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Lesotho vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 137th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Poland
Population
2384217
36176920
Population rank 144/197 46/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
79 years
2025

Lesotho and Poland: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Poland economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Poland
Year GDP
Lesotho Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $704,325,367 $85,500,935,935
1992 $831,029,862 $94,337,050,693
1993 $835,582,062 $96,043,157,273
1994 $878,250,945 $110,803,635,288
1995 $1,001,894,000 $142,838,527,115
1996 $946,112,493 $160,813,026,223
1997 $998,004,259 $159,893,964,917
1998 $928,460,893 $175,282,269,667
1999 $912,773,681 $170,704,452,715
2000 $887,291,688 $172,953,527,033
2001 $825,706,961 $191,823,200,371
2002 $775,777,239 $199,694,463,256
2003 $1,157,825,435 $218,561,225,998
2004 $1,511,236,656 $256,268,656,145
2005 $1,682,343,527 $306,999,913,151
2006 $1,800,092,564 $345,897,630,736
2007 $1,682,131,785 $429,715,132,138
2008 $1,766,902,709 $535,612,030,672
2009 $1,740,894,965 $440,891,472,247
2010 $2,234,754,242 $478,111,630,684
2011 $2,579,409,620 $527,848,543,023
2012 $2,477,702,216 $498,148,649,703
2013 $2,367,112,932 $518,179,836,405
2014 $2,441,063,054 $542,134,167,179
2015 $2,359,686,725 $480,054,118,583
2016 $2,114,426,452 $473,259,623,976
2017 $2,306,741,672 $528,356,723,263
2018 $2,556,247,292 $594,616,632,477
2019 $2,390,702,296 $602,683,770,145
2020 $2,053,699,870 $605,914,186,118
2021 $2,412,130,022 $689,170,171,187
2022 $2,354,980,884 $695,607,522,885
2023 $2,117,962,430 $812,451,128,979
2024 $2,271,541,846 $914,696,430,325

Lesotho and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $382 $2,236
1992 $444 $2,459
1993 $439 $2,497
1994 $456 $2,875
1995 $513 $3,701
1996 $480 $4,164
1997 $502 $4,137
1998 $465 $4,534
1999 $456 $4,416
2000 $443 $4,521
2001 $413 $5,015
2002 $389 $5,223
2003 $583 $5,721
2004 $767 $6,712
2005 $861 $8,044
2006 $925 $9,069
2007 $861 $11,273
2008 $898 $14,049
2009 $879 $11,556
2010 $1,119 $12,568
2011 $1,281 $13,868
2012 $1,218 $13,087
2013 $1,151 $13,622
2014 $1,174 $14,262
2015 $1,121 $12,638
2016 $992 $12,464
2017 $1,069 $13,913
2018 $1,171 $15,658
2019 $1,082 $15,875
2020 $919 $16,151
2021 $1,067 $18,636
2022 $1,030 $18,891
2023 $916 $22,145
2024 $972 $25,023

Lesotho vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Poland
1950 44.6 58.3
1951 45.2 58.9
1952 45.9 59.7
1953 46.6 61.3
1954 47.3 62.3
1955 48 63.1
1956 48.6 63.4
1957 49.2 64.4
1958 49.6 64.9
1959 49.9 66.4
1960 50.2 67.1
1961 50.3 67.8
1962 50.3 68
1963 50.3 68.3
1964 50.3 68.9
1965 50.3 69.4
1966 50.4 69.7
1967 50.5 69.9
1968 50.8 69.8
1969 51.1 69.8
1970 51.5 69.6
1971 51.8 69.8
1972 52.3 70.1
1973 52.6 70.7
1974 52.9 70.7
1975 53.5 70.6
1976 53.9 70.4
1977 54.5 70.3
1978 55.2 70.4
1979 55.8 70.2
1980 56.5 70.5
1981 57.3 70.6
1982 58 70.9
1983 58.5 70.8
1984 59 70.6
1985 59.2 70.5
1986 59.3 70.6
1987 59.6 70.8
1988 59.6 70.8
1989 59.5 70.8
1990 59.3 70.6
1991 59.1 70.7
1992 58.6 70.9
1993 58.1 71.3
1994 57.3 71.7
1995 56.4 72
1996 55.1 72.3
1997 53.7 72.6
1998 52 72.8
1999 50.4 73.2
2000 48.8 73.6
2001 47.2 74.2
2002 46 74.5
2003 44.9 74.8
2004 44 74.9
2005 43.6 75.1
2006 43.2 75.3
2007 43.7 75.4
2008 44.3 75.6
2009 45.1 75.9
2010 46 76.3
2011 46.9 76.6
2012 48.2 76.8
2013 49.5 77.1
2014 50.8 77.3
2015 51.8 77.6
2016 52.9 77.6
2017 53.9 77.7
2018 54.6 77.6
2019 55.2 77.9
2020 55.1 76.6
2021 54.2 75.6
2022 56.8 77.9
2023 57.4 78.6
2024 57.8 78.8
2025 58.2 79

Lesotho and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Poland
Year Population
Lesotho Poland
1960 736,500 29,637,450
1961 758,824 29,964,000
1962 781,814 30,308,500
1963 805,373 30,712,000
1964 829,437 31,139,450
1965 854,090 31,444,950
1966 881,870 31,681,000
1967 913,982 31,987,155
1968 948,105 32,294,655
1969 983,202 32,548,300
1970 1,019,273 32,664,300
1971 1,056,246 32,783,500
1972 1,094,063 33,055,650
1973 1,132,697 33,357,200
1974 1,172,420 33,678,899
1975 1,213,643 34,015,199
1976 1,253,214 34,356,300
1977 1,289,967 34,689,050
1978 1,327,240 34,965,600
1979 1,366,169 35,247,217
1980 1,406,521 35,574,150
1981 1,448,069 35,898,587
1982 1,490,732 36,230,481
1983 1,534,413 36,571,808
1984 1,578,986 36,904,134
1985 1,624,379 37,201,885
1986 1,666,138 37,456,119
1987 1,703,390 37,668,045
1988 1,739,841 37,824,487
1989 1,775,436 37,961,529
1990 1,809,696 38,110,782
1991 1,842,379 38,246,193
1992 1,873,274 38,363,667
1993 1,901,793 38,461,408
1994 1,927,707 38,542,652
1995 1,951,437 38,594,998
1996 1,972,418 38,624,370
1997 1,988,130 38,649,660
1998 1,998,049 38,663,481
1999 2,003,234 38,660,271
2000 2,003,913 38,258,629
2001 2,000,853 38,248,076
2002 1,994,679 38,230,364
2003 1,985,059 38,204,570
2004 1,971,129 38,182,222
2005 1,953,076 38,165,445
2006 1,945,063 38,141,267
2007 1,953,268 38,120,560
2008 1,966,541 38,125,759
2009 1,980,883 38,151,603
2010 1,996,251 38,042,794
2011 2,014,009 38,063,255
2012 2,034,354 38,063,164
2013 2,056,504 38,040,196
2014 2,080,089 38,011,735
2015 2,104,611 37,986,412
2016 2,130,422 37,970,087
2017 2,157,110 37,974,826
2018 2,183,603 37,974,750
2019 2,209,405 37,965,475
2020 2,235,727 37,515,748
2021 2,261,542 36,981,559
2022 2,286,110 36,821,749
2023 2,311,472 36,687,353
2024 2,337,423 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Poland

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Poland
1960 5.78 2.98
1961 5.79 2.83
1962 5.79 2.72
1963 5.78 2.7
1964 5.77 2.57
1965 5.77 2.52
1966 5.76 2.34
1967 5.75 2.33
1968 5.73 2.24
1969 5.7 2.2
1970 5.7 2.2
1971 5.7 2.25
1972 5.69 2.24
1973 5.69 2.26
1974 5.75 2.26
1975 5.83 2.27
1976 5.87 2.3
1977 5.85 2.23
1978 5.82 2.21
1979 5.79 2.28
1980 5.75 2.28
1981 5.69 2.24
1982 5.63 2.34
1983 5.56 2.42
1984 5.48 2.37
1985 5.4 2.33
1986 5.32 2.22
1987 5.22 2.15
1988 5.1 2.13
1989 4.96 2.08
1990 4.81 2.06
1991 4.68 2.07
1992 4.54 1.95
1993 4.37 1.87
1994 4.21 1.81
1995 4.13 1.62
1996 4.06 1.59
1997 3.98 1.51
1998 3.82 1.44
1999 3.67 1.37
2000 3.61 1.37
2001 3.63 1.31
2002 3.68 1.25
2003 3.62 1.22
2004 3.51 1.23
2005 3.43 1.24
2006 3.41 1.27
2007 3.44 1.31
2008 3.39 1.39
2009 3.31 1.4
2010 3.25 1.41
2011 3.34 1.33
2012 3.3 1.33
2013 3.28 1.29
2014 3.24 1.32
2015 3.22 1.32
2016 3.18 1.39
2017 3.11 1.48
2018 3.02 1.46
2019 2.92 1.44
2020 2.85 1.39
2021 2.77 1.33
2022 2.72 1.29
2023 2.69 1.16

Lesotho and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Poland
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Poland
1960 17.5 26.6
1961 17.4 26.8
1962 17.4 26.9
1963 17.4 27.1
1964 17.5 27.3
1965 17.5 27.5
1966 17.5 27.7
1967 17.6 27.8
1968 17.8 28
1969 18 28.1
1970 18.2 28.2
1971 18.3 28.4
1972 18.5 28.5
1973 18.6 28.5
1974 18.8 28.6
1975 18.9 28.6
1976 19 28.7
1977 19 28.9
1978 18.9 29.1
1979 18.8 29.3
1980 18.8 29.5
1981 18.7 29.8
1982 18.6 30.1
1983 18.6 30.3
1984 18.5 30.6
1985 18.4 30.8
1986 18.6 31.1
1987 18.7 31.4
1988 18.6 31.7
1989 18.5 32.1
1990 18.4 32.4
1991 18.4 32.6
1992 18.4 32.9
1993 18.4 33.2
1994 18.5 33.5
1995 18.6 33.9
1996 18.6 34.2
1997 18.8 34.4
1998 18.9 34.7
1999 19.1 35
2000 19.2 35.2
2001 19.4 35.5
2002 19.5 35.8
2003 19.7 36
2004 19.8 36.3
2005 19.9 36.6
2006 20 36.9
2007 20.2 37.2
2008 20.4 37.5
2009 20.6 37.8
2010 20.7 38.1
2011 20.9 38.2
2012 21 38.4
2013 21.1 38.7
2014 21.2 39
2015 21.3 39.3
2016 21.4 39.7
2017 21.6 40
2018 21.7 40.4
2019 21.8 40.8
2020 22 41.1
2021 22.1 41.5
2022 22.3 41.9
2023 22.5 42.4
2024 22.7 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Poland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
99.8%
2021
English speaking
27.9%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Lesotho Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Poland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
267,065 mi
2024

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