Lesotho vs Palau statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 137th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Lesotho and Palau: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Palau economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

Palau

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	Palau
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	$11,563,041
1971	$76,480,285	$12,706,874
1972	$80,913,200	$13,956,474
1973	$121,188,716	$15,331,889
1974	$150,851,317	$16,848,759
1975	$149,558,896	$18,521,112
1976	$147,660,037	$20,364,420
1977	$193,315,048	$22,308,104
1978	$266,570,067	$24,530,015
1979	$290,134,593	$27,004,251
1980	$431,542,537	$29,728,054
1981	$434,188,034	$32,726,594
1982	$348,741,684	$36,027,583
1983	$386,699,309	$39,661,530
1984	$333,163,670	$44,814,259
1985	$268,629,926	$51,030,637
1986	$318,858,423	$58,109,314
1987	$402,768,324	$66,169,905
1988	$470,395,801	$75,348,615
1989	$495,409,233	$85,800,543
1990	$596,410,264	$97,702,303
1991	$704,325,367	$106,555,300
1992	$831,029,862	$104,771,300
1993	$835,582,062	$96,455,700
1994	$878,250,945	$106,138,500
1995	$1,001,894,000	$121,018,500
1996	$946,112,493	$137,494,600
1997	$998,004,259	$143,860,800
1998	$928,460,893	$149,079,600
1999	$912,773,681	$144,206,500
2000	$887,291,688	$149,535,800
2001	$825,706,961	$159,453,500
2002	$775,777,239	$162,665,500
2003	$1,157,825,435	$154,559,900
2004	$1,511,236,656	$166,391,600
2005	$1,682,343,527	$191,048,400
2006	$1,800,092,564	$193,679,700
2007	$1,682,131,785	$200,903,600
2008	$1,766,902,709	$201,167,300
2009	$1,740,894,965	$189,998,000
2010	$2,234,754,242	$188,174,300
2011	$2,579,409,620	$198,873,900
2012	$2,477,702,216	$215,762,400
2013	$2,367,112,932	$225,345,700
2014	$2,441,063,054	$243,156,500
2015	$2,359,686,725	$278,824,800
2016	$2,114,426,452	$298,323,500
2017	$2,306,741,672	$285,600,000
2018	$2,556,247,292	$288,546,300
2019	$2,390,702,296	$281,941,600
2020	$2,053,699,870	$258,990,800
2021	$2,412,130,022	$235,752,900
2022	$2,354,980,884	$255,591,100
2023	$2,117,962,430	$281,849,100
2024	$2,271,541,846	-

Lesotho and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

Palau

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	Palau
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	$1,017
1971	$72.4	$1,081
1972	$74	$1,145
1973	$107	$1,221
1974	$128.7	$1,328
1975	$123.2	$1,464
1976	$117.8	$1,616
1977	$149.9	$1,781
1978	$200.8	$1,972
1979	$212.4	$2,189
1980	$307	$2,423
1981	$299.8	$2,639
1982	$233.9	$2,838
1983	$252	$3,049
1984	$211	$3,360
1985	$165.4	$3,728
1986	$191.4	$4,144
1987	$236.5	$4,616
1988	$270.4	$5,145
1989	$279	$5,741
1990	$330	$6,403
1991	$382	$6,824
1992	$444	$6,553
1993	$439	$5,892
1994	$456	$6,329
1995	$513	$7,038
1996	$480	$7,788
1997	$502	$7,945
1998	$465	$8,048
1999	$456	$7,630
2000	$443	$7,797
2001	$413	$8,240
2002	$389	$8,341
2003	$583	$7,862
2004	$767	$8,395
2005	$861	$9,640
2006	$925	$9,885
2007	$861	$10,408
2008	$898	$10,583
2009	$879	$10,155
2010	$1,119	$10,229
2011	$1,281	$11,001
2012	$1,218	$12,145
2013	$1,151	$12,769
2014	$1,174	$13,726
2015	$1,121	$15,691
2016	$992	$16,763
2017	$1,069	$16,034
2018	$1,171	$16,198
2019	$1,082	$15,841
2020	$919	$14,557
2021	$1,067	$13,257
2022	$1,030	$14,392
2023	$916	$15,899
2024	$972	-

Lesotho vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

Palau

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	Palau
1950	44.6	52.7
1951	45.2	52.9
1952	45.9	53.1
1953	46.6	53.3
1954	47.3	53.5
1955	48	53.7
1956	48.6	53.9
1957	49.2	54.1
1958	49.6	54.4
1959	49.9	54.6
1960	50.2	54.9
1961	50.3	55.1
1962	50.3	55.4
1963	50.3	55.6
1964	50.3	55.8
1965	50.3	55.9
1966	50.4	56.2
1967	50.5	56.5
1968	50.8	56.9
1969	51.1	57.3
1970	51.5	57.7
1971	51.8	58.1
1972	52.3	58.6
1973	52.6	59
1974	52.9	59.5
1975	53.5	60
1976	53.9	60.5
1977	54.5	60.9
1978	55.2	61.3
1979	55.8	61.6
1980	56.5	61.9
1981	57.3	62.1
1982	58	62.3
1983	58.5	62.5
1984	59	62.6
1985	59.2	62.7
1986	59.3	62.8
1987	59.6	62.8
1988	59.6	62.8
1989	59.5	62.8
1990	59.3	62.8
1991	59.1	62.8
1992	58.6	62.9
1993	58.1	63
1994	57.3	63.1
1995	56.4	63.3
1996	55.1	63.5
1997	53.7	63.7
1998	52	64
1999	50.4	64.2
2000	48.8	64.5
2001	47.2	64.8
2002	46	65.1
2003	44.9	65.4
2004	44	65.8
2005	43.6	66.2
2006	43.2	66.6
2007	43.7	67.1
2008	44.3	67.6
2009	45.1	68
2010	46	68.3
2011	46.9	68.6
2012	48.2	68.9
2013	49.5	69
2014	50.8	69.1
2015	51.8	69.1
2016	52.9	69
2017	53.9	69
2018	54.6	69
2019	55.2	69
2020	55.1	68.7
2021	54.2	68.6
2022	56.8	68.9
2023	57.4	69.3
2024	57.8	69.4
2025	58.2	69.5

Lesotho and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

Palau

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	Palau
1960	736,500	9,328
1961	758,824	9,555
1962	781,814	9,793
1963	805,373	10,037
1964	829,437	10,292
1965	854,090	10,547
1966	881,870	10,805
1967	913,982	10,988
1968	948,105	11,080
1969	983,202	11,159
1970	1,019,273	11,368
1971	1,056,246	11,759
1972	1,094,063	12,194
1973	1,132,697	12,552
1974	1,172,420	12,687
1975	1,213,643	12,655
1976	1,253,214	12,598
1977	1,289,967	12,525
1978	1,327,240	12,440
1979	1,366,169	12,337
1980	1,406,521	12,271
1981	1,448,069	12,402
1982	1,490,732	12,694
1983	1,534,413	13,006
1984	1,578,986	13,337
1985	1,624,379	13,688
1986	1,666,138	14,024
1987	1,703,390	14,334
1988	1,739,841	14,645
1989	1,775,436	14,945
1990	1,809,696	15,259
1991	1,842,379	15,614
1992	1,873,274	15,989
1993	1,901,793	16,372
1994	1,927,707	16,770
1995	1,951,437	17,195
1996	1,972,418	17,654
1997	1,988,130	18,108
1998	1,998,049	18,524
1999	2,003,234	18,901
2000	2,003,913	19,178
2001	2,000,853	19,352
2002	1,994,679	19,503
2003	1,985,059	19,659
2004	1,971,129	19,820
2005	1,953,076	19,819
2006	1,945,063	19,593
2007	1,953,268	19,302
2008	1,966,541	19,009
2009	1,980,883	18,709
2010	1,996,251	18,396
2011	2,014,009	18,078
2012	2,034,354	17,765
2013	2,056,504	17,648
2014	2,080,089	17,715
2015	2,104,611	17,770
2016	2,130,422	17,797
2017	2,157,110	17,812
2018	2,183,603	17,814
2019	2,209,405	17,798
2020	2,235,727	17,792
2021	2,261,542	17,783
2022	2,286,110	17,759
2023	2,311,472	17,727
2024	2,337,423	17,695

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Palau

Fertility rate

Lesotho

Palau

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	Palau
1960	5.78	7.19
1961	5.79	7.17
1962	5.79	7.15
1963	5.78	7.12
1964	5.77	7.08
1965	5.77	7.01
1966	5.76	6.93
1967	5.75	6.84
1968	5.73	6.71
1969	5.7	6.58
1970	5.7	6.39
1971	5.7	6.16
1972	5.69	5.9
1973	5.69	5.59
1974	5.75	5.26
1975	5.83	4.9
1976	5.87	4.53
1977	5.85	4.09
1978	5.82	3.74
1979	5.79	3.49
1980	5.75	3.35
1981	5.69	3.28
1982	5.63	3.22
1983	5.56	3.14
1984	5.48	3.08
1985	5.4	3.01
1986	5.32	2.98
1987	5.22	2.93
1988	5.1	2.91
1989	4.96	2.92
1990	4.81	2.88
1991	4.68	2.74
1992	4.54	2.71
1993	4.37	2.73
1994	4.21	2.66
1995	4.13	2.55
1996	4.06	2.39
1997	3.98	2.19
1998	3.82	2.01
1999	3.67	1.91
2000	3.61	1.82
2001	3.63	1.87
2002	3.68	1.92
2003	3.62	1.96
2004	3.51	1.99
2005	3.43	2.02
2006	3.41	2
2007	3.44	1.97
2008	3.39	1.95
2009	3.31	1.94
2010	3.25	1.94
2011	3.34	1.97
2012	3.3	2.01
2013	3.28	2.05
2014	3.24	2.03
2015	3.22	2
2016	3.18	2.06
2017	3.11	2.02
2018	3.02	1.97
2019	2.92	1.98
2020	2.85	1.97
2021	2.77	1.95
2022	2.72	1.93
2023	2.69	1.91

Lesotho and Palau demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

Palau

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	Palau
1960	17.5	16.7
1961	17.4	16.1
1962	17.4	15.5
1963	17.4	15.1
1964	17.5	15
1965	17.5	14.9
1966	17.5	14.9
1967	17.6	15.2
1968	17.8	15.7
1969	18	16.1
1970	18.2	16.5
1971	18.3	16.6
1972	18.5	16.6
1973	18.6	16.8
1974	18.8	17.1
1975	18.9	17.4
1976	19	17.8
1977	19	18.1
1978	18.9	18.3
1979	18.8	18.6
1980	18.8	18.9
1981	18.7	19.3
1982	18.6	19.9
1983	18.6	20.5
1984	18.5	21.1
1985	18.4	21.6
1986	18.6	22.2
1987	18.7	23.1
1988	18.6	24
1989	18.5	24.9
1990	18.4	25.6
1991	18.4	26
1992	18.4	26.4
1993	18.4	26.9
1994	18.5	27.4
1995	18.6	27.8
1996	18.6	28.3
1997	18.8	28.8
1998	18.9	29.4
1999	19.1	30.2
2000	19.2	30.8
2001	19.4	31.2
2002	19.5	31.5
2003	19.7	31.8
2004	19.8	32
2005	19.9	32.3
2006	20	32.7
2007	20.2	33.1
2008	20.4	33.5
2009	20.6	33.9
2010	20.7	34.2
2011	20.9	34.6
2012	21	35
2013	21.1	35.3
2014	21.2	35.6
2015	21.3	36
2016	21.4	36.3
2017	21.6	36.7
2018	21.7	37
2019	21.8	37.4
2020	22	37.8
2021	22.1	38.1
2022	22.3	38.5
2023	22.5	38.8
2024	22.7	39.2

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