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Lesotho vs Pakistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 251M in Pakistan (ranked 5/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 297,638 sq mi for Pakistan (ranked 137th vs. 35th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Pakistan
Population
2384217
258497127
Population rank 144/197 5/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$373B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 44/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 163/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$6,287
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$261B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
73.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$1,040
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 141/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$1,459
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
297,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
844 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
3.61
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
67.9 years
2025

Lesotho and Pakistan: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Pakistan economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Pakistan
Year GDP
Lesotho Pakistan
1960 $34,579,986 $3,749,265,015
1961 $35,699,986 $4,118,647,627
1962 $41,859,983 $4,310,163,797
1963 $47,039,981 $4,630,827,383
1964 $51,939,979 $5,204,955,901
1965 $54,879,978 $5,929,231,415
1966 $56,699,977 $6,561,108,778
1967 $59,261,976 $7,464,510,710
1968 $61,445,975 $8,041,999,160
1969 $65,967,974 $8,683,116,338
1970 $68,739,973 $10,027,509,450
1971 $76,480,285 $10,665,896,682
1972 $80,913,200 $9,415,016,360
1973 $121,188,716 $6,383,429,490
1974 $150,851,317 $8,899,191,919
1975 $149,558,896 $11,230,606,061
1976 $147,660,037 $13,168,080,808
1977 $193,315,048 $15,126,060,606
1978 $266,570,067 $17,811,515,152
1979 $290,134,593 $19,688,383,838
1980 $431,542,537 $23,654,444,444
1981 $434,188,034 $28,100,606,061
1982 $348,741,684 $30,725,971,564
1983 $386,699,309 $28,691,889,764
1984 $333,163,670 $31,151,825,467
1985 $268,629,926 $31,144,920,844
1986 $318,858,423 $31,899,070,056
1987 $402,768,324 $33,351,529,275
1988 $470,395,801 $38,472,742,808
1989 $495,409,233 $40,171,106,279
1990 $596,410,264 $40,010,423,970
1991 $704,325,367 $45,625,336,680
1992 $831,029,862 $48,884,671,947
1993 $835,582,062 $51,809,999,353
1994 $878,250,945 $52,293,470,813
1995 $1,001,894,000 $60,636,071,684
1996 $946,112,493 $63,320,170,084
1997 $998,004,259 $62,433,340,468
1998 $928,460,893 $62,191,955,814
1999 $912,773,681 $62,973,857,069
2000 $887,291,688 $99,484,802,345
2001 $825,706,961 $97,145,618,480
2002 $775,777,239 $97,923,302,809
2003 $1,157,825,435 $112,371,913,741
2004 $1,511,236,656 $132,216,048,339
2005 $1,682,343,527 $145,208,562,961
2006 $1,800,092,564 $161,871,385,506
2007 $1,682,131,785 $184,140,869,997
2008 $1,766,902,709 $202,203,748,584
2009 $1,740,894,965 $187,337,783,856
2010 $2,234,754,242 $196,709,621,850
2011 $2,579,409,620 $230,586,581,060
2012 $2,477,702,216 $250,106,966,105
2013 $2,367,112,932 $258,657,231,672
2014 $2,441,063,054 $271,390,474,858
2015 $2,359,686,725 $299,963,590,535
2016 $2,114,426,452 $313,630,000,130
2017 $2,306,741,672 $339,205,534,861
2018 $2,556,247,292 $356,128,166,705
2019 $2,390,702,296 $320,909,472,771
2020 $2,053,699,870 $300,425,609,818
2021 $2,412,130,022 $348,516,647,445
2022 $2,354,980,884 $374,890,295,667
2023 $2,117,962,430 $337,885,531,778
2024 $2,271,541,846 $373,071,855,732

Lesotho and Pakistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Pakistan
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Pakistan
1960 $47 $82
1961 $47 $87.8
1962 $53.5 $89.5
1963 $58.4 $93.7
1964 $62.6 $102.5
1965 $64.3 $113.6
1966 $64.3 $122.2
1967 $64.8 $135.2
1968 $64.8 $141.6
1969 $67.1 $148.5
1970 $67.4 $166.7
1971 $72.4 $172.5
1972 $74 $148.1
1973 $107 $97.5
1974 $128.7 $132
1975 $123.2 $161.7
1976 $117.8 $183.9
1977 $149.9 $204.7
1978 $200.8 $233.4
1979 $212.4 $249.2
1980 $307 $287.4
1981 $299.8 $328
1982 $233.9 $345
1983 $252 $311
1984 $211 $327
1985 $165.4 $317
1986 $191.4 $314
1987 $236.5 $317
1988 $270.4 $354
1989 $279 $358
1990 $330 $344
1991 $382 $380
1992 $444 $396
1993 $439 $408
1994 $456 $400
1995 $513 $451
1996 $480 $457
1997 $502 $438
1998 $465 $424
1999 $456 $418
2000 $443 $642
2001 $413 $610
2002 $389 $600
2003 $583 $672
2004 $767 $772
2005 $861 $828
2006 $925 $901
2007 $861 $998
2008 $898 $1,067
2009 $879 $964
2010 $1,119 $987
2011 $1,281 $1,132
2012 $1,218 $1,204
2013 $1,151 $1,225
2014 $1,174 $1,267
2015 $1,121 $1,380
2016 $992 $1,425
2017 $1,069 $1,519
2018 $1,171 $1,569
2019 $1,082 $1,390
2020 $919 $1,278
2021 $1,067 $1,455
2022 $1,030 $1,538
2023 $916 $1,365
2024 $972 $1,485

Lesotho vs. Pakistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Pakistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Pakistan
1950 44.6 34.2
1951 45.2 35.4
1952 45.9 36.5
1953 46.6 37.6
1954 47.3 38.6
1955 48 39.6
1956 48.6 40.6
1957 49.2 41.6
1958 49.6 42.5
1959 49.9 43.3
1960 50.2 44.1
1961 50.3 45
1962 50.3 45.9
1963 50.3 46.8
1964 50.3 47.8
1965 50.3 48.5
1966 50.4 49.8
1967 50.5 50.8
1968 50.8 51.6
1969 51.1 52.3
1970 51.5 52.9
1971 51.8 49
1972 52.3 53.8
1973 52.6 54.1
1974 52.9 54.3
1975 53.5 54.7
1976 53.9 55.1
1977 54.5 55.5
1978 55.2 56.1
1979 55.8 56.6
1980 56.5 57.2
1981 57.3 57.8
1982 58 58.3
1983 58.5 58.7
1984 59 58.9
1985 59.2 59.1
1986 59.3 59.2
1987 59.6 59.2
1988 59.6 59.4
1989 59.5 59.5
1990 59.3 59.7
1991 59.1 59.9
1992 58.6 60
1993 58.1 60.1
1994 57.3 60.2
1995 56.4 60.3
1996 55.1 60.5
1997 53.7 60.6
1998 52 61.1
1999 50.4 61.5
2000 48.8 61.9
2001 47.2 62.2
2002 46 62.6
2003 44.9 62.8
2004 44 63.1
2005 43.6 62.4
2006 43.2 63.6
2007 43.7 63.8
2008 44.3 64
2009 45.1 64.2
2010 46 64.4
2011 46.9 64.7
2012 48.2 64.9
2013 49.5 65.1
2014 50.8 65.4
2015 51.8 65.6
2016 52.9 65.9
2017 53.9 66.2
2018 54.6 66.5
2019 55.2 66.7
2020 55.1 65.7
2021 54.2 65.8
2022 56.8 67.4
2023 57.4 67.6
2024 57.8 67.8
2025 58.2 67.9

Lesotho and Pakistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Pakistan
Year Population
Lesotho Pakistan
1960 736,500 45,709,310
1961 758,824 46,921,277
1962 781,814 48,156,128
1963 805,373 49,447,776
1964 829,437 50,799,999
1965 854,090 52,209,010
1966 881,870 53,678,667
1967 913,982 55,214,768
1968 948,105 56,810,507
1969 983,202 58,460,939
1970 1,019,273 60,166,719
1971 1,056,246 61,847,899
1972 1,094,063 63,583,194
1973 1,132,697 65,461,912
1974 1,172,420 67,415,487
1975 1,213,643 69,461,175
1976 1,253,214 71,620,254
1977 1,289,967 73,901,827
1978 1,327,240 76,307,379
1979 1,366,169 78,997,039
1980 1,406,521 82,291,010
1981 1,448,069 85,802,049
1982 1,490,732 89,089,246
1983 1,534,413 92,227,711
1984 1,578,986 95,164,936
1985 1,624,379 98,229,285
1986 1,666,138 101,606,764
1987 1,703,390 105,130,717
1988 1,739,841 108,724,739
1989 1,775,436 112,336,629
1990 1,809,696 116,155,576
1991 1,842,379 120,060,406
1992 1,873,274 123,546,848
1993 1,901,793 127,020,117
1994 1,927,707 130,748,083
1995 1,951,437 134,582,253
1996 1,972,418 138,557,092
1997 1,988,130 142,531,804
1998 1,998,049 146,522,356
1999 2,003,234 150,565,377
2000 2,003,913 154,879,127
2001 2,000,853 159,270,907
2002 1,994,679 163,222,549
2003 1,985,059 167,110,248
2004 1,971,129 171,286,000
2005 1,953,076 175,453,212
2006 1,945,063 179,682,690
2007 1,953,268 184,493,231
2008 1,966,541 189,499,113
2009 1,980,883 194,376,534
2010 1,996,251 199,239,047
2011 2,014,009 203,746,065
2012 2,034,354 207,667,125
2013 2,056,504 211,073,978
2014 2,080,089 214,264,647
2015 2,104,611 217,290,883
2016 2,130,422 220,138,869
2017 2,157,110 223,273,967
2018 2,183,603 226,928,892
2019 2,209,405 230,800,899
2020 2,235,727 235,001,746
2021 2,261,542 239,477,801
2022 2,286,110 243,700,667
2023 2,311,472 247,504,495
2024 2,337,423 251,269,164

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Pakistan

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Pakistan
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Pakistan
1960 5.78 6.8
1961 5.79 6.8
1962 5.79 6.8
1963 5.78 6.8
1964 5.77 6.8
1965 5.77 6.8
1966 5.76 6.8
1967 5.75 6.8
1968 5.73 6.8
1969 5.7 6.8
1970 5.7 6.8
1971 5.7 6.8
1972 5.69 6.81
1973 5.69 6.81
1974 5.75 6.81
1975 5.83 6.81
1976 5.87 6.81
1977 5.85 6.8
1978 5.82 6.78
1979 5.79 6.76
1980 5.75 6.73
1981 5.69 6.7
1982 5.63 6.67
1983 5.56 6.64
1984 5.48 6.62
1985 5.4 6.59
1986 5.32 6.55
1987 5.22 6.52
1988 5.1 6.48
1989 4.96 6.43
1990 4.81 6.36
1991 4.68 6.29
1992 4.54 6.21
1993 4.37 6.11
1994 4.21 6.01
1995 4.13 5.89
1996 4.06 5.77
1997 3.98 5.64
1998 3.82 5.51
1999 3.67 5.46
2000 3.61 5.35
2001 3.63 5.18
2002 3.68 5.01
2003 3.62 4.89
2004 3.51 4.68
2005 3.43 4.6
2006 3.41 4.59
2007 3.44 4.55
2008 3.39 4.51
2009 3.31 4.47
2010 3.25 4.4
2011 3.34 4.31
2012 3.3 4.2
2013 3.28 4.13
2014 3.24 4.06
2015 3.22 3.99
2016 3.18 3.9
2017 3.11 3.9
2018 3.02 3.86
2019 2.92 3.81
2020 2.85 3.77
2021 2.77 3.72
2022 2.72 3.66
2023 2.69 3.61

Lesotho and Pakistan demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Pakistan
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Pakistan
1960 17.5 19.1
1961 17.4 19.1
1962 17.4 19
1963 17.4 19
1964 17.5 18.9
1965 17.5 18.8
1966 17.5 18.7
1967 17.6 18.6
1968 17.8 18.5
1969 18 18.4
1970 18.2 18.2
1971 18.3 18.1
1972 18.5 18
1973 18.6 18
1974 18.8 17.9
1975 18.9 17.9
1976 19 17.9
1977 19 17.9
1978 18.9 18
1979 18.8 18
1980 18.8 18.2
1981 18.7 18.3
1982 18.6 18.4
1983 18.6 18.4
1984 18.5 18.3
1985 18.4 18.2
1986 18.6 18.2
1987 18.7 18.1
1988 18.6 18.1
1989 18.5 18
1990 18.4 18
1991 18.4 18
1992 18.4 17.9
1993 18.4 17.8
1994 18.5 17.8
1995 18.6 17.8
1996 18.6 17.8
1997 18.8 17.8
1998 18.9 17.9
1999 19.1 18
2000 19.2 18.1
2001 19.4 18.3
2002 19.5 18.4
2003 19.7 18.5
2004 19.8 18.7
2005 19.9 18.9
2006 20 19
2007 20.2 19.2
2008 20.4 19.4
2009 20.6 19.6
2010 20.7 19.8
2011 20.9 19.9
2012 21 20
2013 21.1 20.1
2014 21.2 20.2
2015 21.3 20.3
2016 21.4 20.3
2017 21.6 20.4
2018 21.7 20.5
2019 21.8 20.7
2020 22 20.9
2021 22.1 21
2022 22.3 21.2
2023 22.5 21.3
2024 22.7 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Pakistan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$360B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
1.95%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
2.8%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
943,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-5.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
6.34%
2021
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
50.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
20%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
25.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
4.2%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
530
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$52.1B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$34.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
966,000
2012
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
2.8%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Pakistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
471 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$12.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
200.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.81 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
63.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
41.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.25%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
39.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
606 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
28.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
20%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
15.6%
2022
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
95.6%
2023

Society

Lesotho Pakistan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
3.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-1,401,173
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
38.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
29
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
4.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
45
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
58.9%
2021
English speaking
27.9%
2023
48.9%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
27.4%
2023

Health

Lesotho Pakistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$38.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$18.4
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
67.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
13.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
1.08
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
22.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
58.5
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
31.4%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
2
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
18.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
0.08 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Pakistan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
1,185 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
138,977 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
13,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
164,151 mi
2025

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