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Lesotho vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 137th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Palestine
Population
2384217
5459557
Population rank 144/197 122/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$581
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 160/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Lesotho and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Palestine
Year GDP
Lesotho Palestine
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 -
1992 $831,029,862 -
1993 $835,582,062 -
1994 $878,250,945 $2,843,300,000
1995 $1,001,894,000 $3,282,800,000
1996 $946,112,493 $3,409,600,000
1997 $998,004,259 $3,759,800,000
1998 $928,460,893 $4,067,800,000
1999 $912,773,681 $4,271,200,000
2000 $887,291,688 $4,313,600,000
2001 $825,706,961 $4,003,700,000
2002 $775,777,239 $3,555,800,000
2003 $1,157,825,435 $3,968,000,000
2004 $1,511,236,656 $4,603,100,000
2005 $1,682,343,527 $5,125,700,000
2006 $1,800,092,564 $5,348,300,000
2007 $1,682,131,785 $5,815,700,000
2008 $1,766,902,709 $7,310,400,000
2009 $1,740,894,965 $8,085,700,000
2010 $2,234,754,242 $9,681,500,000
2011 $2,579,409,620 $11,186,100,000
2012 $2,477,702,216 $12,208,400,000
2013 $2,367,112,932 $13,515,500,000
2014 $2,441,063,054 $13,989,700,000
2015 $2,359,686,725 $13,972,400,000
2016 $2,114,426,452 $15,405,400,000
2017 $2,306,741,672 $16,128,000,000
2018 $2,556,247,292 $16,276,600,000
2019 $2,390,702,296 $17,133,500,000
2020 $2,053,699,870 $15,531,700,000
2021 $2,412,130,022 $18,109,000,000
2022 $2,354,980,884 $19,165,500,000
2023 $2,117,962,430 $17,847,900,000
2024 $2,271,541,846 $13,711,100,000

Lesotho and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Palestine
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 -
1992 $444 -
1993 $439 -
1994 $456 $1,202
1995 $513 $1,327
1996 $480 $1,317
1997 $502 $1,389
1998 $465 $1,465
1999 $456 $1,499
2000 $443 $1,476
2001 $413 $1,336
2002 $389 $1,156
2003 $583 $1,258
2004 $767 $1,422
2005 $861 $1,544
2006 $925 $1,570
2007 $861 $1,664
2008 $898 $2,035
2009 $879 $2,192
2010 $1,119 $2,557
2011 $1,281 $2,881
2012 $1,218 $3,067
2013 $1,151 $3,315
2014 $1,174 $3,352
2015 $1,121 $3,272
2016 $992 $3,528
2017 $1,069 $3,620
2018 $1,171 $3,562
2019 $1,082 $3,657
2020 $919 $3,234
2021 $1,067 $3,679
2022 $1,030 $3,800
2023 $916 $3,455
2024 $972 $2,592

Lesotho vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Palestine
1950 44.6 45.7
1951 45.2 46
1952 45.9 46.3
1953 46.6 46.6
1954 47.3 46.9
1955 48 47.2
1956 48.6 47.6
1957 49.2 48
1958 49.6 48.4
1959 49.9 48.8
1960 50.2 49.3
1961 50.3 49.8
1962 50.3 50.4
1963 50.3 51
1964 50.3 51.6
1965 50.3 52.2
1966 50.4 52.8
1967 50.5 50.9
1968 50.8 54.1
1969 51.1 54.7
1970 51.5 55.4
1971 51.8 56
1972 52.3 56.7
1973 52.6 57.6
1974 52.9 58
1975 53.5 58.7
1976 53.9 59.4
1977 54.5 60.1
1978 55.2 60.8
1979 55.8 61.5
1980 56.5 62.2
1981 57.3 62.8
1982 58 63.5
1983 58.5 64.1
1984 59 64.7
1985 59.2 65.3
1986 59.3 65.7
1987 59.6 66.3
1988 59.6 66.7
1989 59.5 67.1
1990 59.3 67.8
1991 59.1 68.2
1992 58.6 68.5
1993 58.1 68.8
1994 57.3 69.3
1995 56.4 69.6
1996 55.1 70
1997 53.7 70.3
1998 52 70.6
1999 50.4 70.8
2000 48.8 70.3
2001 47.2 69.8
2002 46 70.9
2003 44.9 71
2004 44 71.1
2005 43.6 72
2006 43.2 71.8
2007 43.7 72.1
2008 44.3 72.2
2009 45.1 72.3
2010 46 73.3
2011 46.9 73.6
2012 48.2 73.7
2013 49.5 74.1
2014 50.8 72.8
2015 51.8 74.6
2016 52.9 74.9
2017 53.9 75.2
2018 54.6 75.4
2019 55.2 75.8
2020 55.1 75
2021 54.2 73.9
2022 56.8 76.7
2023 57.4 65.2
2024 57.8 69.2
2025 58.2 73.1

Lesotho and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Palestine
Year Population
Lesotho Palestine
1960 736,500 -
1961 758,824 -
1962 781,814 -
1963 805,373 -
1964 829,437 -
1965 854,090 -
1966 881,870 -
1967 913,982 -
1968 948,105 -
1969 983,202 -
1970 1,019,273 -
1971 1,056,246 -
1972 1,094,063 -
1973 1,132,697 -
1974 1,172,420 -
1975 1,213,643 -
1976 1,253,214 -
1977 1,289,967 -
1978 1,327,240 -
1979 1,366,169 -
1980 1,406,521 -
1981 1,448,069 -
1982 1,490,732 -
1983 1,534,413 -
1984 1,578,986 -
1985 1,624,379 -
1986 1,666,138 -
1987 1,703,390 -
1988 1,739,841 -
1989 1,775,436 -
1990 1,809,696 1,978,248
1991 1,842,379 2,068,845
1992 1,873,274 2,163,591
1993 1,901,793 2,262,676
1994 1,927,707 2,366,298
1995 1,951,437 2,474,666
1996 1,972,418 2,587,997
1997 1,988,130 2,706,518
1998 1,998,049 2,776,568
1999 2,003,234 2,848,431
2000 2,003,913 2,922,153
2001 2,000,853 2,997,784
2002 1,994,679 3,075,373
2003 1,985,059 3,154,969
2004 1,971,129 3,236,626
2005 1,953,076 3,320,396
2006 1,945,063 3,406,334
2007 1,953,268 3,494,496
2008 1,966,541 3,591,977
2009 1,980,883 3,689,099
2010 1,996,251 3,786,161
2011 2,014,009 3,882,986
2012 2,034,354 3,979,998
2013 2,056,504 4,076,708
2014 2,080,089 4,173,398
2015 2,104,611 4,270,092
2016 2,130,422 4,367,088
2017 2,157,110 4,454,805
2018 2,183,603 4,569,087
2019 2,209,405 4,685,306
2020 2,235,727 4,803,269
2021 2,261,542 4,922,749
2022 2,286,110 5,043,612
2023 2,311,472 5,165,775
2024 2,337,423 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Palestine

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Palestine
1960 5.78 -
1961 5.79 -
1962 5.79 -
1963 5.78 -
1964 5.77 -
1965 5.77 -
1966 5.76 -
1967 5.75 -
1968 5.73 -
1969 5.7 -
1970 5.7 -
1971 5.7 -
1972 5.69 -
1973 5.69 -
1974 5.75 -
1975 5.83 -
1976 5.87 -
1977 5.85 -
1978 5.82 -
1979 5.79 -
1980 5.75 -
1981 5.69 -
1982 5.63 -
1983 5.56 -
1984 5.48 -
1985 5.4 -
1986 5.32 -
1987 5.22 -
1988 5.1 -
1989 4.96 -
1990 4.81 6.81
1991 4.68 6.75
1992 4.54 6.65
1993 4.37 6.5
1994 4.21 6.33
1995 4.13 6.16
1996 4.06 5.99
1997 3.98 5.82
1998 3.82 5.69
1999 3.67 5.58
2000 3.61 5.46
2001 3.63 5.34
2002 3.68 5.22
2003 3.62 5.06
2004 3.51 4.97
2005 3.43 4.87
2006 3.41 4.74
2007 3.44 4.63
2008 3.39 4.51
2009 3.31 4.44
2010 3.25 4.43
2011 3.34 4.31
2012 3.3 4.15
2013 3.28 4.05
2014 3.24 4
2015 3.22 3.98
2016 3.18 3.89
2017 3.11 3.77
2018 3.02 3.67
2019 2.92 3.59
2020 2.85 3.51
2021 2.77 3.44
2022 2.72 3.38
2023 2.69 3.31

Lesotho and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Palestine
1960 17.5 -
1961 17.4 -
1962 17.4 -
1963 17.4 -
1964 17.5 -
1965 17.5 -
1966 17.5 -
1967 17.6 -
1968 17.8 -
1969 18 -
1970 18.2 -
1971 18.3 -
1972 18.5 -
1973 18.6 -
1974 18.8 -
1975 18.9 -
1976 19 -
1977 19 -
1978 18.9 -
1979 18.8 -
1980 18.8 -
1981 18.7 -
1982 18.6 -
1983 18.6 -
1984 18.5 -
1985 18.4 -
1986 18.6 -
1987 18.7 -
1988 18.6 -
1989 18.5 -
1990 18.4 15.4
1991 18.4 15.4
1992 18.4 15.4
1993 18.4 15.5
1994 18.5 15.5
1995 18.6 15.6
1996 18.6 15.7
1997 18.8 15.8
1998 18.9 15.9
1999 19.1 16
2000 19.2 16.2
2001 19.4 16.3
2002 19.5 16.5
2003 19.7 16.7
2004 19.8 16.9
2005 19.9 17.1
2006 20 17.4
2007 20.2 17.6
2008 20.4 17.9
2009 20.6 18.1
2010 20.7 18.4
2011 20.9 18.6
2012 21 18.9
2013 21.1 19.1
2014 21.2 19.4
2015 21.3 19.6
2016 21.4 19.8
2017 21.6 19.9
2018 21.7 20
2019 21.8 20.2
2020 22 20.3
2021 22.1 20.4
2022 22.3 20.6
2023 22.5 20.8
2024 22.7 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
15.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Palestine
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
26
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
82
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
97.9%
2024
English speaking
27.9%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Lesotho Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Lesotho Palestine
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
n/a

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