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Lesotho vs Myanmar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 54.5M in Myanmar (ranked 27/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 251,997 sq mi for Myanmar (ranked 137th vs. 39th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Myanmar
Population
2384217
55119090
Population rank 144/197 27/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$74.1B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 85/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$1,359
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 165/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$5,997
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$45.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
62.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$833
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 146/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$1,798
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
251,997 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
67.3 years
2025

Lesotho and Myanmar: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Myanmar economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Myanmar
Year GDP
Lesotho Myanmar
1960 $34,579,986 $545,098,448
1961 $35,699,986 $605,581,577
1962 $41,859,983 $634,528,872
1963 $47,039,981 $598,998,419
1964 $51,939,979 $411,419,906
1965 $54,879,978 $367,053,117
1966 $56,699,977 $293,103,479
1967 $59,261,976 $420,359,036
1968 $61,445,975 $559,956,130
1969 $65,967,974 $571,854,215
1970 $68,739,973 $563,555,631
1971 $76,480,285 $587,448,405
1972 $80,913,200 $662,213,083
1973 $121,188,716 $719,754,655
1974 $150,851,317 $1,225,589,878
1975 $149,558,896 $1,061,107,354
1976 $147,660,037 $1,204,699,849
1977 $193,315,048 $873,579,932
1978 $266,570,067 $935,408,775
1979 $290,134,593 $952,265,043
1980 $431,542,537 $1,038,225,167
1981 $434,188,034 $1,111,000,765
1982 $348,741,684 $1,481,165,468
1983 $386,699,309 $1,381,573,615
1984 $333,163,670 $1,304,063,253
1985 $268,629,926 $1,478,908,173
1986 $318,858,423 $1,582,873,750
1987 $402,768,324 $1,562,448,077
1988 $470,395,801 $1,541,088,312
1989 $495,409,233 $2,013,448,229
1990 $596,410,264 $2,115,193,513
1991 $704,325,367 $2,069,832,687
1992 $831,029,862 $2,411,552,289
1993 $835,582,062 $3,163,020,035
1994 $878,250,945 $4,432,257,174
1995 $1,001,894,000 $5,289,174,943
1996 $946,112,493 $6,123,556,717
1997 $998,004,259 $4,722,288,496
1998 $928,460,893 $6,459,461,639
1999 $912,773,681 $8,486,832,801
2000 $887,291,688 $8,905,066,164
2001 $825,706,961 $6,477,790,688
2002 $775,777,239 $6,777,632,512
2003 $1,157,825,435 $10,467,109,978
2004 $1,511,236,656 $10,567,354,056
2005 $1,682,343,527 $11,986,972,419
2006 $1,800,092,564 $14,502,553,710
2007 $1,682,131,785 $20,182,477,481
2008 $1,766,902,709 $31,862,554,102
2009 $1,740,894,965 $36,906,181,381
2010 $2,234,754,242 $49,540,813,342
2011 $2,579,409,620 $59,977,326,086
2012 $2,477,702,216 $59,937,796,648
2013 $2,367,112,932 $60,269,732,855
2014 $2,441,063,054 $65,531,374,200
2015 $2,359,686,725 $59,607,290,408
2016 $2,114,426,452 $63,298,361,996
2017 $2,306,741,672 $66,053,040,483
2018 $2,556,247,292 $67,860,515,990
2019 $2,390,702,296 $75,065,106,228
2020 $2,053,699,870 $79,006,113,643
2021 $2,412,130,022 $66,345,291,160
2022 $2,354,980,884 $62,253,049,892
2023 $2,117,962,430 $66,757,619,000
2024 $2,271,541,846 $74,079,772,652

Lesotho and Myanmar economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Myanmar
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Myanmar
1960 $47 $25.1
1961 $47 $27.3
1962 $53.5 $27.9
1963 $58.4 $25.8
1964 $62.6 $17.3
1965 $64.3 $15.1
1966 $64.3 $11.8
1967 $64.8 $16.5
1968 $64.8 $21.5
1969 $67.1 $21.5
1970 $67.4 $20.7
1971 $72.4 $21.1
1972 $74 $23.3
1973 $107 $24.8
1974 $128.7 $41.4
1975 $123.2 $35.2
1976 $117.8 $39.2
1977 $149.9 $27.9
1978 $200.8 $29.3
1979 $212.4 $29.2
1980 $307 $31.2
1981 $299.8 $32.8
1982 $233.9 $43
1983 $252 $39.3
1984 $211 $36.3
1985 $165.4 $40.4
1986 $191.4 $42.4
1987 $236.5 $41.1
1988 $270.4 $39.9
1989 $279 $51.3
1990 $330 $53.1
1991 $382 $51.2
1992 $444 $58.9
1993 $439 $76.2
1994 $456 $105.4
1995 $513 $124.1
1996 $480 $141.9
1997 $502 $108
1998 $465 $146
1999 $456 $189.5
2000 $443 $196.6
2001 $413 $141.5
2002 $389 $146.6
2003 $583 $224.3
2004 $767 $224.5
2005 $861 $252.7
2006 $925 $303
2007 $861 $419
2008 $898 $658
2009 $879 $758
2010 $1,119 $1,011
2011 $1,281 $1,214
2012 $1,218 $1,203
2013 $1,151 $1,199
2014 $1,174 $1,293
2015 $1,121 $1,167
2016 $992 $1,229
2017 $1,069 $1,273
2018 $1,171 $1,298
2019 $1,082 $1,426
2020 $919 $1,490
2021 $1,067 $1,243
2022 $1,030 $1,158
2023 $916 $1,233
2024 $972 $1,359

Lesotho vs. Myanmar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Myanmar
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Myanmar
1950 44.6 35.7
1951 45.2 36.5
1952 45.9 37.7
1953 46.6 38.6
1954 47.3 39.6
1955 48 40.4
1956 48.6 41.2
1957 49.2 42
1958 49.6 42.8
1959 49.9 43.4
1960 50.2 44.1
1961 50.3 44.6
1962 50.3 45.3
1963 50.3 46
1964 50.3 46.7
1965 50.3 47.4
1966 50.4 48.2
1967 50.5 48.9
1968 50.8 49.4
1969 51.1 50
1970 51.5 50.5
1971 51.8 51
1972 52.3 51.4
1973 52.6 51.8
1974 52.9 52.1
1975 53.5 52.5
1976 53.9 52.9
1977 54.5 53.3
1978 55.2 53.5
1979 55.8 54
1980 56.5 54.4
1981 57.3 54.7
1982 58 55
1983 58.5 55.3
1984 59 55.6
1985 59.2 55.8
1986 59.3 56.1
1987 59.6 56.4
1988 59.6 56.6
1989 59.5 56.9
1990 59.3 57.2
1991 59.1 57.4
1992 58.6 57.7
1993 58.1 58
1994 57.3 58.3
1995 56.4 58.7
1996 55.1 59.2
1997 53.7 59.5
1998 52 59.9
1999 50.4 60.1
2000 48.8 60.4
2001 47.2 60.6
2002 46 60.9
2003 44.9 61.2
2004 44 61.4
2005 43.6 61.7
2006 43.2 62
2007 43.7 62.4
2008 44.3 56.4
2009 45.1 63.1
2010 46 63.5
2011 46.9 63.9
2012 48.2 64.3
2013 49.5 64.6
2014 50.8 65
2015 51.8 65.3
2016 52.9 65.6
2017 53.9 65.9
2018 54.6 66.2
2019 55.2 66.5
2020 55.1 66.6
2021 54.2 65.6
2022 56.8 66.5
2023 57.4 66.9
2024 57.8 67.1
2025 58.2 67.3

Lesotho and Myanmar population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Myanmar
Year Population
Lesotho Myanmar
1960 736,500 21,730,250
1961 758,824 22,210,581
1962 781,814 22,704,719
1963 805,373 23,213,408
1964 829,437 23,737,315
1965 854,090 24,279,431
1966 881,870 24,836,496
1967 913,982 25,406,429
1968 948,105 25,989,662
1969 983,202 26,585,112
1970 1,019,273 27,193,016
1971 1,056,246 27,807,219
1972 1,094,063 28,428,324
1973 1,132,697 29,026,388
1974 1,172,420 29,598,167
1975 1,213,643 30,176,565
1976 1,253,214 30,758,811
1977 1,289,967 31,355,966
1978 1,327,240 31,972,976
1979 1,366,169 32,596,550
1980 1,406,521 33,227,204
1981 1,448,069 33,858,783
1982 1,490,732 34,482,965
1983 1,534,413 35,162,715
1984 1,578,986 35,899,313
1985 1,624,379 36,622,827
1986 1,666,138 37,314,878
1987 1,703,390 37,971,594
1988 1,739,841 38,600,927
1989 1,775,436 39,214,618
1990 1,809,696 39,817,251
1991 1,842,379 40,394,154
1992 1,873,274 40,950,342
1993 1,901,793 41,502,429
1994 1,927,707 42,055,143
1995 1,951,437 42,605,338
1996 1,972,418 43,154,860
1997 1,988,130 43,708,798
1998 1,998,049 44,257,793
1999 2,003,234 44,787,724
2000 2,003,913 45,290,841
2001 2,000,853 45,771,139
2002 1,994,679 46,232,653
2003 1,985,059 46,667,192
2004 1,971,129 47,068,772
2005 1,953,076 47,438,365
2006 1,945,063 47,785,135
2007 1,953,268 48,125,043
2008 1,966,541 48,390,793
2009 1,980,883 48,660,459
2010 1,996,251 49,024,382
2011 2,014,009 49,419,820
2012 2,034,354 49,837,446
2013 2,056,504 50,262,658
2014 2,080,089 50,681,634
2015 2,104,611 51,089,056
2016 2,130,422 51,495,696
2017 2,157,110 51,894,938
2018 2,183,603 52,272,247
2019 2,209,405 52,640,713
2020 2,235,727 53,016,522
2021 2,261,542 53,387,102
2022 2,286,110 53,756,787
2023 2,311,472 54,133,798
2024 2,337,423 54,500,091

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Myanmar

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Myanmar
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Myanmar
1960 5.78 5.9
1961 5.79 5.9
1962 5.79 5.9
1963 5.78 5.91
1964 5.77 5.91
1965 5.77 5.91
1966 5.76 5.88
1967 5.75 5.84
1968 5.73 5.8
1969 5.7 5.75
1970 5.7 5.68
1971 5.7 5.62
1972 5.69 5.53
1973 5.69 5.44
1974 5.75 5.34
1975 5.83 5.25
1976 5.87 5.16
1977 5.85 5.07
1978 5.82 4.99
1979 5.79 4.9
1980 5.75 4.79
1981 5.69 4.69
1982 5.63 4.66
1983 5.56 4.63
1984 5.48 4.52
1985 5.4 4.32
1986 5.32 4.08
1987 5.22 3.86
1988 5.1 3.67
1989 4.96 3.59
1990 4.81 3.5
1991 4.68 3.43
1992 4.54 3.35
1993 4.37 3.28
1994 4.21 3.2
1995 4.13 3.13
1996 4.06 3.06
1997 3.98 2.99
1998 3.82 2.91
1999 3.67 2.85
2000 3.61 2.81
2001 3.63 2.79
2002 3.68 2.77
2003 3.62 2.68
2004 3.51 2.59
2005 3.43 2.52
2006 3.41 2.47
2007 3.44 2.45
2008 3.39 2.4
2009 3.31 2.37
2010 3.25 2.34
2011 3.34 2.31
2012 3.3 2.28
2013 3.28 2.26
2014 3.24 2.25
2015 3.22 2.27
2016 3.18 2.27
2017 3.11 2.25
2018 3.02 2.23
2019 2.92 2.21
2020 2.85 2.18
2021 2.77 2.16
2022 2.72 2.13
2023 2.69 2.12

Lesotho and Myanmar demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Myanmar
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Myanmar
1960 17.5 20.9
1961 17.4 20.7
1962 17.4 20.5
1963 17.4 20.3
1964 17.5 20.1
1965 17.5 19.9
1966 17.5 19.8
1967 17.6 19.7
1968 17.8 19.6
1969 18 19.5
1970 18.2 19.5
1971 18.3 19.5
1972 18.5 19.6
1973 18.6 19.6
1974 18.8 19.7
1975 18.9 19.7
1976 19 19.8
1977 19 19.8
1978 18.9 19.9
1979 18.8 20
1980 18.8 20.1
1981 18.7 20.2
1982 18.6 20.3
1983 18.6 20.4
1984 18.5 20.5
1985 18.4 20.7
1986 18.6 20.9
1987 18.7 21.1
1988 18.6 21.3
1989 18.5 21.5
1990 18.4 21.7
1991 18.4 21.9
1992 18.4 22.1
1993 18.4 22.3
1994 18.5 22.5
1995 18.6 22.8
1996 18.6 23
1997 18.8 23.2
1998 18.9 23.5
1999 19.1 23.7
2000 19.2 24
2001 19.4 24.2
2002 19.5 24.5
2003 19.7 24.7
2004 19.8 25
2005 19.9 25.3
2006 20 25.5
2007 20.2 25.8
2008 20.4 26.2
2009 20.6 26.5
2010 20.7 26.8
2011 20.9 27.1
2012 21 27.4
2013 21.1 27.7
2014 21.2 28
2015 21.3 28.3
2016 21.4 28.6
2017 21.6 28.9
2018 21.7 29.2
2019 21.8 29.5
2020 22 29.7
2021 22.1 30
2022 22.3 30.3
2023 22.5 30.5
2024 22.7 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Myanmar
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$66.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
2%
2019
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
3.79%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
463,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
1.48%
2020
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
41.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
37.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
43.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
25.5%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
3.8%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$9.34B
2023
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$1.15B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
903,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
14.3%
2019
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
47.8%
2021

Energy

Lesotho Myanmar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
400 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
33.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.62 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
62.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.7%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-19%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
354 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
62.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
43.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
76.8%
2023

Society

Lesotho Myanmar
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.67%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-37,979
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
32.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
23
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
13
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
3.87
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
20.4
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
93.5%
2020
English speaking
27.9%
2023
4.45%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Lesotho Myanmar
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$58
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$37.8
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
67.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
13.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.75
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
24.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
185
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
38.7
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
7.71%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
25
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
44.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
1.93 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Myanmar
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.44%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
4,624 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
50,183 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
106,853 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
97,555 mi
2013

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