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Lesotho vs Mongolia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 3.52M in Mongolia (ranked 132/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 601,740 sq mi for Mongolia (ranked 137th vs. 18th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Mongolia ranks 121/197 ($23.6B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Mongolia ranks 107/197 ($6,691).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Mongolia
Population
2384217
3599274
Population rank 144/197 132/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$23.6B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 121/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$6,691
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 107/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$19,098
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$10.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
42.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$2,969
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 101/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$6,196
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
601,740 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
5.86 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
2.7
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
27.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
72.2 years
2025

Lesotho and Mongolia: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Mongolia economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Mongolia
Year GDP
Lesotho Mongolia
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 $2,101,394,100
1981 $434,188,034 $2,310,099,100
1982 $348,741,684 $2,552,401,933
1983 $386,699,309 $2,725,736,633
1984 $333,163,670 $2,098,734,600
1985 $268,629,926 $2,186,505,475
1986 $318,858,423 $2,896,178,867
1987 $402,768,324 $3,020,611,600
1988 $470,395,801 $3,204,461,567
1989 $495,409,233 $3,576,966,800
1990 $596,410,264 $2,560,785,660
1991 $704,325,367 $2,379,018,326
1992 $831,029,862 $1,317,611,864
1993 $835,582,062 $768,401,634
1994 $878,250,945 $925,817,092
1995 $1,001,894,000 $1,452,165,005
1996 $946,112,493 $1,345,719,472
1997 $998,004,259 $1,180,934,203
1998 $928,460,893 $1,124,440,205
1999 $912,773,681 $1,057,408,589
2000 $887,291,688 $1,136,896,124
2001 $825,706,961 $1,267,997,934
2002 $775,777,239 $1,396,555,720
2003 $1,157,825,435 $1,595,297,356
2004 $1,511,236,656 $1,992,066,808
2005 $1,682,343,527 $2,523,471,601
2006 $1,800,092,564 $3,414,055,662
2007 $1,682,131,785 $4,234,999,704
2008 $1,766,902,709 $5,623,216,608
2009 $1,740,894,965 $4,583,850,368
2010 $2,234,754,242 $7,189,481,999
2011 $2,579,409,620 $10,409,797,378
2012 $2,477,702,216 $12,292,770,632
2013 $2,367,112,932 $12,582,122,604
2014 $2,441,063,054 $12,226,514,668
2015 $2,359,686,725 $11,619,892,591
2016 $2,114,426,452 $11,181,350,649
2017 $2,306,741,672 $11,480,847,741
2018 $2,556,247,292 $13,178,094,720
2019 $2,390,702,296 $14,206,359,018
2020 $2,053,699,870 $13,312,981,429
2021 $2,412,130,022 $15,286,441,738
2022 $2,354,980,884 $17,146,471,714
2023 $2,117,962,430 $20,325,121,394
2024 $2,271,541,846 $23,586,055,802

Lesotho and Mongolia economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Mongolia
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Mongolia
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 $1,235
1981 $299.8 $1,325
1982 $233.9 $1,430
1983 $252 $1,490
1984 $211 $1,120
1985 $165.4 $1,138
1986 $191.4 $1,469
1987 $236.5 $1,493
1988 $270.4 $1,543
1989 $279 $1,684
1990 $330 $1,220
1991 $382 $1,099
1992 $444 $608
1993 $439 $355
1994 $456 $423
1995 $513 $653
1996 $480 $596
1997 $502 $515
1998 $465 $484
1999 $456 $449
2000 $443 $476
2001 $413 $524
2002 $389 $570
2003 $583 $643
2004 $767 $794
2005 $861 $995
2006 $925 $1,330
2007 $861 $1,628
2008 $898 $2,127
2009 $879 $1,703
2010 $1,119 $2,625
2011 $1,281 $3,736
2012 $1,218 $4,329
2013 $1,151 $4,340
2014 $1,174 $4,126
2015 $1,121 $3,839
2016 $992 $3,620
2017 $1,069 $3,646
2018 $1,171 $4,108
2019 $1,082 $4,348
2020 $919 $4,001
2021 $1,067 $4,518
2022 $1,030 $4,994
2023 $916 $5,839
2024 $972 $6,691

Lesotho vs. Mongolia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Mongolia
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Mongolia
1950 44.6 38.6
1951 45.2 39.1
1952 45.9 39.4
1953 46.6 39.8
1954 47.3 40.2
1955 48 40.7
1956 48.6 41.4
1957 49.2 40.4
1958 49.6 42.8
1959 49.9 43.7
1960 50.2 44.5
1961 50.3 45.4
1962 50.3 46.3
1963 50.3 47.1
1964 50.3 47.9
1965 50.3 48.7
1966 50.4 49.4
1967 50.5 50.1
1968 50.8 50.8
1969 51.1 51.4
1970 51.5 52
1971 51.8 52.6
1972 52.3 53.1
1973 52.6 53.6
1974 52.9 54
1975 53.5 54.3
1976 53.9 54.6
1977 54.5 54.8
1978 55.2 54.9
1979 55.8 55.1
1980 56.5 55.2
1981 57.3 55.4
1982 58 55.6
1983 58.5 55.9
1984 59 56.1
1985 59.2 56.4
1986 59.3 56.8
1987 59.6 57.1
1988 59.6 57.5
1989 59.5 58.1
1990 59.3 58.8
1991 59.1 59.8
1992 58.6 60.4
1993 58.1 60.8
1994 57.3 60.9
1995 56.4 60.9
1996 55.1 61
1997 53.7 61.4
1998 52 62.1
1999 50.4 62.8
2000 48.8 63.5
2001 47.2 63.8
2002 46 64
2003 44.9 64.1
2004 44 64.3
2005 43.6 64.8
2006 43.2 65.6
2007 43.7 66.5
2008 44.3 67.1
2009 45.1 67.2
2010 46 67.1
2011 46.9 67.2
2012 48.2 67.6
2013 49.5 68.2
2014 50.8 68.7
2015 51.8 69.2
2016 52.9 69.7
2017 53.9 70.2
2018 54.6 70.6
2019 55.2 70.7
2020 55.1 70
2021 54.2 68.6
2022 56.8 71.5
2023 57.4 71.7
2024 57.8 72
2025 58.2 72.2

Lesotho and Mongolia population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Mongolia
Year Population
Lesotho Mongolia
1960 736,500 977,595
1961 758,824 1,009,284
1962 781,814 1,041,444
1963 805,373 1,071,362
1964 829,437 1,100,234
1965 854,090 1,131,177
1966 881,870 1,163,754
1967 913,982 1,196,996
1968 948,105 1,229,930
1969 983,202 1,262,284
1970 1,019,273 1,295,272
1971 1,056,246 1,330,071
1972 1,094,063 1,366,821
1973 1,132,697 1,405,502
1974 1,172,420 1,446,050
1975 1,213,643 1,488,296
1976 1,253,214 1,531,945
1977 1,289,967 1,576,245
1978 1,327,240 1,619,468
1979 1,366,169 1,660,659
1980 1,406,521 1,701,335
1981 1,448,069 1,742,857
1982 1,490,732 1,785,364
1983 1,534,413 1,829,092
1984 1,578,986 1,874,349
1985 1,624,379 1,921,514
1986 1,666,138 1,970,965
1987 1,703,390 2,022,800
1988 1,739,841 2,076,322
1989 1,775,436 2,124,185
1990 1,809,696 2,098,710
1991 1,842,379 2,165,342
1992 1,873,274 2,167,790
1993 1,901,793 2,165,130
1994 1,927,707 2,189,395
1995 1,951,437 2,224,945
1996 1,972,418 2,259,507
1997 1,988,130 2,291,750
1998 1,998,049 2,323,809
1999 2,003,234 2,356,813
2000 2,003,913 2,388,299
2001 2,000,853 2,417,751
2002 1,994,679 2,449,027
2003 1,985,059 2,480,374
2004 1,971,129 2,508,412
2005 1,953,076 2,536,407
2006 1,945,063 2,567,168
2007 1,953,268 2,601,850
2008 1,966,541 2,643,201
2009 1,980,883 2,691,115
2010 1,996,251 2,738,622
2011 2,014,009 2,786,317
2012 2,034,354 2,839,705
2013 2,056,504 2,899,011
2014 2,080,089 2,963,113
2015 2,104,611 3,026,864
2016 2,130,422 3,088,856
2017 2,157,110 3,148,917
2018 2,183,603 3,208,189
2019 2,209,405 3,267,673
2020 2,235,727 3,327,204
2021 2,261,542 3,383,741
2022 2,286,110 3,433,748
2023 2,311,472 3,481,145
2024 2,337,423 3,524,788

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Mongolia

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Mongolia
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Mongolia
1960 5.78 6.82
1961 5.79 6.96
1962 5.79 7.1
1963 5.78 7.24
1964 5.77 7.33
1965 5.77 7.38
1966 5.76 7.41
1967 5.75 7.39
1968 5.73 7.37
1969 5.7 7.34
1970 5.7 7.31
1971 5.7 7.3
1972 5.69 7.28
1973 5.69 7.24
1974 5.75 7.17
1975 5.83 7.07
1976 5.87 6.93
1977 5.85 6.79
1978 5.82 6.62
1979 5.79 6.42
1980 5.75 6.21
1981 5.69 5.98
1982 5.63 5.8
1983 5.56 5.63
1984 5.48 5.45
1985 5.4 5.26
1986 5.32 5.03
1987 5.22 4.83
1988 5.1 4.65
1989 4.96 4.42
1990 4.81 4.5
1991 4.68 4
1992 4.54 3.5
1993 4.37 2.5
1994 4.21 2.7
1995 4.13 2.77
1996 4.06 2.5
1997 3.98 2.4
1998 3.82 2.3
1999 3.67 2.3
2000 3.61 2.2
2001 3.63 2.2
2002 3.68 2.1
2003 3.62 2
2004 3.51 2
2005 3.43 2
2006 3.41 2.1
2007 3.44 2.3
2008 3.39 2.6
2009 3.31 2.8
2010 3.25 2.4
2011 3.34 2.6
2012 3.3 2.7
2013 3.28 3
2014 3.24 3.1
2015 3.22 3
2016 3.18 3
2017 3.11 2.8
2018 3.02 2.9
2019 2.92 3
2020 2.85 2.9
2021 2.77 2.8
2022 2.72 2.7
2023 2.69 2.7

Lesotho and Mongolia demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Mongolia
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Mongolia
1960 17.5 22.8
1961 17.4 22.5
1962 17.4 22.2
1963 17.4 21.7
1964 17.5 21
1965 17.5 20.3
1966 17.5 19.6
1967 17.6 19
1968 17.8 18.4
1969 18 18
1970 18.2 17.7
1971 18.3 17.5
1972 18.5 17.3
1973 18.6 17.2
1974 18.8 17.2
1975 18.9 17.2
1976 19 17.2
1977 19 17.3
1978 18.9 17.4
1979 18.8 17.5
1980 18.8 17.7
1981 18.7 17.9
1982 18.6 18
1983 18.6 18.2
1984 18.5 18.4
1985 18.4 18.5
1986 18.6 18.6
1987 18.7 18.7
1988 18.6 18.7
1989 18.5 18.8
1990 18.4 19
1991 18.4 19.1
1992 18.4 19.3
1993 18.4 19.5
1994 18.5 19.8
1995 18.6 20
1996 18.6 20.4
1997 18.8 20.7
1998 18.9 21
1999 19.1 21.4
2000 19.2 21.8
2001 19.4 22.2
2002 19.5 22.6
2003 19.7 23
2004 19.8 23.4
2005 19.9 23.8
2006 20 24.2
2007 20.2 24.5
2008 20.4 24.8
2009 20.6 25.1
2010 20.7 25.4
2011 20.9 25.8
2012 21 26.1
2013 21.1 26.3
2014 21.2 26.5
2015 21.3 26.7
2016 21.4 26.9
2017 21.6 27
2018 21.7 27.1
2019 21.8 27.2
2020 22 27.3
2021 22.1 27.4
2022 22.3 27.6
2023 22.5 27.7
2024 22.7 27.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Mongolia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
36.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
3.66%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
0.6%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
+0.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
5.18%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
44.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
38.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
62.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
24.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
3.4%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$5.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$528M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
66,900
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
0.64%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Mongolia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
1,891 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$8.68
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
28.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
8.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
94.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-226.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
10.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
0.81%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Mongolia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+83
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
42
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
5.92
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
21
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
77
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
98.6%
2023
English speaking
27.9%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
83%
2023

Health

Lesotho Mongolia
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$174.6
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
72.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
24.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
3.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
20.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
41
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
13.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
29.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
7.68 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Mongolia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.05%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
170,717 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
414,933 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
54,709 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
70,339 mi
2017

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