Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 137th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	Sao Tome
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	$37,211,826
1971	$76,480,285	$37,288,845
1972	$80,913,200	$41,430,257
1973	$121,188,716	$56,011,245
1974	$150,851,317	$57,817,591
1975	$149,558,896	$60,101,710
1976	$147,660,037	$52,039,421
1977	$193,315,048	$49,207,692
1978	$266,570,067	$55,044,563
1979	$290,134,593	$65,755,928
1980	$431,542,537	$81,662,231
1981	$434,188,034	$83,499,264
1982	$348,741,684	$80,307,763
1983	$386,699,309	$75,110,289
1984	$333,163,670	$78,213,796
1985	$268,629,926	$82,733,069
1986	$318,858,423	$115,928,907
1987	$402,768,324	$115,952,925
1988	$470,395,801	$99,000,764
1989	$495,409,233	$98,545,367
1990	$596,410,264	$119,297,933
1991	$704,325,367	$107,484,143
1992	$831,029,862	$94,861,781
1993	$835,582,062	$125,742,229
1994	$878,250,945	$131,338,415
1995	$1,001,894,000	$103,695,237
1996	$946,112,493	$135,188,166
1997	$998,004,259	$91,920,274
1998	$928,460,893	$72,285,404
1999	$912,773,681	$77,302,212
2000	$887,291,688	$76,198,395
2001	$825,706,961	$75,951,133
2002	$775,777,239	$85,171,074
2003	$1,157,825,435	$102,085,769
2004	$1,511,236,656	$114,582,284
2005	$1,682,343,527	$136,450,662
2006	$1,800,092,564	$142,775,104
2007	$1,682,131,785	$149,146,919
2008	$1,766,902,709	$188,021,165
2009	$1,740,894,965	$200,668,065
2010	$2,234,754,242	$190,021,192
2011	$2,579,409,620	$226,455,001
2012	$2,477,702,216	$229,371,348
2013	$2,367,112,932	$267,041,748
2014	$2,441,063,054	$293,119,143
2015	$2,359,686,725	$259,999,643
2016	$2,114,426,452	$292,267,272
2017	$2,306,741,672	$322,002,845
2018	$2,556,247,292	$383,717,328
2019	$2,390,702,296	$412,976,083
2020	$2,053,699,870	$471,229,485
2021	$2,412,130,022	$524,402,456
2022	$2,354,980,884	$540,809,499
2023	$2,117,962,430	$678,976,265
2024	$2,271,541,846	$764,274,043

Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	Sao Tome
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	$479
1971	$72.4	$470
1972	$74	$511
1973	$107	$676
1974	$128.7	$683
1975	$123.2	$693
1976	$117.8	$585
1977	$149.9	$539
1978	$200.8	$587
1979	$212.4	$683
1980	$307	$829
1981	$299.8	$830
1982	$233.9	$783
1983	$252	$720
1984	$211	$735
1985	$165.4	$761
1986	$191.4	$1,043
1987	$236.5	$1,018
1988	$270.4	$847
1989	$279	$821
1990	$330	$970
1991	$382	$855
1992	$444	$740
1993	$439	$964
1994	$456	$990
1995	$513	$769
1996	$480	$987
1997	$502	$662
1998	$465	$514
1999	$456	$543
2000	$443	$529
2001	$413	$519
2002	$389	$568
2003	$583	$664
2004	$767	$727
2005	$861	$844
2006	$925	$862
2007	$861	$879
2008	$898	$1,082
2009	$879	$1,128
2010	$1,119	$1,045
2011	$1,281	$1,220
2012	$1,218	$1,211
2013	$1,151	$1,383
2014	$1,174	$1,490
2015	$1,121	$1,298
2016	$992	$1,435
2017	$1,069	$1,556
2018	$1,171	$1,826
2019	$1,082	$1,935
2020	$919	$2,167
2021	$1,067	$2,363
2022	$1,030	$2,390
2023	$916	$2,941
2024	$972	$3,245

Lesotho vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	Sao Tome
1950	44.6	39.1
1951	45.2	39.1
1952	45.9	39.1
1953	46.6	39.1
1954	47.3	39.2
1955	48	39.3
1956	48.6	39.5
1957	49.2	40.1
1958	49.6	41
1959	49.9	42.1
1960	50.2	43.6
1961	50.3	45.2
1962	50.3	46.8
1963	50.3	48.4
1964	50.3	49.7
1965	50.3	51.1
1966	50.4	52.3
1967	50.5	53.4
1968	50.8	54.5
1969	51.1	55.4
1970	51.5	56.3
1971	51.8	57
1972	52.3	57.4
1973	52.6	57.9
1974	52.9	58.3
1975	53.5	58.6
1976	53.9	58.8
1977	54.5	59
1978	55.2	59.1
1979	55.8	59.3
1980	56.5	59.4
1981	57.3	59.4
1982	58	59.5
1983	58.5	59.7
1984	59	59.9
1985	59.2	60.1
1986	59.3	57.6
1987	59.6	60.7
1988	59.6	60.8
1989	59.5	59.7
1990	59.3	60.7
1991	59.1	60.8
1992	58.6	60.7
1993	58.1	60.6
1994	57.3	60.6
1995	56.4	60.5
1996	55.1	60.6
1997	53.7	60.6
1998	52	60.8
1999	50.4	61
2000	48.8	61.2
2001	47.2	61.5
2002	46	61.8
2003	44.9	62.2
2004	44	62.6
2005	43.6	62.4
2006	43.2	63
2007	43.7	63.3
2008	44.3	63.4
2009	45.1	63.7
2010	46	63.9
2011	46.9	64.1
2012	48.2	64.5
2013	49.5	64.9
2014	50.8	65.5
2015	51.8	66
2016	52.9	66.6
2017	53.9	67.1
2018	54.6	67.6
2019	55.2	68
2020	55.1	68
2021	54.2	68
2022	56.8	69.2
2023	57.4	69.7
2024	57.8	69.9
2025	58.2	70.1

Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	Sao Tome
1960	736,500	68,012
1961	758,824	68,707
1962	781,814	69,403
1963	805,373	70,112
1964	829,437	70,865
1965	854,090	71,680
1966	881,870	72,576
1967	913,982	73,596
1968	948,105	74,765
1969	983,202	76,083
1970	1,019,273	77,626
1971	1,056,246	79,330
1972	1,094,063	81,041
1973	1,132,697	82,798
1974	1,172,420	84,672
1975	1,213,643	86,708
1976	1,253,214	88,922
1977	1,289,967	91,301
1978	1,327,240	93,794
1979	1,366,169	96,252
1980	1,406,521	98,544
1981	1,448,069	100,615
1982	1,490,732	102,508
1983	1,534,413	104,380
1984	1,578,986	106,394
1985	1,624,379	108,658
1986	1,666,138	111,150
1987	1,703,390	113,919
1988	1,739,841	116,939
1989	1,775,436	119,979
1990	1,809,696	122,980
1991	1,842,379	125,697
1992	1,873,274	128,110
1993	1,901,793	130,467
1994	1,927,707	132,732
1995	1,951,437	134,895
1996	1,972,418	136,962
1997	1,988,130	138,922
1998	1,998,049	140,751
1999	2,003,234	142,442
2000	2,003,913	144,018
2001	2,000,853	146,375
2002	1,994,679	149,922
2003	1,985,059	153,814
2004	1,971,129	157,705
2005	1,953,076	161,639
2006	1,945,063	165,638
2007	1,953,268	169,700
2008	1,966,541	173,793
2009	1,980,883	177,853
2010	1,996,251	181,802
2011	2,014,009	185,649
2012	2,034,354	189,439
2013	2,056,504	193,148
2014	2,080,089	196,767
2015	2,104,611	200,291
2016	2,130,422	203,689
2017	2,157,110	206,970
2018	2,183,603	210,187
2019	2,209,405	213,392
2020	2,235,727	217,435
2021	2,261,542	221,961
2022	2,286,110	226,305
2023	2,311,472	230,871
2024	2,337,423	235,536

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate

Lesotho

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	Sao Tome
1960	5.78	6.24
1961	5.79	6.26
1962	5.79	6.28
1963	5.78	6.31
1964	5.77	6.33
1965	5.77	6.35
1966	5.76	6.37
1967	5.75	6.39
1968	5.73	6.42
1969	5.7	6.44
1970	5.7	6.47
1971	5.7	6.49
1972	5.69	6.51
1973	5.69	6.53
1974	5.75	6.53
1975	5.83	6.53
1976	5.87	6.52
1977	5.85	6.5
1978	5.82	6.47
1979	5.79	6.43
1980	5.75	6.39
1981	5.69	6.33
1982	5.63	6.28
1983	5.56	6.22
1984	5.48	6.16
1985	5.4	6.1
1986	5.32	6.05
1987	5.22	5.99
1988	5.1	5.94
1989	4.96	5.88
1990	4.81	5.83
1991	4.68	5.77
1992	4.54	5.7
1993	4.37	5.64
1994	4.21	5.56
1995	4.13	5.55
1996	4.06	5.47
1997	3.98	5.4
1998	3.82	5.3
1999	3.67	5.23
2000	3.61	5.16
2001	3.63	5.1
2002	3.68	5.06
2003	3.62	5.01
2004	3.51	4.96
2005	3.43	4.94
2006	3.41	4.93
2007	3.44	4.96
2008	3.39	4.91
2009	3.31	4.84
2010	3.25	4.77
2011	3.34	4.72
2012	3.3	4.66
2013	3.28	4.58
2014	3.24	4.49
2015	3.22	4.35
2016	3.18	4.2
2017	3.11	4.07
2018	3.02	3.98
2019	2.92	3.9
2020	2.85	3.83
2021	2.77	3.76
2022	2.72	3.7
2023	2.69	3.64

Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	Sao Tome
1960	17.5	24.2
1961	17.4	24.3
1962	17.4	24.1
1963	17.4	23.5
1964	17.5	22.4
1965	17.5	21
1966	17.5	19.5
1967	17.6	18.5
1968	17.8	17.7
1969	18	17.2
1970	18.2	16.9
1971	18.3	16.9
1972	18.5	17
1973	18.6	17
1974	18.8	17.1
1975	18.9	17.1
1976	19	17.1
1977	19	17.2
1978	18.9	17.2
1979	18.8	17.3
1980	18.8	17.3
1981	18.7	17.4
1982	18.6	17.4
1983	18.6	17.4
1984	18.5	17.4
1985	18.4	17.4
1986	18.6	17.4
1987	18.7	17.4
1988	18.6	17.4
1989	18.5	17.4
1990	18.4	17.4
1991	18.4	17.3
1992	18.4	17.3
1993	18.4	17.2
1994	18.5	17.2
1995	18.6	17.3
1996	18.6	17.3
1997	18.8	17.4
1998	18.9	17.5
1999	19.1	17.7
2000	19.2	17.9
2001	19.4	18
2002	19.5	18.1
2003	19.7	18.3
2004	19.8	18.4
2005	19.9	18.5
2006	20	18.6
2007	20.2	18.7
2008	20.4	18.7
2009	20.6	18.7
2010	20.7	18.8
2011	20.9	18.9
2012	21	18.9
2013	21.1	18.9
2014	21.2	18.9
2015	21.3	19
2016	21.4	19
2017	21.6	19.1
2018	21.7	19.3
2019	21.8	19.4
2020	22	19.5
2021	22.1	19.7
2022	22.3	19.9
2023	22.5	20.1
2024	22.7	20.3

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