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Lesotho vs Luxembourg statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 678K in Luxembourg (ranked 164/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 994 sq mi for Luxembourg (ranked 137th vs. 169th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Luxembourg
Population
2384217
690832
Population rank 144/197 164/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$93.2B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 73/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$137,517
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 3/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$150,772
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$24.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
26.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$35,728
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 20/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$64,450
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
994 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
682 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.25
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
82.5 years
2025

Lesotho and Luxembourg: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Luxembourg
Year GDP
Lesotho Luxembourg
1960 $34,579,986 $709,941,874
1961 $35,699,986 $710,163,719
1962 $41,859,983 $747,846,862
1963 $47,039,981 $797,902,154
1964 $51,939,979 $910,877,686
1965 $54,879,978 $929,477,285
1966 $56,699,977 $976,717,015
1967 $59,261,976 $983,052,315
1968 $61,445,975 $1,075,561,623
1969 $65,967,974 $1,245,432,991
1970 $68,739,973 $1,457,768,455
1971 $76,480,285 $1,518,773,421
1972 $80,913,200 $1,901,697,370
1973 $121,188,716 $2,609,875,802
1974 $150,851,317 $3,183,637,117
1975 $149,558,896 $3,123,333,333
1976 $147,660,037 $3,423,586,207
1977 $193,315,048 $3,789,321,328
1978 $266,570,067 $4,718,539,772
1979 $290,134,593 $5,516,982,664
1980 $431,542,537 $6,019,805,490
1981 $434,188,034 $5,053,665,797
1982 $348,741,684 $4,602,316,793
1983 $386,699,309 $4,524,217,751
1984 $333,163,670 $4,438,435,493
1985 $268,629,926 $4,577,211,767
1986 $318,858,423 $6,685,595,088
1987 $402,768,324 $8,320,902,215
1988 $470,395,801 $9,418,167,855
1989 $495,409,233 $10,037,674,038
1990 $596,410,264 $12,778,792,854
1991 $704,325,367 $13,834,219,728
1992 $831,029,862 $15,518,702,635
1993 $835,582,062 $15,925,521,222
1994 $878,250,945 $17,701,798,891
1995 $1,001,894,000 $20,853,093,870
1996 $946,112,493 $20,895,314,658
1997 $998,004,259 $19,563,836,265
1998 $928,460,893 $20,150,053,345
1999 $912,773,681 $21,899,317,599
2000 $887,291,688 $21,230,182,989
2001 $825,706,961 $21,387,533,703
2002 $775,777,239 $23,649,833,332
2003 $1,157,825,435 $29,667,268,248
2004 $1,511,236,656 $35,064,843,793
2005 $1,682,343,527 $37,672,280,120
2006 $1,800,092,564 $42,910,146,296
2007 $1,682,131,785 $51,587,401,416
2008 $1,766,902,709 $58,844,277,702
2009 $1,740,894,965 $54,467,289,898
2010 $2,234,754,242 $56,213,985,987
2011 $2,579,409,620 $61,696,281,326
2012 $2,477,702,216 $59,776,383,527
2013 $2,367,112,932 $65,203,276,467
2014 $2,441,063,054 $68,804,811,898
2015 $2,359,686,725 $60,071,584,216
2016 $2,114,426,452 $62,216,885,436
2017 $2,306,741,672 $65,712,180,343
2018 $2,556,247,292 $71,085,623,495
2019 $2,390,702,296 $69,872,035,114
2020 $2,053,699,870 $73,670,782,100
2021 $2,412,130,022 $86,386,759,695
2022 $2,354,980,884 $80,801,680,397
2023 $2,117,962,430 $87,574,021,092
2024 $2,271,541,846 $93,197,329,012

Lesotho and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Luxembourg
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Luxembourg
1960 $47 $2,261
1961 $47 $2,241
1962 $53.5 $2,332
1963 $58.4 $2,462
1964 $62.6 $2,779
1965 $64.3 $2,804
1966 $64.3 $2,925
1967 $64.8 $2,935
1968 $64.8 $3,203
1969 $67.1 $3,690
1970 $67.4 $4,298
1971 $72.4 $4,435
1972 $74 $5,487
1973 $107 $7,447
1974 $128.7 $8,967
1975 $123.2 $8,701
1976 $117.8 $9,491
1977 $149.9 $10,486
1978 $200.8 $13,034
1979 $212.4 $15,204
1980 $307 $16,531
1981 $299.8 $13,837
1982 $233.9 $12,591
1983 $252 $12,374
1984 $211 $12,127
1985 $165.4 $12,482
1986 $191.4 $18,150
1987 $236.5 $22,443
1988 $270.4 $25,219
1989 $279 $26,618
1990 $330 $33,465
1991 $382 $35,747
1992 $444 $39,571
1993 $439 $40,067
1994 $456 $43,933
1995 $513 $51,032
1996 $480 $50,444
1997 $502 $46,642
1998 $465 $47,445
1999 $456 $50,872
2000 $443 $48,660
2001 $413 $48,440
2002 $389 $53,006
2003 $583 $65,689
2004 $767 $76,545
2005 $861 $80,988
2006 $925 $90,789
2007 $861 $107,475
2008 $898 $120,422
2009 $879 $109,420
2010 $1,119 $110,886
2011 $1,281 $119,025
2012 $1,218 $112,585
2013 $1,151 $120,000
2014 $1,174 $123,679
2015 $1,121 $105,462
2016 $992 $106,899
2017 $1,069 $110,193
2018 $1,171 $116,927
2019 $1,082 $112,697
2020 $919 $116,860
2021 $1,067 $134,966
2022 $1,030 $123,720
2023 $916 $131,408
2024 $972 $137,517

Lesotho vs. Luxembourg life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Luxembourg
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Luxembourg
1950 44.6 65.5
1951 45.2 65.9
1952 45.9 66.1
1953 46.6 66.4
1954 47.3 66.7
1955 48 67.4
1956 48.6 67.1
1957 49.2 66.9
1958 49.6 68.4
1959 49.9 68.4
1960 50.2 68.8
1961 50.3 69.1
1962 50.3 68.4
1963 50.3 68.7
1964 50.3 68.8
1965 50.3 69.2
1966 50.4 68.9
1967 50.5 69.5
1968 50.8 70
1969 51.1 69.7
1970 51.5 69.2
1971 51.8 69.2
1972 52.3 70.5
1973 52.6 70.3
1974 52.9 70.2
1975 53.5 70.3
1976 53.9 70.2
1977 54.5 71.5
1978 55.2 71.5
1979 55.8 72.3
1980 56.5 72.4
1981 57.3 72.1
1982 58 72.2
1983 58.5 73
1984 59 72.7
1985 59.2 73.3
1986 59.3 74.1
1987 59.6 73.9
1988 59.6 74.3
1989 59.5 74.3
1990 59.3 75
1991 59.1 75
1992 58.6 74.7
1993 58.1 75.4
1994 57.3 75.9
1995 56.4 75.9
1996 55.1 76.2
1997 53.7 76.4
1998 52 76.6
1999 50.4 77
2000 48.8 77.3
2001 47.2 77.5
2002 46 77.6
2003 44.9 77.3
2004 44 78.7
2005 43.6 78.9
2006 43.2 78.8
2007 43.7 79.1
2008 44.3 80.1
2009 45.1 79.9
2010 46 80.1
2011 46.9 80.3
2012 48.2 80.4
2013 49.5 80.9
2014 50.8 81.2
2015 51.8 81.3
2016 52.9 81.6
2017 53.9 81.1
2018 54.6 81.5
2019 55.2 81.6
2020 55.1 81.4
2021 54.2 81.8
2022 56.8 82.2
2023 57.4 82.2
2024 57.8 82.4
2025 58.2 82.5

Lesotho and Luxembourg population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Luxembourg
Year Population
Lesotho Luxembourg
1960 736,500 313,970
1961 758,824 316,845
1962 781,814 320,750
1963 805,373 324,100
1964 829,437 327,750
1965 854,090 331,500
1966 881,870 333,895
1967 913,982 334,995
1968 948,105 335,850
1969 983,202 337,500
1970 1,019,273 339,171
1971 1,056,246 342,421
1972 1,094,063 346,600
1973 1,132,697 350,450
1974 1,172,420 355,050
1975 1,213,643 358,950
1976 1,253,214 360,731
1977 1,289,967 361,358
1978 1,327,240 362,007
1979 1,366,169 362,856
1980 1,406,521 364,150
1981 1,448,069 365,225
1982 1,490,732 365,525
1983 1,534,413 365,622
1984 1,578,986 365,998
1985 1,624,379 366,706
1986 1,666,138 368,355
1987 1,703,390 370,750
1988 1,739,841 373,450
1989 1,775,436 377,100
1990 1,809,696 381,850
1991 1,842,379 387,000
1992 1,873,274 392,175
1993 1,901,793 397,475
1994 1,927,707 402,925
1995 1,951,437 408,625
1996 1,972,418 414,225
1997 1,988,130 419,450
1998 1,998,049 424,700
1999 2,003,234 430,475
2000 2,003,913 436,300
2001 2,000,853 441,525
2002 1,994,679 446,175
2003 1,985,059 451,630
2004 1,971,129 458,095
2005 1,953,076 465,158
2006 1,945,063 472,637
2007 1,953,268 479,993
2008 1,966,541 488,650
2009 1,980,883 497,783
2010 1,996,251 506,953
2011 2,014,009 518,347
2012 2,034,354 530,946
2013 2,056,504 543,360
2014 2,080,089 556,319
2015 2,104,611 569,604
2016 2,130,422 582,014
2017 2,157,110 596,336
2018 2,183,603 607,950
2019 2,209,405 620,001
2020 2,235,727 630,419
2021 2,261,542 640,064
2022 2,286,110 653,103
2023 2,311,472 666,430
2024 2,337,423 677,717

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Luxembourg

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Luxembourg
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Luxembourg
1960 5.78 2.29
1961 5.79 -
1962 5.79 2.37
1963 5.78 -
1964 5.77 2.34
1965 5.77 2.42
1966 5.76 2.34
1967 5.75 2.24
1968 5.73 2.12
1969 5.7 2.02
1970 5.7 1.97
1971 5.7 1.95
1972 5.69 1.75
1973 5.69 1.58
1974 5.75 1.58
1975 5.83 1.55
1976 5.87 1.48
1977 5.85 1.5
1978 5.82 1.48
1979 5.79 1.48
1980 5.75 1.5
1981 5.69 1.55
1982 5.63 1.49
1983 5.56 1.43
1984 5.48 1.42
1985 5.4 1.38
1986 5.32 1.43
1987 5.22 1.4
1988 5.1 1.51
1989 4.96 1.52
1990 4.81 1.6
1991 4.68 1.6
1992 4.54 1.64
1993 4.37 1.7
1994 4.21 1.72
1995 4.13 1.7
1996 4.06 1.77
1997 3.98 1.71
1998 3.82 1.68
1999 3.67 1.74
2000 3.61 1.76
2001 3.63 1.66
2002 3.68 1.63
2003 3.62 1.62
2004 3.51 1.66
2005 3.43 1.63
2006 3.41 1.65
2007 3.44 1.61
2008 3.39 1.61
2009 3.31 1.59
2010 3.25 1.63
2011 3.34 1.52
2012 3.3 1.57
2013 3.28 1.55
2014 3.24 1.5
2015 3.22 1.47
2016 3.18 1.41
2017 3.11 1.39
2018 3.02 1.38
2019 2.92 1.34
2020 2.85 1.36
2021 2.77 1.38
2022 2.72 1.31
2023 2.69 1.25

Lesotho and Luxembourg demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Luxembourg
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Luxembourg
1960 17.5 35.1
1961 17.4 35.1
1962 17.4 35.1
1963 17.4 35.1
1964 17.5 35.2
1965 17.5 35.2
1966 17.5 35.2
1967 17.6 35.2
1968 17.8 35.3
1969 18 35.3
1970 18.2 35.3
1971 18.3 35.3
1972 18.5 35.1
1973 18.6 35.1
1974 18.8 35
1975 18.9 35
1976 19 34.9
1977 19 34.8
1978 18.9 34.8
1979 18.8 34.8
1980 18.8 34.9
1981 18.7 35
1982 18.6 35.2
1983 18.6 35.4
1984 18.5 35.6
1985 18.4 35.8
1986 18.6 36
1987 18.7 36.1
1988 18.6 36.2
1989 18.5 36.3
1990 18.4 36.4
1991 18.4 36.4
1992 18.4 36.5
1993 18.4 36.5
1994 18.5 36.6
1995 18.6 36.7
1996 18.6 36.8
1997 18.8 37
1998 18.9 37.1
1999 19.1 37.3
2000 19.2 37.3
2001 19.4 37.3
2002 19.5 37.6
2003 19.7 37.8
2004 19.8 38
2005 19.9 38.2
2006 20 38.4
2007 20.2 38.5
2008 20.4 38.7
2009 20.6 38.8
2010 20.7 38.9
2011 20.9 39
2012 21 39.1
2013 21.1 39.1
2014 21.2 39.2
2015 21.3 39.3
2016 21.4 39.3
2017 21.6 39.4
2018 21.7 39.5
2019 21.8 39.5
2020 22 39.6
2021 22.1 39.7
2022 22.3 39.7
2023 22.5 39.9
2024 22.7 40.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Luxembourg
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$62B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
48.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
3.71%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
0.75%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
6.42%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
81.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
9.01%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
79.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
28
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$41.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$2.79B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$2.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
525,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
2.98%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
98.8%
2017

Energy

Lesotho Luxembourg
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
4,592 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$31
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
7.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
10.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
70.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
20.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.55%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
109.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,428 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
89%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
48.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Luxembourg
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+5,677
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
92.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
93.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
1.54
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
100%
2000
English speaking
27.9%
2023
57%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
98.8%
2024

Health

Lesotho Luxembourg
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$7,505
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$654
2023
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
82.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
1.07%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.99
2017
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
31.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
18.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
23%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Luxembourg
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
1,467 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
342 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
1,786 mi
2019

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