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Lesotho vs San Marino statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 34K in San Marino (ranked 193/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 23.2 sq mi for San Marino (ranked 137th vs. 193rd).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and San Marino ranks 181/197 ($1.83B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while San Marino ranks 20/197 ($54,265).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho San Marino
Population
2384217
33996
Population rank 144/197 193/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$1.83B
2022
GDP rank 174/197 181/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$54,265
2022
GDP per capita rank 180/197 20/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$75,941
2022
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$1.31B
2022
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
64.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$38,712
2022
Government debt per person rank 160/185 15/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$44,308
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
23.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,467 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.15
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
49 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
85.9 years
2025

Lesotho and San Marino: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and San Marino economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

San Marino
Year GDP
Lesotho San Marino
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 -
1995 $1,001,894,000 -
1996 $946,112,493 -
1997 $998,004,259 $976,606,694
1998 $928,460,893 $1,048,316,128
1999 $912,773,681 $1,109,473,368
2000 $887,291,688 $1,007,661,367
2001 $825,706,961 $1,059,529,812
2002 $775,777,239 $1,148,872,072
2003 $1,157,825,435 $1,462,590,267
2004 $1,511,236,656 $1,715,340,543
2005 $1,682,343,527 $1,786,514,058
2006 $1,800,092,564 $1,909,765,165
2007 $1,682,131,785 $2,188,654,628
2008 $1,766,902,709 $2,403,213,305
2009 $1,740,894,965 $2,064,277,126
2010 $2,234,754,242 $1,881,191,925
2011 $2,579,409,620 $1,813,717,439
2012 $2,477,702,216 $1,604,701,299
2013 $2,367,112,932 $1,678,741,475
2014 $2,441,063,054 $1,673,911,426
2015 $2,359,686,725 $1,419,401,071
2016 $2,114,426,452 $1,468,343,140
2017 $2,306,741,672 $1,528,620,346
2018 $2,556,247,292 $1,655,353,653
2019 $2,390,702,296 $1,616,232,125
2020 $2,053,699,870 $1,544,714,493
2021 $2,412,130,022 $1,855,396,000
2022 $2,354,980,884 $1,831,700,577
2023 $2,117,962,430 -
2024 $2,271,541,846 -

Lesotho and San Marino economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

San Marino
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho San Marino
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 -
1995 $513 -
1996 $480 -
1997 $502 $37,853
1998 $465 $40,127
1999 $456 $41,932
2000 $443 $37,601
2001 $413 $39,035
2002 $389 $41,791
2003 $583 $52,530
2004 $767 $58,232
2005 $861 $59,878
2006 $925 $63,271
2007 $861 $70,124
2008 $898 $75,902
2009 $879 $62,429
2010 $1,119 $56,543
2011 $1,281 $55,601
2012 $1,218 $47,946
2013 $1,151 $50,808
2014 $1,174 $51,260
2015 $1,121 $43,147
2016 $992 $44,359
2017 $1,069 $45,192
2018 $1,171 $47,951
2019 $1,082 $46,627
2020 $919 $44,427
2021 $1,067 $54,169
2022 $1,030 $54,265
2023 $916 -
2024 $972 -

Lesotho vs. San Marino life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

San Marino
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho San Marino
1950 44.6 71.6
1951 45.2 71.7
1952 45.9 71.9
1953 46.6 72
1954 47.3 72.2
1955 48 72.4
1956 48.6 72.5
1957 49.2 72.7
1958 49.6 72.8
1959 49.9 73
1960 50.2 73.2
1961 50.3 73.4
1962 50.3 73.5
1963 50.3 73.6
1964 50.3 73.7
1965 50.3 73.7
1966 50.4 73.8
1967 50.5 73.9
1968 50.8 74.1
1969 51.1 74.2
1970 51.5 74.3
1971 51.8 74.4
1972 52.3 74.6
1973 52.6 74.8
1974 52.9 75.1
1975 53.5 75.3
1976 53.9 75.4
1977 54.5 75.6
1978 55.2 75.9
1979 55.8 76.1
1980 56.5 76.4
1981 57.3 76.6
1982 58 76.8
1983 58.5 77
1984 59 77.2
1985 59.2 77.3
1986 59.3 77.4
1987 59.6 77.5
1988 59.6 77.5
1989 59.5 77.6
1990 59.3 77.8
1991 59.1 77.9
1992 58.6 78.1
1993 58.1 78.4
1994 57.3 78.7
1995 56.4 79
1996 55.1 79.3
1997 53.7 79.7
1998 52 79.9
1999 50.4 80.2
2000 48.8 80.5
2001 47.2 80.8
2002 46 81.1
2003 44.9 81.3
2004 44 81.6
2005 43.6 81.9
2006 43.2 82.3
2007 43.7 82.6
2008 44.3 82.9
2009 45.1 83.2
2010 46 83.5
2011 46.9 83.7
2012 48.2 83.9
2013 49.5 84.2
2014 50.8 84.4
2015 51.8 84.6
2016 52.9 84.8
2017 53.9 84.9
2018 54.6 85.1
2019 55.2 85.3
2020 55.1 82.6
2021 54.2 83.5
2022 56.8 85.7
2023 57.4 85.7
2024 57.8 85.8
2025 58.2 85.9

Lesotho and San Marino population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

San Marino
Year Population
Lesotho San Marino
1960 736,500 15,428
1961 758,824 15,799
1962 781,814 16,183
1963 805,373 16,580
1964 829,437 16,977
1965 854,090 17,305
1966 881,870 17,523
1967 913,982 17,688
1968 948,105 17,861
1969 983,202 18,026
1970 1,019,273 18,168
1971 1,056,246 18,419
1972 1,094,063 18,787
1973 1,132,697 18,992
1974 1,172,420 19,030
1975 1,213,643 19,046
1976 1,253,214 19,110
1977 1,289,967 20,017
1978 1,327,240 21,026
1979 1,366,169 21,320
1980 1,406,521 21,585
1981 1,448,069 21,840
1982 1,490,732 22,055
1983 1,534,413 22,229
1984 1,578,986 22,346
1985 1,624,379 22,485
1986 1,666,138 22,636
1987 1,703,390 22,686
1988 1,739,841 22,843
1989 1,775,436 23,154
1990 1,809,696 23,475
1991 1,842,379 23,797
1992 1,873,274 24,125
1993 1,901,793 24,472
1994 1,927,707 24,823
1995 1,951,437 25,158
1996 1,972,418 25,482
1997 1,988,130 25,800
1998 1,998,049 26,125
1999 2,003,234 26,459
2000 2,003,913 26,799
2001 2,000,853 27,143
2002 1,994,679 27,491
2003 1,985,059 27,843
2004 1,971,129 29,457
2005 1,953,076 29,836
2006 1,945,063 30,184
2007 1,953,268 31,211
2008 1,966,541 31,662
2009 1,980,883 33,066
2010 1,996,251 33,270
2011 2,014,009 32,620
2012 2,034,354 33,469
2013 2,056,504 33,041
2014 2,080,089 32,655
2015 2,104,611 32,897
2016 2,130,422 33,101
2017 2,157,110 33,825
2018 2,183,603 34,522
2019 2,209,405 34,663
2020 2,235,727 34,770
2021 2,261,542 34,252
2022 2,286,110 33,755
2023 2,311,472 33,860
2024 2,337,423 33,977

Fertility rates in Lesotho and San Marino

Fertility rate
Lesotho

San Marino
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho San Marino
1960 5.78 2.43
1961 5.79 2.68
1962 5.79 2.43
1963 5.78 2.4
1964 5.77 2.37
1965 5.77 2.33
1966 5.76 2.33
1967 5.75 2.31
1968 5.73 2.3
1969 5.7 2.31
1970 5.7 2.32
1971 5.7 2.33
1972 5.69 2.29
1973 5.69 2.23
1974 5.75 2.13
1975 5.83 2.05
1976 5.87 1.95
1977 5.85 1.87
1978 5.82 1.77
1979 5.79 1.63
1980 5.75 1.53
1981 5.69 1.41
1982 5.63 1.3
1983 5.56 1.25
1984 5.48 1.2
1985 5.4 1.17
1986 5.32 1.15
1987 5.22 1.14
1988 5.1 1.14
1989 4.96 1.15
1990 4.81 1.16
1991 4.68 1.17
1992 4.54 1.15
1993 4.37 1.12
1994 4.21 1.14
1995 4.13 1.17
1996 4.06 1.21
1997 3.98 1.24
1998 3.82 1.26
1999 3.67 1.29
2000 3.61 1.4
2001 3.63 1.52
2002 3.68 1.43
2003 3.62 1.3
2004 3.51 1.3
2005 3.43 1.2
2006 3.41 1.24
2007 3.44 1.26
2008 3.39 1.52
2009 3.31 1.36
2010 3.25 1.46
2011 3.34 1.46
2012 3.3 1.29
2013 3.28 1.48
2014 3.24 1.26
2015 3.22 1.2
2016 3.18 1.13
2017 3.11 1.05
2018 3.02 1.08
2019 2.92 1.1
2020 2.85 1.11
2021 2.77 1.13
2022 2.72 1.14
2023 2.69 1.15

Lesotho and San Marino demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

San Marino
Year Median age, years
Lesotho San Marino
1960 17.5 31
1961 17.4 30.9
1962 17.4 30.8
1963 17.4 30.8
1964 17.5 30.9
1965 17.5 30.9
1966 17.5 30.9
1967 17.6 30.9
1968 17.8 30.9
1969 18 30.9
1970 18.2 30.8
1971 18.3 30.8
1972 18.5 31
1973 18.6 31.2
1974 18.8 31.3
1975 18.9 31.5
1976 19 31.7
1977 19 32
1978 18.9 32.3
1979 18.8 32.5
1980 18.8 32.7
1981 18.7 33
1982 18.6 33.3
1983 18.6 33.6
1984 18.5 33.9
1985 18.4 34.2
1986 18.6 34.5
1987 18.7 34.8
1988 18.6 35.1
1989 18.5 35.5
1990 18.4 35.8
1991 18.4 36.1
1992 18.4 36.5
1993 18.4 36.8
1994 18.5 37.2
1995 18.6 37.4
1996 18.6 37.7
1997 18.8 37.9
1998 18.9 38.1
1999 19.1 38.4
2000 19.2 38.7
2001 19.4 39
2002 19.5 39.3
2003 19.7 39.7
2004 19.8 40.1
2005 19.9 40.4
2006 20 40.8
2007 20.2 41.2
2008 20.4 41.6
2009 20.6 42
2010 20.7 42.4
2011 20.9 42.8
2012 21 43.3
2013 21.1 43.7
2014 21.2 44
2015 21.3 44.5
2016 21.4 44.9
2017 21.6 45.3
2018 21.7 45.8
2019 21.8 46.3
2020 22 46.8
2021 22.1 47.2
2022 22.3 47.7
2023 22.5 48.3
2024 22.7 49

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho San Marino
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$1.82B
2022
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
22.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
2.9%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-1.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
4.91%
2022
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
55.1%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
37.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
76
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$759M
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$21M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
1,904,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
n/a
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Lesotho San Marino
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
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho San Marino
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0004%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+37
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
97.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
86.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
80
2025
Higher education index
26
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
0
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
0
2016
Visa free countries
82
2025
162
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
99.9%
2022
English speaking
27.9%
2023
7%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
87%
2023

Health

Lesotho San Marino
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$3,875
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$443
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
85.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
6.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
31.5 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
1.4
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
61
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Lesotho San Marino
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
8.88 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
181.4 mi
2006

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