Lesotho vs Samoa statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 137th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Lesotho and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Samoa economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	Samoa
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	$45,208,338
1971	$76,480,285	$53,719,569
1972	$80,913,200	$62,566,116
1973	$121,188,716	$82,452,985
1974	$150,851,317	$93,549,611
1975	$149,558,896	$93,489,283
1976	$147,660,037	$85,003,078
1977	$193,315,048	$98,295,671
1978	$266,570,067	$108,223,444
1979	$290,134,593	$122,257,393
1980	$431,542,537	$125,747,038
1981	$434,188,034	$118,190,655
1982	$348,741,684	$121,221,652
1983	$386,699,309	$111,862,824
1984	$333,163,670	$109,200,934
1985	$268,629,926	$95,572,173
1986	$318,858,423	$100,947,849
1987	$402,768,324	$111,713,922
1988	$470,395,801	$133,016,065
1989	$495,409,233	$122,888,610
1990	$596,410,264	$125,766,270
1991	$704,325,367	$125,597,205
1992	$831,029,862	$132,303,041
1993	$835,582,062	$133,122,897
1994	$878,250,945	$221,098,107
1995	$1,001,894,000	$224,865,731
1996	$946,112,493	$249,907,869
1997	$998,004,259	$285,475,592
1998	$928,460,893	$269,485,244
1999	$912,773,681	$255,408,060
2000	$887,291,688	$258,856,140
2001	$825,706,961	$266,299,591
2002	$775,777,239	$281,790,134
2003	$1,157,825,435	$333,426,188
2004	$1,511,236,656	$407,747,565
2005	$1,682,343,527	$476,801,793
2006	$1,800,092,564	$499,923,758
2007	$1,682,131,785	$573,548,460
2008	$1,766,902,709	$641,346,192
2009	$1,740,894,965	$628,006,115
2010	$2,234,754,242	$680,260,907
2011	$2,579,409,620	$744,097,050
2012	$2,477,702,216	$773,141,661
2013	$2,367,112,932	$797,736,334
2014	$2,441,063,054	$796,683,520
2015	$2,359,686,725	$824,150,499
2016	$2,114,426,452	$843,924,797
2017	$2,306,741,672	$884,844,384
2018	$2,556,247,292	$878,448,433
2019	$2,390,702,296	$912,950,466
2020	$2,053,699,870	$868,898,358
2021	$2,412,130,022	$843,923,639
2022	$2,354,980,884	$832,945,206
2023	$2,117,962,430	$938,189,444
2024	$2,271,541,846	$1,068,025,244

Lesotho and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	Samoa
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	$322
1971	$72.4	$377
1972	$74	$433
1973	$107	$563
1974	$128.7	$626
1975	$123.2	$610
1976	$117.8	$541
1977	$149.9	$615
1978	$200.8	$671
1979	$212.4	$751
1980	$307	$765
1981	$299.8	$713
1982	$233.9	$728
1983	$252	$671
1984	$211	$655
1985	$165.4	$573
1986	$191.4	$604
1987	$236.5	$666
1988	$270.4	$790
1989	$279	$728
1990	$330	$744
1991	$382	$742
1992	$444	$777
1993	$439	$775
1994	$456	$1,277
1995	$513	$1,288
1996	$480	$1,419
1997	$502	$1,608
1998	$465	$1,506
1999	$456	$1,417
2000	$443	$1,425
2001	$413	$1,454
2002	$389	$1,528
2003	$583	$1,798
2004	$767	$2,189
2005	$861	$2,550
2006	$925	$2,663
2007	$861	$3,039
2008	$898	$3,374
2009	$879	$3,279
2010	$1,119	$3,524
2011	$1,281	$3,822
2012	$1,218	$3,935
2013	$1,151	$4,024
2014	$1,174	$3,983
2015	$1,121	$4,084
2016	$992	$4,147
2017	$1,069	$4,308
2018	$1,171	$4,232
2019	$1,082	$4,352
2020	$919	$4,100
2021	$1,067	$3,948
2022	$1,030	$3,869
2023	$916	$4,330
2024	$972	$4,899

Lesotho vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

Samoa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	Samoa
1950	44.6	49.2
1951	45.2	49.8
1952	45.9	50.4
1953	46.6	51
1954	47.3	51.6
1955	48	52.2
1956	48.6	52.8
1957	49.2	53.4
1958	49.6	54
1959	49.9	54.6
1960	50.2	55.2
1961	50.3	55.7
1962	50.3	56.3
1963	50.3	56.9
1964	50.3	54
1965	50.3	57.9
1966	50.4	58.2
1967	50.5	58.9
1968	50.8	59.4
1969	51.1	59.9
1970	51.5	60.4
1971	51.8	60.9
1972	52.3	61.4
1973	52.6	61.9
1974	52.9	62.3
1975	53.5	62.8
1976	53.9	63.3
1977	54.5	63.7
1978	55.2	64.1
1979	55.8	64.5
1980	56.5	65
1981	57.3	65.3
1982	58	65.6
1983	58.5	66
1984	59	66.3
1985	59.2	66.6
1986	59.3	66.8
1987	59.6	67
1988	59.6	67.3
1989	59.5	67.6
1990	59.3	67.8
1991	59.1	68
1992	58.6	68.5
1993	58.1	68.8
1994	57.3	69.2
1995	56.4	69.5
1996	55.1	69.8
1997	53.7	70
1998	52	70.3
1999	50.4	70.6
2000	48.8	70.8
2001	47.2	71
2002	46	71.2
2003	44.9	71.4
2004	44	71.5
2005	43.6	71.5
2006	43.2	71.6
2007	43.7	71.6
2008	44.3	71.5
2009	45.1	69.5
2010	46	71.5
2011	46.9	71.4
2012	48.2	71.2
2013	49.5	71.2
2014	50.8	71.1
2015	51.8	71.1
2016	52.9	71
2017	53.9	71
2018	54.6	71.1
2019	55.2	70.3
2020	55.1	70.7
2021	54.2	71.1
2022	56.8	71.6
2023	57.4	71.7
2024	57.8	71.8
2025	58.2	71.9

Lesotho and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

Samoa

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	Samoa
1960	736,500	112,490
1961	758,824	115,496
1962	781,814	118,597
1963	805,373	121,764
1964	829,437	124,894
1965	854,090	127,978
1966	881,870	131,073
1967	913,982	133,764
1968	948,105	136,020
1969	983,202	138,233
1970	1,019,273	140,400
1971	1,056,246	142,503
1972	1,094,063	144,538
1973	1,132,697	146,516
1974	1,172,420	149,431
1975	1,213,643	153,344
1976	1,253,214	157,113
1977	1,289,967	159,753
1978	1,327,240	161,375
1979	1,366,169	162,882
1980	1,406,521	164,322
1981	1,448,069	165,678
1982	1,490,732	166,484
1983	1,534,413	166,714
1984	1,578,986	166,796
1985	1,624,379	166,849
1986	1,666,138	167,061
1987	1,703,390	167,661
1988	1,739,841	168,346
1989	1,775,436	168,768
1990	1,809,696	169,042
1991	1,842,379	169,368
1992	1,873,274	170,331
1993	1,901,793	171,774
1994	1,927,707	173,159
1995	1,951,437	174,571
1996	1,972,418	176,071
1997	1,988,130	177,547
1998	1,998,049	178,905
1999	2,003,234	180,275
2000	2,003,913	181,685
2001	2,000,853	183,166
2002	1,994,679	184,471
2003	1,985,059	185,430
2004	1,971,129	186,249
2005	1,953,076	186,978
2006	1,945,063	187,709
2007	1,953,268	188,753
2008	1,966,541	190,107
2009	1,980,883	191,513
2010	1,996,251	193,023
2011	2,014,009	194,713
2012	2,034,354	196,498
2013	2,056,504	198,268
2014	2,080,089	200,037
2015	2,104,611	201,782
2016	2,130,422	203,499
2017	2,157,110	205,415
2018	2,183,603	207,582
2019	2,209,405	209,780
2020	2,235,727	211,944
2021	2,261,542	213,779
2022	2,286,110	215,261
2023	2,311,472	216,663
2024	2,337,423	218,019

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Samoa

Fertility rate

Lesotho

Samoa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	Samoa
1960	5.78	7.78
1961	5.79	7.77
1962	5.79	7.76
1963	5.78	7.73
1964	5.77	7.7
1965	5.77	7.65
1966	5.76	7.6
1967	5.75	7.55
1968	5.73	7.5
1969	5.7	7.43
1970	5.7	7.34
1971	5.7	7.22
1972	5.69	7.07
1973	5.69	6.91
1974	5.75	6.75
1975	5.83	6.61
1976	5.87	6.47
1977	5.85	6.31
1978	5.82	6.15
1979	5.79	5.99
1980	5.75	5.86
1981	5.69	5.75
1982	5.63	5.68
1983	5.56	5.62
1984	5.48	5.55
1985	5.4	5.49
1986	5.32	5.42
1987	5.22	5.32
1988	5.1	5.21
1989	4.96	5.11
1990	4.81	5.01
1991	4.68	4.91
1992	4.54	4.87
1993	4.37	4.83
1994	4.21	4.79
1995	4.13	4.77
1996	4.06	4.74
1997	3.98	4.7
1998	3.82	4.64
1999	3.67	4.57
2000	3.61	4.52
2001	3.63	4.48
2002	3.68	4.44
2003	3.62	4.39
2004	3.51	4.34
2005	3.43	4.32
2006	3.41	4.32
2007	3.44	4.36
2008	3.39	4.42
2009	3.31	4.47
2010	3.25	4.52
2011	3.34	4.56
2012	3.3	4.55
2013	3.28	4.49
2014	3.24	4.42
2015	3.22	4.34
2016	3.18	4.26
2017	3.11	4.2
2018	3.02	4.14
2019	2.92	4.06
2020	2.85	4
2021	2.77	3.94
2022	2.72	3.88
2023	2.69	3.83

Lesotho and Samoa demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

Samoa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	Samoa
1960	17.5	15
1961	17.4	14.9
1962	17.4	14.8
1963	17.4	14.6
1964	17.5	14.6
1965	17.5	14.5
1966	17.5	14.5
1967	17.6	14.5
1968	17.8	14.5
1969	18	14.5
1970	18.2	14.6
1971	18.3	14.7
1972	18.5	14.8
1973	18.6	14.9
1974	18.8	15
1975	18.9	15.3
1976	19	15.5
1977	19	15.8
1978	18.9	16
1979	18.8	16.2
1980	18.8	16.4
1981	18.7	16.6
1982	18.6	16.8
1983	18.6	17.1
1984	18.5	17.4
1985	18.4	17.6
1986	18.6	17.8
1987	18.7	18
1988	18.6	18.2
1989	18.5	18.3
1990	18.4	18.4
1991	18.4	18.5
1992	18.4	18.7
1993	18.4	19
1994	18.5	19.3
1995	18.6	19.6
1996	18.6	19.7
1997	18.8	19.8
1998	18.9	19.9
1999	19.1	19.9
2000	19.2	19.8
2001	19.4	19.7
2002	19.5	19.7
2003	19.7	19.9
2004	19.8	20.1
2005	19.9	20.3
2006	20	20.4
2007	20.2	20.6
2008	20.4	20.7
2009	20.6	20.8
2010	20.7	20.8
2011	20.9	20.8
2012	21	20.8
2013	21.1	21
2014	21.2	21.1
2015	21.3	21.2
2016	21.4	21.3
2017	21.6	21.4
2018	21.7	21.4
2019	21.8	21.5
2020	22	21.4
2021	22.1	21.4
2022	22.3	21.1
2023	22.5	21
2024	22.7	20.9

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