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Lesotho vs Saint Kitts and Nevis statistics compared

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Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 46.8K in Saint Kitts and Nevis (ranked 189/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 100.4 sq mi for Saint Kitts and Nevis (ranked 137th vs. 189th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 188/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 55/197 ($22,771).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Saint Kitts
Population
2384217
46977
Population rank 144/197 189/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 188/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$22,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 55/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$35,545
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$557M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
60.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$11,885
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 46/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$13,293
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
100.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
467 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
72.4 years
2025

Lesotho and Saint Kitts and Nevis: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Saint Kitts and Nevis economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Year GDP
Lesotho Saint Kitts
1960 $34,579,986 $12,366,636
1961 $35,699,986 $12,483,302
1962 $41,859,983 $12,541,635
1963 $47,039,981 $12,833,301
1964 $51,939,979 $13,416,633
1965 $54,879,978 $13,593,932
1966 $56,699,977 $14,469,078
1967 $59,261,976 $16,742,338
1968 $61,445,975 $14,600,000
1969 $65,967,974 $15,850,000
1970 $68,739,973 $16,300,000
1971 $76,480,285 $19,624,746
1972 $80,913,200 $22,944,849
1973 $121,188,716 $24,196,018
1974 $150,851,317 $31,514,856
1975 $149,558,896 $33,364,055
1976 $147,660,037 $30,095,602
1977 $193,315,048 $44,496,296
1978 $266,570,067 $49,433,333
1979 $290,134,593 $58,840,741
1980 $431,542,537 $68,459,259
1981 $434,188,034 $80,888,889
1982 $348,741,684 $86,022,222
1983 $386,699,309 $86,874,074
1984 $333,163,670 $98,603,704
1985 $268,629,926 $111,007,407
1986 $318,858,423 $130,685,185
1987 $402,768,324 $147,748,148
1988 $470,395,801 $172,692,593
1989 $495,409,233 $192,518,519
1990 $596,410,264 $217,259,259
1991 $704,325,367 $220,540,741
1992 $831,029,862 $242,137,037
1993 $835,582,062 $263,755,556
1994 $878,250,945 $295,159,259
1995 $1,001,894,000 $313,485,185
1996 $946,112,493 $333,944,444
1997 $998,004,259 $374,641,308
1998 $928,460,893 $383,257,331
1999 $912,773,681 $406,595,484
2000 $887,291,688 $421,695,770
2001 $825,706,961 $458,643,829
2002 $775,777,239 $481,077,374
2003 $1,157,825,435 $469,869,870
2004 $1,511,236,656 $506,900,000
2005 $1,682,343,527 $547,203,704
2006 $1,800,092,564 $644,414,815
2007 $1,682,131,785 $689,285,185
2008 $1,766,902,709 $777,692,593
2009 $1,740,894,965 $774,274,074
2010 $2,234,754,242 $778,718,519
2011 $2,579,409,620 $836,092,593
2012 $2,477,702,216 $824,585,185
2013 $2,367,112,932 $874,548,148
2014 $2,441,063,054 $952,111,111
2015 $2,359,686,725 $957,222,222
2016 $2,114,426,452 $1,006,818,519
2017 $2,306,741,672 $1,056,977,778
2018 $2,556,247,292 $1,076,548,148
2019 $2,390,702,296 $1,107,855,556
2020 $2,053,699,870 $883,922,222
2021 $2,412,130,022 $858,622,222
2022 $2,354,980,884 $980,188,889
2023 $2,117,962,430 $1,056,751,852
2024 $2,271,541,846 $1,066,681,481

Lesotho and Saint Kitts and Nevis economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Saint Kitts
1960 $47 $221.6
1961 $47 $225.6
1962 $53.5 $230.3
1963 $58.4 $240.1
1964 $62.6 $256.4
1965 $64.3 $265.8
1966 $64.3 $290
1967 $64.8 $344
1968 $64.8 $309
1969 $67.1 $347
1970 $67.4 $365
1971 $72.4 $444
1972 $74 $521
1973 $107 $551
1974 $128.7 $721
1975 $123.2 $765
1976 $117.8 $692
1977 $149.9 $1,026
1978 $200.8 $1,144
1979 $212.4 $1,367
1980 $307 $1,598
1981 $299.8 $1,894
1982 $233.9 $2,023
1983 $252 $2,052
1984 $211 $2,341
1985 $165.4 $2,651
1986 $191.4 $3,140
1987 $236.5 $3,573
1988 $270.4 $4,206
1989 $279 $4,723
1990 $330 $5,373
1991 $382 $5,465
1992 $444 $5,947
1993 $439 $6,395
1994 $456 $7,065
1995 $513 $7,406
1996 $480 $7,788
1997 $502 $8,627
1998 $465 $8,711
1999 $456 $9,116
2000 $443 $9,320
2001 $413 $10,023
2002 $389 $10,454
2003 $583 $10,176
2004 $767 $10,945
2005 $861 $11,784
2006 $925 $13,838
2007 $861 $14,758
2008 $898 $16,605
2009 $879 $16,503
2010 $1,119 $16,623
2011 $1,281 $17,832
2012 $1,218 $17,532
2013 $1,151 $18,580
2014 $1,174 $20,219
2015 $1,121 $20,329
2016 $992 $21,388
2017 $1,069 $22,465
2018 $1,171 $22,901
2019 $1,082 $23,595
2020 $919 $18,859
2021 $1,067 $18,361
2022 $1,030 $20,985
2023 $916 $22,600
2024 $972 $22,771

Lesotho vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Saint Kitts
1950 44.6 54.8
1951 45.2 55.2
1952 45.9 55.7
1953 46.6 56
1954 47.3 56.3
1955 48 56.4
1956 48.6 56.4
1957 49.2 56.4
1958 49.6 56.4
1959 49.9 56.6
1960 50.2 56.8
1961 50.3 57.3
1962 50.3 57.8
1963 50.3 58.4
1964 50.3 59
1965 50.3 59.6
1966 50.4 60.1
1967 50.5 60.4
1968 50.8 60.8
1969 51.1 61.1
1970 51.5 61.4
1971 51.8 61.7
1972 52.3 62.1
1973 52.6 62.5
1974 52.9 62.9
1975 53.5 63.2
1976 53.9 63.5
1977 54.5 63.7
1978 55.2 64
1979 55.8 64.2
1980 56.5 64.4
1981 57.3 64.6
1982 58 64.9
1983 58.5 65.1
1984 59 65.3
1985 59.2 65.5
1986 59.3 65.6
1987 59.6 65.5
1988 59.6 65.5
1989 59.5 65.4
1990 59.3 65.6
1991 59.1 66
1992 58.6 66.3
1993 58.1 66.7
1994 57.3 67
1995 56.4 67.2
1996 55.1 67.5
1997 53.7 67.8
1998 52 67.9
1999 50.4 68.7
2000 48.8 69.2
2001 47.2 69.8
2002 46 70.2
2003 44.9 70.6
2004 44 70.9
2005 43.6 71.2
2006 43.2 71.4
2007 43.7 71.4
2008 44.3 71.5
2009 45.1 71.5
2010 46 71.5
2011 46.9 71.4
2012 48.2 71.4
2013 49.5 71.3
2014 50.8 71.2
2015 51.8 71.2
2016 52.9 71.2
2017 53.9 71.3
2018 54.6 71.3
2019 55.2 71.5
2020 55.1 71.2
2021 54.2 69.3
2022 56.8 70.3
2023 57.4 72.1
2024 57.8 72.3
2025 58.2 72.4

Lesotho and Saint Kitts and Nevis population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Year Population
Lesotho Saint Kitts
1960 736,500 55,810
1961 758,824 55,334
1962 781,814 54,461
1963 805,373 53,441
1964 829,437 52,326
1965 854,090 51,139
1966 881,870 49,898
1967 913,982 48,605
1968 948,105 47,245
1969 983,202 45,731
1970 1,019,273 44,606
1971 1,056,246 44,206
1972 1,094,063 44,033
1973 1,132,697 43,880
1974 1,172,420 43,738
1975 1,213,643 43,606
1976 1,253,214 43,482
1977 1,289,967 43,358
1978 1,327,240 43,217
1979 1,366,169 43,033
1980 1,406,521 42,850
1981 1,448,069 42,698
1982 1,490,732 42,532
1983 1,534,413 42,334
1984 1,578,986 42,113
1985 1,624,379 41,874
1986 1,666,138 41,618
1987 1,703,390 41,348
1988 1,739,841 41,062
1989 1,775,436 40,758
1990 1,809,696 40,432
1991 1,842,379 40,358
1992 1,873,274 40,715
1993 1,901,793 41,242
1994 1,927,707 41,776
1995 1,951,437 42,326
1996 1,972,418 42,877
1997 1,988,130 43,428
1998 1,998,049 43,998
1999 2,003,234 44,601
2000 2,003,913 45,248
2001 2,000,853 45,761
2002 1,994,679 46,020
2003 1,985,059 46,176
2004 1,971,129 46,315
2005 1,953,076 46,437
2006 1,945,063 46,569
2007 1,953,268 46,706
2008 1,966,541 46,835
2009 1,980,883 46,916
2010 1,996,251 46,846
2011 2,014,009 46,886
2012 2,034,354 47,033
2013 2,056,504 47,069
2014 2,080,089 47,089
2015 2,104,611 47,087
2016 2,130,422 47,075
2017 2,157,110 47,050
2018 2,183,603 47,008
2019 2,209,405 46,952
2020 2,235,727 46,870
2021 2,261,542 46,763
2022 2,286,110 46,709
2023 2,311,472 46,758
2024 2,337,423 46,843

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Saint Kitts
1960 5.78 6.54
1961 5.79 6.27
1962 5.79 6.06
1963 5.78 6.12
1964 5.77 6.08
1965 5.77 6.01
1966 5.76 5.78
1967 5.75 5.46
1968 5.73 5.17
1969 5.7 4.97
1970 5.7 4.73
1971 5.7 4.51
1972 5.69 4.16
1973 5.69 3.97
1974 5.75 3.81
1975 5.83 3.68
1976 5.87 3.59
1977 5.85 3.48
1978 5.82 3.29
1979 5.79 3.23
1980 5.75 3.26
1981 5.69 3.3
1982 5.63 3.18
1983 5.56 3.1
1984 5.48 2.88
1985 5.4 2.82
1986 5.32 2.68
1987 5.22 2.62
1988 5.1 2.62
1989 4.96 2.69
1990 4.81 2.73
1991 4.68 2.6
1992 4.54 2.43
1993 4.37 2.38
1994 4.21 2.31
1995 4.13 2.3
1996 4.06 2.26
1997 3.98 2.3
1998 3.82 2.31
1999 3.67 2.26
2000 3.61 2.13
2001 3.63 2.08
2002 3.68 2.04
2003 3.62 2
2004 3.51 1.96
2005 3.43 1.93
2006 3.41 1.9
2007 3.44 1.87
2008 3.39 1.83
2009 3.31 1.8
2010 3.25 1.76
2011 3.34 1.74
2012 3.3 1.71
2013 3.28 1.68
2014 3.24 1.67
2015 3.22 1.64
2016 3.18 1.63
2017 3.11 1.61
2018 3.02 1.59
2019 2.92 1.57
2020 2.85 1.55
2021 2.77 1.53
2022 2.72 1.51
2023 2.69 1.51

Lesotho and Saint Kitts and Nevis demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Saint Kitts
1960 17.5 17.5
1961 17.4 17.4
1962 17.4 17.4
1963 17.4 17.3
1964 17.5 17.3
1965 17.5 17.1
1966 17.5 16.9
1967 17.6 16.6
1968 17.8 16.4
1969 18 16.1
1970 18.2 16.3
1971 18.3 16.8
1972 18.5 17.3
1973 18.6 17.7
1974 18.8 18.1
1975 18.9 18.5
1976 19 18.9
1977 19 19.2
1978 18.9 19.5
1979 18.8 19.8
1980 18.8 20.1
1981 18.7 20.5
1982 18.6 21
1983 18.6 21.4
1984 18.5 21.8
1985 18.4 22.2
1986 18.6 22.5
1987 18.7 22.8
1988 18.6 23
1989 18.5 23.2
1990 18.4 23.3
1991 18.4 23.5
1992 18.4 23.7
1993 18.4 24.1
1994 18.5 24.4
1995 18.6 24.7
1996 18.6 25.1
1997 18.8 25.5
1998 18.9 25.9
1999 19.1 26.3
2000 19.2 26.7
2001 19.4 27
2002 19.5 27.4
2003 19.7 27.7
2004 19.8 28.1
2005 19.9 28.5
2006 20 28.9
2007 20.2 29.3
2008 20.4 29.6
2009 20.6 30
2010 20.7 30.6
2011 20.9 31.1
2012 21 31.5
2013 21.1 31.9
2014 21.2 32.3
2015 21.3 32.8
2016 21.4 33.3
2017 21.6 33.8
2018 21.7 34.2
2019 21.8 34.7
2020 22 35.2
2021 22.1 35.6
2022 22.3 36
2023 22.5 36.4
2024 22.7 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Saint Kitts
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$1.04B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
41%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
3.5%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-8.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
5.12%
2001
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
21.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$295M
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$36.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
301,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
61.8%
2018
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Lesotho Saint Kitts
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
1,777 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$12
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
0.12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
2.54 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
1.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
4.53%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Saint Kitts
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0006%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
31.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
53.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
26
2025
13
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
23.1
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
2
2025
Visa free countries
82
2025
148
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
97.8%
2003
English speaking
27.9%
2023
78%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
76.4%
2023

Health

Lesotho Saint Kitts
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$1,160
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$502
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
72.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
3.03
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
74
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
16.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
46.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
85
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
4.69 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Saint Kitts
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
2,143 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
23.2 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
42.5 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
238 mi
2002

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