Lesotho vs Mozambique statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 34.6M in Mozambique (ranked 46/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique (ranked 137th vs. 34th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647).

Lesotho and Mozambique: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Mozambique economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

Mozambique

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	Mozambique
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	$596,410,264	-
1991	$704,325,367	$3,854,856,435
1992	$831,029,862	$2,798,696,511
1993	$835,582,062	$2,883,161,897
1994	$878,250,945	$2,958,108,170
1995	$1,001,894,000	$3,061,646,174
1996	$946,112,493	$4,030,146,135
1997	$998,004,259	$4,873,663,775
1998	$928,460,893	$5,551,118,149
1999	$912,773,681	$6,285,219,691
2000	$887,291,688	$5,930,685,215
2001	$825,706,961	$5,650,154,067
2002	$775,777,239	$5,950,769,427
2003	$1,157,825,435	$6,583,526,861
2004	$1,511,236,656	$7,937,255,565
2005	$1,682,343,527	$8,868,504,900
2006	$1,800,092,564	$9,509,835,537
2007	$1,682,131,785	$10,811,456,006
2008	$1,766,902,709	$12,920,340,965
2009	$1,740,894,965	$12,263,894,790
2010	$2,234,754,242	$11,411,894,724
2011	$2,579,409,620	$14,619,279,989
2012	$2,477,702,216	$16,688,114,144
2013	$2,367,112,932	$17,198,073,057
2014	$2,441,063,054	$17,978,246,586
2015	$2,359,686,725	$16,208,985,770
2016	$2,114,426,452	$12,069,051,237
2017	$2,306,741,672	$13,264,640,646
2018	$2,556,247,292	$15,017,358,953
2019	$2,390,702,296	$15,512,759,047
2020	$2,053,699,870	$14,235,420,174
2021	$2,412,130,022	$16,168,055,475
2022	$2,354,980,884	$18,883,528,581
2023	$2,117,962,430	$20,954,220,984
2024	$2,271,541,846	$22,416,650,343

Lesotho and Mozambique economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

Mozambique

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	Mozambique
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	$330	-
1991	$382	$288.7
1992	$444	$205.6
1993	$439	$205.2
1994	$456	$196.8
1995	$513	$191.8
1996	$480	$244.4
1997	$502	$287.5
1998	$465	$320
1999	$456	$354
2000	$443	$327
2001	$413	$305
2002	$389	$314
2003	$583	$339
2004	$767	$400
2005	$861	$437
2006	$925	$457
2007	$861	$508
2008	$898	$592
2009	$879	$548
2010	$1,119	$496
2011	$1,281	$618
2012	$1,218	$686
2013	$1,151	$687
2014	$1,174	$697
2015	$1,121	$611
2016	$992	$441
2017	$1,069	$471
2018	$1,171	$518
2019	$1,082	$519
2020	$919	$462
2021	$1,067	$510
2022	$1,030	$578
2023	$916	$623
2024	$972	$647

Lesotho vs. Mozambique life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

Mozambique

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	Mozambique
1950	44.6	37.3
1951	45.2	37.7
1952	45.9	38.1
1953	46.6	38.5
1954	47.3	38.9
1955	48	39.3
1956	48.6	39.6
1957	49.2	40.1
1958	49.6	40.5
1959	49.9	40.9
1960	50.2	41.2
1961	50.3	41.5
1962	50.3	41.8
1963	50.3	42
1964	50.3	41.7
1965	50.3	41.8
1966	50.4	41.8
1967	50.5	42
1968	50.8	42.1
1969	51.1	42.3
1970	51.5	42.5
1971	51.8	42.6
1972	52.3	42.5
1973	52.6	42.7
1974	52.9	43.2
1975	53.5	43.8
1976	53.9	43.9
1977	54.5	43.9
1978	55.2	44
1979	55.8	43.9
1980	56.5	44
1981	57.3	41.6
1982	58	41.7
1983	58.5	41.6
1984	59	38.9
1985	59.2	39
1986	59.3	41
1987	59.6	41
1988	59.6	43.7
1989	59.5	43.9
1990	59.3	44.3
1991	59.1	44.7
1992	58.6	45.1
1993	58.1	45.7
1994	57.3	46.1
1995	56.4	46.5
1996	55.1	47.1
1997	53.7	47.8
1998	52	48.2
1999	50.4	48.8
2000	48.8	49.5
2001	47.2	50.3
2002	46	50.9
2003	44.9	51.4
2004	44	51.9
2005	43.6	52.3
2006	43.2	52.7
2007	43.7	53.3
2008	44.3	53.8
2009	45.1	54.4
2010	46	55
2011	46.9	55.7
2012	48.2	56.5
2013	49.5	57.2
2014	50.8	58
2015	51.8	58.7
2016	52.9	59.5
2017	53.9	60.1
2018	54.6	60.8
2019	55.2	61.3
2020	55.1	61.4
2021	54.2	60.3
2022	56.8	63
2023	57.4	63.6
2024	57.8	63.8
2025	58.2	64

Lesotho and Mozambique population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

Mozambique

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	Mozambique
1960	736,500	6,713,695
1961	758,824	6,834,936
1962	781,814	6,969,364
1963	805,373	7,109,828
1964	829,437	7,255,061
1965	854,090	7,406,421
1966	881,870	7,562,990
1967	913,982	7,724,550
1968	948,105	7,892,613
1969	983,202	8,066,951
1970	1,019,273	8,250,506
1971	1,056,246	8,456,317
1972	1,094,063	8,692,935
1973	1,132,697	8,954,242
1974	1,172,420	9,236,093
1975	1,213,643	9,540,817
1976	1,253,214	9,867,209
1977	1,289,967	10,224,975
1978	1,327,240	10,618,250
1979	1,366,169	11,028,809
1980	1,406,521	11,336,221
1981	1,448,069	11,568,127
1982	1,490,732	11,824,370
1983	1,534,413	12,073,822
1984	1,578,986	12,315,954
1985	1,624,379	12,548,949
1986	1,666,138	12,770,578
1987	1,703,390	12,822,574
1988	1,739,841	12,800,558
1989	1,775,436	12,906,842
1990	1,809,696	13,094,537
1991	1,842,379	13,352,090
1992	1,873,274	13,613,316
1993	1,901,793	14,051,192
1994	1,927,707	15,033,853
1995	1,951,437	15,960,530
1996	1,972,418	16,492,480
1997	1,988,130	16,949,982
1998	1,998,049	17,340,464
1999	2,003,234	17,734,506
2000	2,003,913	18,129,653
2001	2,000,853	18,537,729
2002	1,994,679	18,958,338
2003	1,985,059	19,392,475
2004	1,971,129	19,840,313
2005	1,953,076	20,304,569
2006	1,945,063	20,787,087
2007	1,953,268	21,287,635
2008	1,966,541	21,819,036
2009	1,980,883	22,391,745
2010	1,996,251	22,999,235
2011	2,014,009	23,649,039
2012	2,034,354	24,337,846
2013	2,056,504	25,051,611
2014	2,080,089	25,788,475
2015	2,104,611	26,547,572
2016	2,130,422	27,337,105
2017	2,157,110	28,166,393
2018	2,183,603	29,018,644
2019	2,209,405	29,884,380
2020	2,235,727	30,783,688
2021	2,261,542	31,707,800
2022	2,286,110	32,656,246
2023	2,311,472	33,635,160
2024	2,337,423	34,631,766

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Mozambique

Fertility rate

Lesotho

Mozambique

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	Mozambique
1960	5.78	6.31
1961	5.79	6.37
1962	5.79	6.42
1963	5.78	6.47
1964	5.77	6.51
1965	5.77	6.54
1966	5.76	6.58
1967	5.75	6.61
1968	5.73	6.65
1969	5.7	6.67
1970	5.7	6.7
1971	5.7	6.7
1972	5.69	6.7
1973	5.69	6.7
1974	5.75	6.67
1975	5.83	6.66
1976	5.87	6.64
1977	5.85	6.62
1978	5.82	6.59
1979	5.79	6.56
1980	5.75	6.53
1981	5.69	6.48
1982	5.63	6.43
1983	5.56	6.43
1984	5.48	6.44
1985	5.4	6.43
1986	5.32	6.41
1987	5.22	6.39
1988	5.1	6.37
1989	4.96	6.35
1990	4.81	6.32
1991	4.68	6.28
1992	4.54	6.22
1993	4.37	6.15
1994	4.21	6.08
1995	4.13	6.02
1996	4.06	5.97
1997	3.98	5.93
1998	3.82	5.91
1999	3.67	5.88
2000	3.61	5.83
2001	3.63	5.76
2002	3.68	5.67
2003	3.62	5.6
2004	3.51	5.55
2005	3.43	5.5
2006	3.41	5.45
2007	3.44	5.47
2008	3.39	5.6
2009	3.31	5.68
2010	3.25	5.66
2011	3.34	5.6
2012	3.3	5.52
2013	3.28	5.43
2014	3.24	5.3
2015	3.22	5.25
2016	3.18	5.19
2017	3.11	5.13
2018	3.02	5.07
2019	2.92	5.02
2020	2.85	4.96
2021	2.77	4.91
2022	2.72	4.84
2023	2.69	4.76

Lesotho and Mozambique demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

Mozambique

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	Mozambique
1960	17.5	19.9
1961	17.4	19.8
1962	17.4	19.8
1963	17.4	19.7
1964	17.5	19.6
1965	17.5	19.4
1966	17.5	19.3
1967	17.6	19.2
1968	17.8	19
1969	18	18.9
1970	18.2	18.7
1971	18.3	18.6
1972	18.5	18.5
1973	18.6	18.4
1974	18.8	18.3
1975	18.9	18.2
1976	19	18.1
1977	19	18
1978	18.9	17.9
1979	18.8	17.8
1980	18.8	17.6
1981	18.7	17.4
1982	18.6	17.3
1983	18.6	17.2
1984	18.5	17.1
1985	18.4	17.1
1986	18.6	17
1987	18.7	17
1988	18.6	17
1989	18.5	17
1990	18.4	17
1991	18.4	17.1
1992	18.4	17.1
1993	18.4	17.2
1994	18.5	17.2
1995	18.6	17.3
1996	18.6	17.4
1997	18.8	17.4
1998	18.9	17.3
1999	19.1	17.3
2000	19.2	17.3
2001	19.4	17.2
2002	19.5	17.2
2003	19.7	17.2
2004	19.8	17.1
2005	19.9	17.1
2006	20	17.1
2007	20.2	17.1
2008	20.4	17
2009	20.6	17
2010	20.7	16.9
2011	20.9	16.9
2012	21	16.9
2013	21.1	16.9
2014	21.2	16.9
2015	21.3	16.9
2016	21.4	17
2017	21.6	17
2018	21.7	17.1
2019	21.8	17.1
2020	22	17.2
2021	22.1	17.3
2022	22.3	17.3
2023	22.5	17.4
2024	22.7	17.5

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