,114,426,452 $6,237,302,034
2017 $2,306,741,672 $6,474,308,718
2018 $2,556,247,292 $6,692,620,692
2019 $2,390,702,296 $6,436,467,007
2020 $2,053,699,870 $6,405,870,210
2021 $2,412,130,022 $7,912,602,342
2022 $2,354,980,884 $7,378,156,576
2023 $2,117,962,430 $8,287,748,667
2024 $2,271,541,846 -

Lesotho and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Liechtenstein
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Liechtenstein
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 $4,262
1971 $72.4 $4,856
1972 $74 $5,645
1973 $107 $7,282
1974 $128.7 $8,272
1975 $123.2 $10,333
1976 $117.8 $11,326
1977 $149.9 $12,417
1978 $200.8 $17,457
1979 $212.4 $19,674
1980 $307 $20,959
1981 $299.8 $19,929
1982 $233.9 $19,886
1983 $252 $19,815
1984 $211 $18,898
1985 $165.4 $19,684
1986 $191.4 $28,613
1987 $236.5 $38,206
1988 $270.4 $41,569
1989 $279 $39,552
1990 $330 $49,458
1991 $382 $50,812
1992 $444 $55,057
1993 $439 $55,605
1994 $456 $63,936
1995 $513 $78,910
1996 $480 $80,689
1997 $502 $73,591
1998 $465 $78,303
1999 $456 $82,682
2000 $443 $76,088
2001 $413 $75,068
2002 $389 $79,795
2003 $583 $90,108
2004 $767 $100,281
2005 $861 $105,295
2006 $925 $114,168
2007 $861 $130,493
2008 $898 $143,249
2009 $879 $126,025
2010 $1,119 $141,090
2011 $1,281 $158,066
2012 $1,218 $148,842
2013 $1,151 $172,824
2014 $1,174 $178,735
2015 $1,121 $167,187
2016 $992 $165,375
2017 $1,069 $170,547
2018 $1,171 $174,989
2019 $1,082 $166,908
2020 $919 $164,671
2021 $1,067 $201,945
2022 $1,030 $186,822
2023 $916 $207,974
2024 $972 -

Lesotho vs. Liechtenstein life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Liechtenstein
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Liechtenstein
1950 44.6 65.3
1951 45.2 65.8
1952 45.9 66.2
1953 46.6 66.9
1954 47.3 67.5
1955 48 68.3
1956 48.6 68.9
1957 49.2 69.6
1958 49.6 70.1
1959 49.9 70.6
1960 50.2 70.9
1961 50.3 71
1962 50.3 70.9
1963 50.3 70.9
1964 50.3 71.1
1965 50.3 71.2
1966 50.4 71.6
1967 50.5 72
1968 50.8 72.3
1969 51.1 72.6
1970 51.5 72.8
1971 51.8 73
1972 52.3 73.4
1973 52.6 73.7
1974 52.9 74
1975 53.5 74.3
1976 53.9 74.6
1977 54.5 74.8
1978 55.2 74.7
1979 55.8 74.7
1980 56.5 74.8
1981 57.3 74.9
1982 58 75.1
1983 58.5 75.7
1984 59 76.2
1985 59.2 76.7
1986 59.3 77.2
1987 59.6 77.8
1988 59.6 78
1989 59.5 78.3
1990 59.3 78.5
1991 59.1 78.7
1992 58.6 78.7
1993 58.1 78.5
1994 57.3 78.2
1995 56.4 77.9
1996 55.1 77.7
1997 53.7 77.6
1998 52 77.8
1999 50.4 78.2
2000 48.8 78.6
2001 47.2 79.2
2002 46 79.8
2003 44.9 80.2
2004 44 80.7
2005 43.6 81.1
2006 43.2 81.4
2007 43.7 81.6
2008 44.3 81.9
2009 45.1 81.9
2010 46 82.1
2011 46.9 82.2
2012 48.2 82.3
2013 49.5 82.4
2014 50.8 82.5
2015 51.8 82.8
2016 52.9 82.9
2017 53.9 83.1
2018 54.6 83.3
2019 55.2 83.4
2020 55.1 82
2021 54.2 82.8
2022 56.8 83.4
2023 57.4 83.6
2024 57.8 83.7
2025 58.2 83.9

Lesotho and Liechtenstein population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Liechtenstein
Year Population
Lesotho Liechtenstein
1960 736,500 16,451
1961 758,824 16,877
1962 781,814 17,443
1963 805,373 18,093
1964 829,437 18,755
1965 854,090 19,195
1966 881,870 19,610
1967 913,982 20,175
1968 948,105 20,835
1969 983,202 21,084
1970 1,019,273 21,140
1971 1,056,246 21,600
1972 1,094,063 22,132
1973 1,132,697 22,785
1974 1,172,420 23,451
1975 1,213,643 23,846
1976 1,253,214 24,058
1977 1,289,967 24,442
1978 1,327,240 25,028
1979 1,366,169 25,575
1980 1,406,521 25,512
1981 1,448,069 25,673
1982 1,490,732 26,255
1983 1,534,413 26,446
1984 1,578,986 26,596
1985 1,624,379 26,878
1986 1,666,138 27,238
1987 1,703,390 27,557
1988 1,739,841 27,948
1989 1,775,436 28,317
1990 1,809,696 28,742
1991 1,842,379 29,209
1992 1,873,274 29,627
1993 1,901,793 30,089
1994 1,927,707 30,470
1995 1,951,437 30,776
1996 1,972,418 31,033
1997 1,988,130 31,232
1998 1,998,049 31,668
1999 2,003,234 32,221
2000 2,003,913 32,645
2001 2,000,853 33,194
2002 1,994,679 33,694
2003 1,985,059 34,079
2004 1,971,129 34,447
2005 1,953,076 34,753
2006 1,945,063 35,037
2007 1,953,268 35,262
2008 1,966,541 35,473
2009 1,980,883 35,742
2010 1,996,251 36,022
2011 2,014,009 36,312
2012 2,034,354 36,657
2013 2,056,504 36,984
2014 2,080,089 37,248
2015 2,104,611 37,494
2016 2,130,422 37,716
2017 2,157,110 37,962
2018 2,183,603 38,246
2019 2,209,405 38,563
2020 2,235,727 38,901
2021 2,261,542 39,182
2022 2,286,110 39,493
2023 2,311,472 39,850
2024 2,337,423 40,197

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Liechtenstein

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Liechtenstein
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Liechtenstein
1960 5.78 2.78
1961 5.79 2.78
1962 5.79 2.8
1963 5.78 2.85
1964 5.77 2.92
1965 5.77 2.96
1966 5.76 2.78
1967 5.75 2.48
1968 5.73 2.22
1969 5.7 2.13
1970 5.7 2.09
1971 5.7 2.03
1972 5.69 1.98
1973 5.69 1.94
1974 5.75 1.9
1975 5.83 1.9
1976 5.87 1.91
1977 5.85 1.92
1978 5.82 1.9
1979 5.79 1.67
1980 5.75 1.7
1981 5.69 1.69
1982 5.63 1.61
1983 5.56 1.53
1984 5.48 1.51
1985 5.4 1.5
1986 5.32 1.48
1987 5.22 1.5
1988 5.1 1.5
1989 4.96 1.5
1990 4.81 1.5
1991 4.68 1.5
1992 4.54 1.48
1993 4.37 1.45
1994 4.21 1.44
1995 4.13 1.44
1996 4.06 1.52
1997 3.98 1.57
1998 3.82 1.59
1999 3.67 1.63
2000 3.61 1.57
2001 3.63 1.52
2002 3.68 1.47
2003 3.62 1.36
2004 3.51 1.44
2005 3.43 1.49
2006 3.41 1.43
2007 3.44 1.42
2008 3.39 1.43
2009 3.31 1.71
2010 3.25 1.4
2011 3.34 1.69
2012 3.3 1.51
2013 3.28 1.45
2014 3.24 1.59
2015 3.22 1.4
2016 3.18 1.61
2017 3.11 1.44
2018 3.02 1.58
2019 2.92 1.48
2020 2.85 1.46
2021 2.77 1.53
2022 2.72 1.47
2023 2.69 1.45

Lesotho and Liechtenstein demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Liechtenstein
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Liechtenstein
1960 17.5 28
1961 17.4 27.8
1962 17.4 27.5
1963 17.4 27.3
1964 17.5 27.1
1965 17.5 27
1966 17.5 27
1967 17.6 27
1968 17.8 27
1969 18 27.1
1970 18.2 27.2
1971 18.3 27.3
1972 18.5 27.6
1973 18.6 27.8
1974 18.8 28.1
1975 18.9 28.3
1976 19 28.6
1977 19 29
1978 18.9 29.4
1979 18.8 29.8
1980 18.8 30.2
1981 18.7 30.5
1982 18.6 30.7
1983 18.6 31
1984 18.5 31.2
1985 18.4 31.5
1986 18.6 31.7
1987 18.7 32
1988 18.6 32.3
1989 18.5 32.6
1990 18.4 32.9
1991 18.4 33.3
1992 18.4 33.6
1993 18.4 33.9
1994 18.5 34.3
1995 18.6 34.6
1996 18.6 35
1997 18.8 35.3
1998 18.9 35.7
1999 19.1 36.1
2000 19.2 36.5
2001 19.4 36.9
2002 19.5 37.3
2003 19.7 37.7
2004 19.8 38.2
2005 19.9 38.6
2006 20 39.1
2007 20.2 39.6
2008 20.4 40.1
2009 20.6 40.6
2010 20.7 41.1
2011 20.9 41.4
2012 21 41.8
2013 21.1 42.2
2014 21.2 42.7
2015 21.3 43
2016 21.4 43.4
2017 21.6 43.8
2018 21.7 44.1
2019 21.8 44.4
2020 22 44.6
2021 22.1 44.8
2022 22.3 45
2023 22.5 45.2
2024 22.7 45.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Liechtenstein
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$4.16B
2009
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
2.56%
2011
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
2.01%
2007
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
55.6%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
40.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
58,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
n/a
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Lesotho Liechtenstein
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
56.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Liechtenstein
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+206
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
14.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
95.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
82
2025
Higher education index
26
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
5.12
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
82
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
100%
2013
English speaking
27.9%
2023
35%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Lesotho Liechtenstein
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
83.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
31.3 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Lesotho Liechtenstein
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
1,537 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
20 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
25.9 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
391 mi
2019

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