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Lesotho vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 137th vs. 115th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Panama
Population
2384217
4614993
Population rank 144/197 128/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
80 years
2025

Lesotho and Panama: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Panama economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Panama
Year GDP
Lesotho Panama
1960 $34,579,986 $537,147,100
1961 $35,699,986 $599,026,300
1962 $41,859,983 $652,120,900
1963 $47,039,981 $722,784,500
1964 $51,939,979 $776,137,500
1965 $54,879,978 $852,485,300
1966 $56,699,977 $928,833,000
1967 $59,261,976 $1,034,376,400
1968 $61,445,975 $1,112,791,100
1969 $65,967,974 $1,221,305,700
1970 $68,739,973 $1,351,006,400
1971 $76,480,285 $1,523,917,200
1972 $80,913,200 $1,673,411,700
1973 $121,188,716 $1,913,793,400
1974 $150,851,317 $2,188,307,600
1975 $149,558,896 $2,435,304,100
1976 $147,660,037 $2,588,106,000
1977 $193,315,048 $2,738,261,900
1978 $266,570,067 $3,244,558,600
1979 $290,134,593 $3,704,551,600
1980 $431,542,537 $4,614,086,400
1981 $434,188,034 $5,222,421,500
1982 $348,741,684 $5,769,767,900
1983 $386,699,309 $5,923,755,900
1984 $333,163,670 $6,183,387,100
1985 $268,629,926 $6,541,517,100
1986 $318,858,423 $6,797,834,200
1987 $402,768,324 $6,827,665,300
1988 $470,395,801 $5,902,783,400
1989 $495,409,233 $5,918,469,800
1990 $596,410,264 $6,433,967,000
1991 $704,325,367 $7,074,675,500
1992 $831,029,862 $8,042,337,700
1993 $835,582,062 $8,782,585,400
1994 $878,250,945 $9,365,289,800
1995 $1,001,894,000 $9,573,813,700
1996 $946,112,493 $9,197,503,300
1997 $998,004,259 $10,058,854,400
1998 $928,460,893 $11,019,557,700
1999 $912,773,681 $11,660,704,800
2000 $887,291,688 $11,966,497,000
2001 $825,706,961 $12,252,906,300
2002 $775,777,239 $12,800,851,300
2003 $1,157,825,435 $13,603,456,000
2004 $1,511,236,656 $15,100,203,400
2005 $1,682,343,527 $16,623,906,700
2006 $1,800,092,564 $18,659,721,500
2007 $1,682,131,785 $21,717,433,800
2008 $1,766,902,709 $25,721,328,000
2009 $1,740,894,965 $27,791,215,500
2010 $2,234,754,242 $30,231,009,500
2011 $2,579,409,620 $35,687,738,300
2012 $2,477,702,216 $41,595,439,700
2013 $2,367,112,932 $46,949,496,500
2014 $2,441,063,054 $51,427,104,900
2015 $2,359,686,725 $55,767,806,100
2016 $2,114,426,452 $59,760,858,700
2017 $2,306,741,672 $64,327,688,800
2018 $2,556,247,292 $67,316,471,200
2019 $2,390,702,296 $69,778,991,200
2020 $2,053,699,870 $57,059,846,500
2021 $2,412,130,022 $67,396,392,500
2022 $2,354,980,884 $76,276,116,700
2023 $2,117,962,430 $83,318,176,900
2024 $2,271,541,846 $86,260,400,000

Lesotho and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Panama
1960 $47 $477
1961 $47 $516
1962 $53.5 $546
1963 $58.4 $587
1964 $62.6 $611
1965 $64.3 $651
1966 $64.3 $689
1967 $64.8 $745
1968 $64.8 $778
1969 $67.1 $830
1970 $67.4 $893
1971 $72.4 $979
1972 $74 $1,046
1973 $107 $1,164
1974 $128.7 $1,296
1975 $123.2 $1,406
1976 $117.8 $1,457
1977 $149.9 $1,503
1978 $200.8 $1,738
1979 $212.4 $1,938
1980 $307 $2,357
1981 $299.8 $2,605
1982 $233.9 $2,811
1983 $252 $2,819
1984 $211 $2,875
1985 $165.4 $2,972
1986 $191.4 $3,019
1987 $236.5 $2,966
1988 $270.4 $2,509
1989 $279 $2,462
1990 $330 $2,620
1991 $382 $2,821
1992 $444 $3,140
1993 $439 $3,358
1994 $456 $3,508
1995 $513 $3,514
1996 $480 $3,308
1997 $502 $3,546
1998 $465 $3,808
1999 $456 $3,950
2000 $443 $3,975
2001 $413 $3,992
2002 $389 $4,091
2003 $583 $4,265
2004 $767 $4,645
2005 $861 $5,018
2006 $925 $5,529
2007 $861 $6,318
2008 $898 $7,348
2009 $879 $7,797
2010 $1,119 $8,331
2011 $1,281 $9,662
2012 $1,218 $11,065
2013 $1,151 $12,273
2014 $1,174 $13,213
2015 $1,121 $14,083
2016 $992 $14,832
2017 $1,069 $15,695
2018 $1,171 $16,151
2019 $1,082 $16,478
2020 $919 $13,291
2021 $1,067 $15,510
2022 $1,030 $17,332
2023 $916 $18,686
2024 $972 $19,103

Lesotho vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Panama
1950 44.6 55.4
1951 45.2 55.9
1952 45.9 56.4
1953 46.6 56.8
1954 47.3 57.2
1955 48 57.5
1956 48.6 57.9
1957 49.2 58.3
1958 49.6 58.9
1959 49.9 59.6
1960 50.2 60.3
1961 50.3 60.9
1962 50.3 61.4
1963 50.3 61.8
1964 50.3 62.1
1965 50.3 62.3
1966 50.4 62.6
1967 50.5 62.9
1968 50.8 63.2
1969 51.1 63.7
1970 51.5 64.1
1971 51.8 64.7
1972 52.3 65.2
1973 52.6 65.8
1974 52.9 66.6
1975 53.5 67.2
1976 53.9 67.8
1977 54.5 68.3
1978 55.2 68.7
1979 55.8 69.1
1980 56.5 69.5
1981 57.3 69.8
1982 58 69.9
1983 58.5 70.1
1984 59 70.4
1985 59.2 70.5
1986 59.3 70.7
1987 59.6 70.8
1988 59.6 70.9
1989 59.5 70.1
1990 59.3 71.3
1991 59.1 71.3
1992 58.6 71.5
1993 58.1 71.8
1994 57.3 71.9
1995 56.4 72
1996 55.1 72.2
1997 53.7 72.5
1998 52 72.8
1999 50.4 73.1
2000 48.8 73.4
2001 47.2 73.8
2002 46 74.2
2003 44.9 74.6
2004 44 74.8
2005 43.6 75.2
2006 43.2 75.4
2007 43.7 75.7
2008 44.3 75.9
2009 45.1 76.2
2010 46 76.4
2011 46.9 76.7
2012 48.2 76.9
2013 49.5 77.1
2014 50.8 77.4
2015 51.8 77.6
2016 52.9 77.8
2017 53.9 77.9
2018 54.6 78.3
2019 55.2 78.5
2020 55.1 76.3
2021 54.2 77
2022 56.8 79.3
2023 57.4 79.6
2024 57.8 79.8
2025 58.2 80

Lesotho and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Panama
Year Population
Lesotho Panama
1960 736,500 1,126,005
1961 758,824 1,159,870
1962 781,814 1,195,301
1963 805,373 1,232,124
1964 829,437 1,270,065
1965 854,090 1,308,835
1966 881,870 1,348,388
1967 913,982 1,388,628
1968 948,105 1,429,447
1969 983,202 1,470,886
1970 1,019,273 1,513,070
1971 1,056,246 1,556,081
1972 1,094,063 1,599,723
1973 1,132,697 1,643,690
1974 1,172,420 1,687,926
1975 1,213,643 1,732,389
1976 1,253,214 1,776,935
1977 1,289,967 1,821,543
1978 1,327,240 1,866,311
1979 1,366,169 1,911,552
1980 1,406,521 1,957,534
1981 1,448,069 2,004,418
1982 1,490,732 2,052,271
1983 1,534,413 2,101,106
1984 1,578,986 2,150,782
1985 1,624,379 2,200,915
1986 1,666,138 2,251,325
1987 1,703,390 2,301,970
1988 1,739,841 2,352,848
1989 1,775,436 2,403,820
1990 1,809,696 2,455,583
1991 1,842,379 2,508,265
1992 1,873,274 2,561,336
1993 1,901,793 2,615,099
1994 1,927,707 2,669,546
1995 1,951,437 2,724,557
1996 1,972,418 2,780,227
1997 1,988,130 2,836,695
1998 1,998,049 2,893,914
1999 2,003,234 2,951,822
2000 2,003,913 3,010,369
2001 2,000,853 3,069,537
2002 1,994,679 3,129,344
2003 1,985,059 3,189,807
2004 1,971,129 3,251,155
2005 1,953,076 3,313,026
2006 1,945,063 3,375,024
2007 1,953,268 3,437,490
2008 1,966,541 3,500,648
2009 1,980,883 3,564,381
2010 1,996,251 3,628,535
2011 2,014,009 3,693,505
2012 2,034,354 3,759,256
2013 2,056,504 3,825,329
2014 2,080,089 3,892,101
2015 2,104,611 3,960,035
2016 2,130,422 4,029,086
2017 2,157,110 4,098,707
2018 2,183,603 4,167,860
2019 2,209,405 4,234,700
2020 2,235,727 4,293,261
2021 2,261,542 4,345,405
2022 2,286,110 4,400,773
2023 2,311,472 4,458,759
2024 2,337,423 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Panama

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Panama
1960 5.78 5.83
1961 5.79 5.87
1962 5.79 5.87
1963 5.78 5.87
1964 5.77 5.81
1965 5.77 5.73
1966 5.76 5.65
1967 5.75 5.53
1968 5.73 5.41
1969 5.7 5.29
1970 5.7 5.18
1971 5.7 5.05
1972 5.69 4.91
1973 5.69 4.74
1974 5.75 4.58
1975 5.83 4.41
1976 5.87 4.26
1977 5.85 4.12
1978 5.82 3.98
1979 5.79 3.88
1980 5.75 3.8
1981 5.69 3.72
1982 5.63 3.66
1983 5.56 3.6
1984 5.48 3.52
1985 5.4 3.43
1986 5.32 3.34
1987 5.22 3.25
1988 5.1 3.17
1989 4.96 3.12
1990 4.81 3.07
1991 4.68 3
1992 4.54 2.95
1993 4.37 2.91
1994 4.21 2.88
1995 4.13 2.85
1996 4.06 2.83
1997 3.98 2.81
1998 3.82 2.79
1999 3.67 2.77
2000 3.61 2.74
2001 3.63 2.72
2002 3.68 2.7
2003 3.62 2.68
2004 3.51 2.68
2005 3.43 2.64
2006 3.41 2.62
2007 3.44 2.61
2008 3.39 2.61
2009 3.31 2.59
2010 3.25 2.59
2011 3.34 2.6
2012 3.3 2.59
2013 3.28 2.57
2014 3.24 2.55
2015 3.22 2.53
2016 3.18 2.5
2017 3.11 2.46
2018 3.02 2.4
2019 2.92 2.29
2020 2.85 2.18
2021 2.77 2.15
2022 2.72 2.14
2023 2.69 2.12

Lesotho and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Panama
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Panama
1960 17.5 17.8
1961 17.4 17.8
1962 17.4 17.7
1963 17.4 17.6
1964 17.5 17.6
1965 17.5 17.5
1966 17.5 17.5
1967 17.6 17.5
1968 17.8 17.5
1969 18 17.6
1970 18.2 17.6
1971 18.3 17.7
1972 18.5 17.7
1973 18.6 17.8
1974 18.8 18
1975 18.9 18.1
1976 19 18.3
1977 19 18.4
1978 18.9 18.6
1979 18.8 18.8
1980 18.8 19
1981 18.7 19.2
1982 18.6 19.5
1983 18.6 19.7
1984 18.5 19.9
1985 18.4 20.2
1986 18.6 20.4
1987 18.7 20.7
1988 18.6 21
1989 18.5 21.3
1990 18.4 21.5
1991 18.4 21.8
1992 18.4 22.1
1993 18.4 22.4
1994 18.5 22.7
1995 18.6 22.9
1996 18.6 23.2
1997 18.8 23.5
1998 18.9 23.7
1999 19.1 24
2000 19.2 24.3
2001 19.4 24.5
2002 19.5 24.8
2003 19.7 25.1
2004 19.8 25.3
2005 19.9 25.6
2006 20 25.9
2007 20.2 26.1
2008 20.4 26.4
2009 20.6 26.7
2010 20.7 27
2011 20.9 27.2
2012 21 27.5
2013 21.1 27.8
2014 21.2 28
2015 21.3 28.3
2016 21.4 28.5
2017 21.6 28.8
2018 21.7 29.1
2019 21.8 29.4
2020 22 29.7
2021 22.1 30
2022 22.3 30.3
2023 22.5 30.6
2024 22.7 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
9.3%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
64.1%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Lesotho Panama
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
96.3%
2024
English speaking
27.9%
2023
14%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Lesotho Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
1.73
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Panama
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
n/a

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