Lesotho vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 137th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Lesotho and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	Sierra Leone
1960	$34,579,986	$322,151,961
1961	$35,699,986	$327,978,758
1962	$41,859,983	$342,872,549
1963	$47,039,981	$348,700,980
1964	$51,939,979	$372,011,438
1965	$54,879,978	$359,523,810
1966	$56,699,977	$375,630,252
1967	$59,261,976	$348,895,028
1968	$61,445,975	$329,991,597
1969	$65,967,974	$408,853,541
1970	$68,739,973	$434,584,634
1971	$76,480,285	$419,495,788
1972	$80,913,200	$465,254,682
1973	$121,188,716	$575,471,814
1974	$150,851,317	$648,940,351
1975	$149,558,896	$679,352,876
1976	$147,660,037	$594,810,422
1977	$193,315,048	$692,079,407
1978	$266,570,067	$960,765,043
1979	$290,134,593	$1,109,343,425
1980	$431,542,537	$1,100,476,190
1981	$434,188,034	$1,114,926,661
1982	$348,741,684	$1,294,995,964
1983	$386,699,309	$995,278,515
1984	$333,163,670	$1,087,450,199
1985	$268,629,926	$856,890,459
1986	$318,858,423	$490,181,457
1987	$402,768,324	$660,106,336
1988	$470,395,801	$1,055,083,933
1989	$495,409,233	$932,974,420
1990	$596,410,264	$649,644,098
1991	$704,325,367	$779,981,987
1992	$831,029,862	$679,940,814
1993	$835,582,062	$768,867,883
1994	$878,250,945	$911,853,802
1995	$1,001,894,000	$870,740,292
1996	$946,112,493	$941,709,423
1997	$998,004,259	$850,232,760
1998	$928,460,893	$672,368,187
1999	$912,773,681	$669,386,624
2000	$887,291,688	$635,866,404
2001	$825,706,961	$1,681,473,894
2002	$775,777,239	$1,933,863,911
2003	$1,157,825,435	$2,142,618,046
2004	$1,511,236,656	$2,237,350,687
2005	$1,682,343,527	$2,545,275,313
2006	$1,800,092,564	$3,263,697,467
2007	$1,682,131,785	$3,632,957,611
2008	$1,766,902,709	$4,157,895,298
2009	$1,740,894,965	$3,953,403,098
2010	$2,234,754,242	$4,262,805,967
2011	$2,579,409,620	$4,861,632,885
2012	$2,477,702,216	$6,141,666,509
2013	$2,367,112,932	$7,502,762,863
2014	$2,441,063,054	$7,686,138,791
2015	$2,359,686,725	$6,788,352,975
2016	$2,114,426,452	$6,084,297,211
2017	$2,306,741,672	$5,749,846,528
2018	$2,556,247,292	$6,390,514,689
2019	$2,390,702,296	$6,526,183,564
2020	$2,053,699,870	$6,693,888,876
2021	$2,412,130,022	$7,173,379,137
2022	$2,354,980,884	$7,124,465,160
2023	$2,117,962,430	$6,411,787,856
2024	$2,271,541,846	$7,547,843,281

Lesotho and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	Sierra Leone
1960	$47	$142
1961	$47	$142.3
1962	$53.5	$146.4
1963	$58.4	$146.4
1964	$62.6	$153.4
1965	$64.3	$145.6
1966	$64.3	$149.4
1967	$64.8	$136.2
1968	$64.8	$126.4
1969	$67.1	$153.6
1970	$67.4	$160.2
1971	$72.4	$151.8
1972	$74	$165.3
1973	$107	$200.7
1974	$128.7	$222.2
1975	$123.2	$228.4
1976	$117.8	$196.4
1977	$149.9	$224.3
1978	$200.8	$305
1979	$212.4	$346
1980	$307	$336
1981	$299.8	$334
1982	$233.9	$380
1983	$252	$285.9
1984	$211	$306
1985	$165.4	$235.5
1986	$191.4	$131.5
1987	$236.5	$172.4
1988	$270.4	$268.2
1989	$279	$231.3
1990	$330	$154.8
1991	$382	$183.7
1992	$444	$163.2
1993	$439	$185
1994	$456	$218.5
1995	$513	$208.4
1996	$480	$224.3
1997	$502	$199.9
1998	$465	$156.5
1999	$456	$155
2000	$443	$143.7
2001	$413	$358
2002	$389	$389
2003	$583	$414
2004	$767	$418
2005	$861	$463
2006	$925	$580
2007	$861	$632
2008	$898	$705
2009	$879	$653
2010	$1,119	$685
2011	$1,281	$761
2012	$1,218	$938
2013	$1,151	$1,117
2014	$1,174	$1,118
2015	$1,121	$965
2016	$992	$844
2017	$1,069	$779
2018	$1,171	$846
2019	$1,082	$844
2020	$919	$846
2021	$1,067	$886
2022	$1,030	$861
2023	$916	$758
2024	$972	$873

Lesotho vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	Sierra Leone
1950	44.6	28.9
1951	45.2	29.3
1952	45.9	29.7
1953	46.6	30.1
1954	47.3	30.5
1955	48	30.9
1956	48.6	31.3
1957	49.2	31.8
1958	49.6	32.1
1959	49.9	32.6
1960	50.2	33.1
1961	50.3	33.6
1962	50.3	34.2
1963	50.3	34.7
1964	50.3	35.3
1965	50.3	35.9
1966	50.4	36.6
1967	50.5	37.3
1968	50.8	37.8
1969	51.1	38.2
1970	51.5	38.6
1971	51.8	39.1
1972	52.3	39.5
1973	52.6	40
1974	52.9	40.4
1975	53.5	41
1976	53.9	41.4
1977	54.5	41.8
1978	55.2	42.2
1979	55.8	42.5
1980	56.5	42.8
1981	57.3	43.1
1982	58	43.3
1983	58.5	43.5
1984	59	43.6
1985	59.2	43.6
1986	59.3	43.5
1987	59.6	43.7
1988	59.6	43.8
1989	59.5	43.7
1990	59.3	43.7
1991	59.1	43.3
1992	58.6	43.5
1993	58.1	43.4
1994	57.3	42.8
1995	56.4	42.6
1996	55.1	43.5
1997	53.7	43.6
1998	52	42.7
1999	50.4	42
2000	48.8	44.8
2001	47.2	45.4
2002	46	46.2
2003	44.9	46.8
2004	44	47.5
2005	43.6	48.3
2006	43.2	49.5
2007	43.7	50
2008	44.3	50.7
2009	45.1	51.3
2010	46	51.9
2011	46.9	52.6
2012	48.2	53.2
2013	49.5	54.1
2014	50.8	54.3
2015	51.8	55.5
2016	52.9	56.9
2017	53.9	57.8
2018	54.6	59.1
2019	55.2	59.6
2020	55.1	59.7
2021	54.2	60.3
2022	56.8	61.3
2023	57.4	61.8
2024	57.8	62
2025	58.2	62.2

Lesotho and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	Sierra Leone
1960	736,500	2,268,356
1961	758,824	2,304,227
1962	781,814	2,342,242
1963	805,373	2,382,258
1964	829,437	2,424,390
1965	854,090	2,468,666
1966	881,870	2,514,638
1967	913,982	2,562,384
1968	948,105	2,611,532
1969	983,202	2,661,365
1970	1,019,273	2,712,286
1971	1,056,246	2,763,222
1972	1,094,063	2,814,388
1973	1,132,697	2,866,955
1974	1,172,420	2,920,459
1975	1,213,643	2,974,657
1976	1,253,214	3,028,820
1977	1,289,967	3,085,354
1978	1,327,240	3,145,517
1979	1,366,169	3,207,499
1980	1,406,521	3,272,089
1981	1,448,069	3,338,940
1982	1,490,732	3,408,183
1983	1,534,413	3,481,646
1984	1,578,986	3,558,758
1985	1,624,379	3,638,438
1986	1,666,138	3,728,380
1987	1,703,390	3,829,718
1988	1,739,841	3,934,517
1989	1,775,436	4,034,037
1990	1,809,696	4,196,828
1991	1,842,379	4,246,267
1992	1,873,274	4,166,366
1993	1,901,793	4,157,130
1994	1,927,707	4,173,105
1995	1,951,437	4,179,179
1996	1,972,418	4,199,210
1997	1,988,130	4,253,716
1998	1,998,049	4,295,785
1999	2,003,234	4,318,043
2000	2,003,913	4,423,611
2001	2,000,853	4,692,716
2002	1,994,679	4,971,435
2003	1,985,059	5,177,687
2004	1,971,129	5,355,717
2005	1,953,076	5,501,712
2006	1,945,063	5,624,466
2007	1,953,268	5,749,352
2008	1,966,541	5,894,722
2009	1,980,883	6,055,646
2010	1,996,251	6,222,714
2011	2,014,009	6,387,251
2012	2,034,354	6,551,080
2013	2,056,504	6,714,051
2014	2,080,089	6,876,385
2015	2,104,611	7,037,655
2016	2,130,422	7,205,328
2017	2,157,110	7,379,299
2018	2,183,603	7,554,563
2019	2,209,405	7,731,991
2020	2,235,727	7,912,558
2021	2,261,542	8,094,602
2022	2,286,110	8,276,807
2023	2,311,472	8,460,512
2024	2,337,423	8,642,022

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate

Lesotho

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	Sierra Leone
1960	5.78	6.18
1961	5.79	6.21
1962	5.79	6.22
1963	5.78	6.26
1964	5.77	6.29
1965	5.77	6.31
1966	5.76	6.35
1967	5.75	6.38
1968	5.73	6.39
1969	5.7	6.39
1970	5.7	6.41
1971	5.7	6.43
1972	5.69	6.45
1973	5.69	6.47
1974	5.75	6.53
1975	5.83	6.55
1976	5.87	6.55
1977	5.85	6.57
1978	5.82	6.59
1979	5.79	6.58
1980	5.75	6.56
1981	5.69	6.55
1982	5.63	6.56
1983	5.56	6.57
1984	5.48	6.59
1985	5.4	6.59
1986	5.32	6.6
1987	5.22	6.61
1988	5.1	6.59
1989	4.96	6.57
1990	4.81	6.57
1991	4.68	6.55
1992	4.54	6.56
1993	4.37	6.57
1994	4.21	6.56
1995	4.13	6.56
1996	4.06	6.55
1997	3.98	6.53
1998	3.82	6.5
1999	3.67	6.42
2000	3.61	6.36
2001	3.63	6.31
2002	3.68	6.23
2003	3.62	6.09
2004	3.51	5.92
2005	3.43	5.81
2006	3.41	5.74
2007	3.44	5.64
2008	3.39	5.56
2009	3.31	5.45
2010	3.25	5.33
2011	3.34	5.21
2012	3.3	5.06
2013	3.28	4.87
2014	3.24	4.7
2015	3.22	4.55
2016	3.18	4.47
2017	3.11	4.39
2018	3.02	4.29
2019	2.92	4.19
2020	2.85	4.08
2021	2.77	3.98
2022	2.72	3.88
2023	2.69	3.79

Lesotho and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	Sierra Leone
1960	17.5	21.1
1961	17.4	21.1
1962	17.4	21.1
1963	17.4	21
1964	17.5	21
1965	17.5	20.9
1966	17.5	20.9
1967	17.6	20.8
1968	17.8	20.7
1969	18	20.6
1970	18.2	20.4
1971	18.3	20.2
1972	18.5	20.1
1973	18.6	19.9
1974	18.8	19.8
1975	18.9	19.6
1976	19	19.5
1977	19	19.4
1978	18.9	19.3
1979	18.8	19.2
1980	18.8	19.1
1981	18.7	19.1
1982	18.6	19
1983	18.6	18.9
1984	18.5	18.9
1985	18.4	18.8
1986	18.6	18.7
1987	18.7	18.7
1988	18.6	18.6
1989	18.5	18.6
1990	18.4	18.5
1991	18.4	18.5
1992	18.4	18.4
1993	18.4	18.4
1994	18.5	18.3
1995	18.6	18.2
1996	18.6	18.2
1997	18.8	18.1
1998	18.9	18.1
1999	19.1	18
2000	19.2	18
2001	19.4	18
2002	19.5	17.9
2003	19.7	17.9
2004	19.8	17.9
2005	19.9	18
2006	20	18
2007	20.2	18
2008	20.4	18.1
2009	20.6	18.1
2010	20.7	18.2
2011	20.9	18.3
2012	21	18.4
2013	21.1	18.5
2014	21.2	18.6
2015	21.3	18.7
2016	21.4	18.9
2017	21.6	19.1
2018	21.7	19.2
2019	21.8	19.4
2020	22	19.6
2021	22.1	19.8
2022	22.3	20
2023	22.5	20.3
2024	22.7	20.5

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