Lesotho vs Norway statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 137th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Lesotho and Norway: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Norway economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

Norway

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	Norway
1960	$34,579,986	$5,197,398,721
1961	$35,699,986	$5,669,689,210
1962	$41,859,983	$6,107,076,929
1963	$47,039,981	$6,553,269,536
1964	$51,939,979	$7,206,522,122
1965	$54,879,978	$8,111,945,661
1966	$56,699,977	$8,753,940,267
1967	$59,261,976	$9,577,383,653
1968	$61,445,975	$10,227,087,165
1969	$65,967,974	$11,136,187,440
1970	$68,739,973	$12,814,123,115
1971	$76,480,285	$14,583,114,840
1972	$80,913,200	$17,358,610,850
1973	$121,188,716	$22,534,253,703
1974	$150,851,317	$27,145,693,810
1975	$149,558,896	$32,877,805,200
1976	$147,660,037	$35,942,270,686
1977	$193,315,048	$41,508,030,431
1978	$266,570,067	$46,522,900,254
1979	$290,134,593	$53,132,244,624
1980	$431,542,537	$64,439,382,896
1981	$434,188,034	$63,596,654,761
1982	$348,741,684	$62,647,195,538
1983	$386,699,309	$61,627,240,831
1984	$333,163,670	$62,057,955,033
1985	$268,629,926	$65,416,879,914
1986	$318,858,423	$78,693,118,044
1987	$402,768,324	$94,229,907,236
1988	$470,395,801	$101,900,260,856
1989	$495,409,233	$102,633,934,391
1990	$596,410,264	$119,791,843,060
1991	$704,325,367	$121,872,464,483
1992	$831,029,862	$130,838,040,068
1993	$835,582,062	$120,579,213,713
1994	$878,250,945	$127,131,319,429
1995	$1,001,894,000	$152,029,612,325
1996	$946,112,493	$163,520,109,151
1997	$998,004,259	$161,356,631,888
1998	$928,460,893	$154,230,295,158
1999	$912,773,681	$162,383,706,021
2000	$887,291,688	$171,457,201,936
2001	$825,706,961	$174,239,354,071
2002	$775,777,239	$195,914,852,576
2003	$1,157,825,435	$229,385,469,337
2004	$1,511,236,656	$265,268,662,473
2005	$1,682,343,527	$309,978,579,744
2006	$1,800,092,564	$346,915,160,682
2007	$1,682,131,785	$402,643,260,488
2008	$1,766,902,709	$464,917,553,191
2009	$1,740,894,965	$387,976,400,617
2010	$2,234,754,242	$431,052,143,940
2011	$2,579,409,620	$501,360,549,669
2012	$2,477,702,216	$512,777,309,841
2013	$2,367,112,932	$526,014,468,085
2014	$2,441,063,054	$501,736,471,833
2015	$2,359,686,725	$388,159,512,246
2016	$2,114,426,452	$370,956,547,619
2017	$2,306,741,672	$401,745,275,035
2018	$2,556,247,292	$439,788,625,884
2019	$2,390,702,296	$408,742,840,909
2020	$2,053,699,870	$367,633,418,887
2021	$2,412,130,022	$503,367,986,030
2022	$2,354,980,884	$596,297,651,036
2023	$2,117,962,430	$482,949,731,777
2024	$2,271,541,846	$483,727,398,216

Lesotho and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

Norway

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	Norway
1960	$47	$1,451
1961	$47	$1,571
1962	$53.5	$1,678
1963	$58.4	$1,787
1964	$62.6	$1,951
1965	$64.3	$2,179
1966	$64.3	$2,333
1967	$64.8	$2,531
1968	$64.8	$2,680
1969	$67.1	$2,894
1970	$67.4	$3,306
1971	$72.4	$3,736
1972	$74	$4,414
1973	$107	$5,690
1974	$128.7	$6,812
1975	$123.2	$8,204
1976	$117.8	$8,927
1977	$149.9	$10,266
1978	$200.8	$11,463
1979	$212.4	$13,047
1980	$307	$15,772
1981	$299.8	$15,513
1982	$233.9	$15,225
1983	$252	$14,928
1984	$211	$14,989
1985	$165.4	$15,754
1986	$191.4	$18,883
1987	$236.5	$22,506
1988	$270.4	$24,207
1989	$279	$24,281
1990	$330	$28,243
1991	$382	$28,597
1992	$444	$30,524
1993	$439	$27,964
1994	$456	$29,316
1995	$513	$34,876
1996	$480	$37,322
1997	$502	$36,629
1998	$465	$34,803
1999	$456	$36,393
2000	$443	$38,178
2001	$413	$38,602
2002	$389	$43,171
2003	$583	$50,250
2004	$767	$57,769
2005	$861	$67,047
2006	$925	$74,434
2007	$861	$85,502
2008	$898	$97,504
2009	$879	$80,348
2010	$1,119	$88,163
2011	$1,281	$101,222
2012	$1,218	$102,176
2013	$1,151	$103,554
2014	$1,174	$97,667
2015	$1,121	$74,810
2016	$992	$70,867
2017	$1,069	$76,132
2018	$1,171	$82,793
2019	$1,082	$76,431
2020	$919	$68,340
2021	$1,067	$93,073
2022	$1,030	$109,270
2023	$916	$87,497
2024	$972	$86,810

Lesotho vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

Norway

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	Norway
1950	44.6	71.6
1951	45.2	72.5
1952	45.9	72.7
1953	46.6	73.1
1954	47.3	73.2
1955	48	73.4
1956	48.6	73.5
1957	49.2	73.4
1958	49.6	73.4
1959	49.9	73.6
1960	50.2	73.6
1961	50.3	73.6
1962	50.3	73.5
1963	50.3	73.1
1964	50.3	73.6
1965	50.3	73.7
1966	50.4	74
1967	50.5	74.1
1968	50.8	73.9
1969	51.1	73.7
1970	51.5	74.1
1971	51.8	74.2
1972	52.3	74.3
1973	52.6	74.4
1974	52.9	74.8
1975	53.5	74.8
1976	53.9	75
1977	54.5	75.4
1978	55.2	75.4
1979	55.8	75.4
1980	56.5	75.7
1981	57.3	75.9
1982	58	76
1983	58.5	76.1
1984	59	76.2
1985	59.2	75.9
1986	59.3	76.3
1987	59.6	76.1
1988	59.6	76.3
1989	59.5	76.5
1990	59.3	76.6
1991	59.1	77
1992	58.6	77.2
1993	58.1	77.2
1994	57.3	77.8
1995	56.4	77.8
1996	55.1	78.2
1997	53.7	78.2
1998	52	78.4
1999	50.4	78.4
2000	48.8	78.7
2001	47.2	78.9
2002	46	79
2003	44.9	79.5
2004	44	80
2005	43.6	80.2
2006	43.2	80.4
2007	43.7	80.5
2008	44.3	80.7
2009	45.1	80.9
2010	46	81
2011	46.9	81.2
2012	48.2	81.4
2013	49.5	81.7
2014	50.8	82.1
2015	51.8	82.3
2016	52.9	82.4
2017	53.9	82.6
2018	54.6	82.8
2019	55.2	83
2020	55.1	83.2
2021	54.2	83.2
2022	56.8	82.6
2023	57.4	83.3
2024	57.8	83.5
2025	58.2	83.6

Lesotho and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

Norway

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	Norway
1960	736,500	3,581,239
1961	758,824	3,609,800
1962	781,814	3,638,918
1963	805,373	3,666,537
1964	829,437	3,694,339
1965	854,090	3,723,168
1966	881,870	3,753,012
1967	913,982	3,784,539
1968	948,105	3,816,486
1969	983,202	3,847,707
1970	1,019,273	3,875,763
1971	1,056,246	3,903,039
1972	1,094,063	3,933,004
1973	1,132,697	3,960,612
1974	1,172,420	3,985,258
1975	1,213,643	4,007,313
1976	1,253,214	4,026,152
1977	1,289,967	4,043,205
1978	1,327,240	4,058,671
1979	1,366,169	4,072,517
1980	1,406,521	4,085,620
1981	1,448,069	4,099,702
1982	1,490,732	4,114,787
1983	1,534,413	4,128,432
1984	1,578,986	4,140,099
1985	1,624,379	4,152,516
1986	1,666,138	4,167,354
1987	1,703,390	4,186,905
1988	1,739,841	4,209,488
1989	1,775,436	4,226,901
1990	1,809,696	4,241,473
1991	1,842,379	4,261,732
1992	1,873,274	4,286,401
1993	1,901,793	4,311,991
1994	1,927,707	4,336,613
1995	1,951,437	4,359,184
1996	1,972,418	4,381,336
1997	1,988,130	4,405,157
1998	1,998,049	4,431,464
1999	2,003,234	4,461,913
2000	2,003,913	4,490,967
2001	2,000,853	4,513,751
2002	1,994,679	4,538,159
2003	1,985,059	4,564,855
2004	1,971,129	4,591,910
2005	1,953,076	4,623,291
2006	1,945,063	4,660,677
2007	1,953,268	4,709,153
2008	1,966,541	4,768,212
2009	1,980,883	4,828,726
2010	1,996,251	4,889,252
2011	2,014,009	4,953,088
2012	2,034,354	5,018,573
2013	2,056,504	5,079,623
2014	2,080,089	5,137,232
2015	2,104,611	5,188,607
2016	2,130,422	5,234,519
2017	2,157,110	5,276,968
2018	2,183,603	5,311,916
2019	2,209,405	5,347,896
2020	2,235,727	5,379,475
2021	2,261,542	5,408,320
2022	2,286,110	5,457,127
2023	2,311,472	5,519,594
2024	2,337,423	5,572,272

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Norway

Fertility rate

Lesotho

Norway

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	Norway
1960	5.78	2.85
1961	5.79	2.94
1962	5.79	2.91
1963	5.78	2.93
1964	5.77	2.98
1965	5.77	2.94
1966	5.76	2.9
1967	5.75	2.81
1968	5.73	2.75
1969	5.7	2.7
1970	5.7	2.5
1971	5.7	2.49
1972	5.69	2.38
1973	5.69	2.23
1974	5.75	2.13
1975	5.83	1.98
1976	5.87	1.86
1977	5.85	1.75
1978	5.82	1.77
1979	5.79	1.75
1980	5.75	1.72
1981	5.69	1.7
1982	5.63	1.71
1983	5.56	1.66
1984	5.48	1.66
1985	5.4	1.68
1986	5.32	1.71
1987	5.22	1.74
1988	5.1	1.84
1989	4.96	1.89
1990	4.81	1.93
1991	4.68	1.92
1992	4.54	1.88
1993	4.37	1.86
1994	4.21	1.87
1995	4.13	1.87
1996	4.06	1.89
1997	3.98	1.86
1998	3.82	1.81
1999	3.67	1.85
2000	3.61	1.85
2001	3.63	1.78
2002	3.68	1.75
2003	3.62	1.8
2004	3.51	1.83
2005	3.43	1.84
2006	3.41	1.9
2007	3.44	1.9
2008	3.39	1.96
2009	3.31	1.98
2010	3.25	1.95
2011	3.34	1.88
2012	3.3	1.85
2013	3.28	1.78
2014	3.24	1.75
2015	3.22	1.72
2016	3.18	1.71
2017	3.11	1.62
2018	3.02	1.56
2019	2.92	1.53
2020	2.85	1.48
2021	2.77	1.55
2022	2.72	1.41
2023	2.69	1.4

Lesotho and Norway demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

Norway

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	Norway
1960	17.5	34.3
1961	17.4	34.4
1962	17.4	34.4
1963	17.4	34.3
1964	17.5	34.2
1965	17.5	34.1
1966	17.5	33.9
1967	17.6	33.7
1968	17.8	33.5
1969	18	33.2
1970	18.2	32.9
1971	18.3	32.7
1972	18.5	32.5
1973	18.6	32.4
1974	18.8	32.4
1975	18.9	32.5
1976	19	32.6
1977	19	32.7
1978	18.9	32.9
1979	18.8	33.1
1980	18.8	33.3
1981	18.7	33.6
1982	18.6	33.9
1983	18.6	34.1
1984	18.5	34.4
1985	18.4	34.6
1986	18.6	34.8
1987	18.7	34.9
1988	18.6	35.1
1989	18.5	35.2
1990	18.4	35.4
1991	18.4	35.5
1992	18.4	35.7
1993	18.4	35.8
1994	18.5	35.9
1995	18.6	36.1
1996	18.6	36.2
1997	18.8	36.4
1998	18.9	36.5
1999	19.1	36.7
2000	19.2	36.9
2001	19.4	37.1
2002	19.5	37.3
2003	19.7	37.5
2004	19.8	37.7
2005	19.9	37.9
2006	20	38.1
2007	20.2	38.3
2008	20.4	38.4
2009	20.6	38.5
2010	20.7	38.6
2011	20.9	38.7
2012	21	38.8
2013	21.1	38.9
2014	21.2	39
2015	21.3	39.2
2016	21.4	39.3
2017	21.6	39.4
2018	21.7	39.6
2019	21.8	39.8
2020	22	40
2021	22.1	40.3
2022	22.3	40.4
2023	22.5	40.5
2024	22.7	40.7

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