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Lesotho vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 137th vs. 128th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Slovakia
Population
2384217
5390674
Population rank 144/197 125/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Lesotho and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Slovakia
Year GDP
Lesotho Slovakia
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 $12,915,046,978
1991 $704,325,367 $14,459,924,589
1992 $831,029,862 $15,699,327,209
1993 $835,582,062 $16,737,973,764
1994 $878,250,945 $20,428,139,756
1995 $1,001,894,000 $26,180,022,222
1996 $946,112,493 $28,197,790,875
1997 $998,004,259 $27,844,628,979
1998 $928,460,893 $29,976,207,629
1999 $912,773,681 $30,496,272,225
2000 $887,291,688 $29,215,726,005
2001 $825,706,961 $30,726,659,551
2002 $775,777,239 $35,243,658,399
2003 $1,157,825,435 $46,616,149,117
2004 $1,511,236,656 $57,215,475,076
2005 $1,682,343,527 $62,547,753,148
2006 $1,800,092,564 $70,751,813,443
2007 $1,682,131,785 $86,587,749,518
2008 $1,766,902,709 $100,830,060,553
2009 $1,740,894,965 $89,342,984,698
2010 $2,234,754,242 $91,112,160,801
2011 $2,579,409,620 $99,705,104,723
2012 $2,477,702,216 $94,724,394,278
2013 $2,367,112,932 $99,134,277,850
2014 $2,441,063,054 $101,713,075,599
2015 $2,359,686,725 $89,178,548,717
2016 $2,114,426,452 $90,347,173,229
2017 $2,306,741,672 $95,978,130,735
2018 $2,556,247,292 $106,611,673,365
2019 $2,390,702,296 $105,843,498,304
2020 $2,053,699,870 $107,732,602,896
2021 $2,412,130,022 $120,560,912,621
2022 $2,354,980,884 $115,884,262,198
2023 $2,117,962,430 $133,896,931,490
2024 $2,271,541,846 $141,775,733,420

Lesotho and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Slovakia
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 $2,437
1991 $382 $2,727
1992 $444 $2,959
1993 $439 $3,143
1994 $456 $3,821
1995 $513 $4,883
1996 $480 $5,248
1997 $502 $5,172
1998 $465 $5,561
1999 $456 $5,652
2000 $443 $5,422
2001 $413 $5,712
2002 $389 $6,555
2003 $583 $8,675
2004 $767 $10,650
2005 $861 $11,642
2006 $925 $13,168
2007 $861 $16,110
2008 $898 $18,744
2009 $879 $16,587
2010 $1,119 $16,899
2011 $1,281 $18,469
2012 $1,218 $17,517
2013 $1,151 $18,313
2014 $1,174 $18,771
2015 $1,121 $16,442
2016 $992 $16,636
2017 $1,069 $17,646
2018 $1,171 $19,573
2019 $1,082 $19,406
2020 $919 $19,735
2021 $1,067 $22,132
2022 $1,030 $21,335
2023 $916 $24,674
2024 $972 $26,148

Lesotho vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Slovakia
1950 44.6 60.8
1951 45.2 61.1
1952 45.9 64.3
1953 46.6 65.7
1954 47.3 66.7
1955 48 67.8
1956 48.6 68.4
1957 49.2 67.5
1958 49.6 69.4
1959 49.9 69
1960 50.2 70.3
1961 50.3 70.8
1962 50.3 70.3
1963 50.3 70.7
1964 50.3 71.1
1965 50.3 70.3
1966 50.4 70.4
1967 50.5 71
1968 50.8 70.5
1969 51.1 69.8
1970 51.5 69.7
1971 51.8 69.9
1972 52.3 70.3
1973 52.6 70
1974 52.9 70.2
1975 53.5 70.3
1976 53.9 70.5
1977 54.5 70.4
1978 55.2 70.4
1979 55.8 70.7
1980 56.5 70.4
1981 57.3 70.6
1982 58 70.8
1983 58.5 70.5
1984 59 70.7
1985 59.2 70.7
1986 59.3 70.9
1987 59.6 71.1
1988 59.6 71.1
1989 59.5 70.9
1990 59.3 70.8
1991 59.1 70.9
1992 58.6 71.4
1993 58.1 71.9
1994 57.3 72.3
1995 56.4 72.3
1996 55.1 72.7
1997 53.7 72.7
1998 52 72.6
1999 50.4 73
2000 48.8 73.1
2001 47.2 73.6
2002 46 73.8
2003 44.9 73.8
2004 44 74.2
2005 43.6 74.2
2006 43.2 74.4
2007 43.7 74.5
2008 44.3 74.9
2009 45.1 75.2
2010 46 75.5
2011 46.9 76
2012 48.2 76.2
2013 49.5 76.5
2014 50.8 76.8
2015 51.8 76.7
2016 52.9 77.2
2017 53.9 77.2
2018 54.6 77.3
2019 55.2 77.7
2020 55.1 76.9
2021 54.2 74.6
2022 56.8 77
2023 57.4 78.3
2024 57.8 78.5
2025 58.2 78.7

Lesotho and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Slovakia
Year Population
Lesotho Slovakia
1960 736,500 4,068,095
1961 758,824 4,191,667
1962 781,814 4,238,188
1963 805,373 4,282,017
1964 829,437 4,327,341
1965 854,090 4,370,983
1966 881,870 4,411,666
1967 913,982 4,449,367
1968 948,105 4,483,915
1969 983,202 4,518,607
1970 1,019,273 4,538,223
1971 1,056,246 4,557,449
1972 1,094,063 4,596,622
1973 1,132,697 4,641,445
1974 1,172,420 4,689,623
1975 1,213,643 4,739,105
1976 1,253,214 4,789,507
1977 1,289,967 4,840,501
1978 1,327,240 4,890,125
1979 1,366,169 4,938,973
1980 1,406,521 4,979,815
1981 1,448,069 5,016,105
1982 1,490,732 5,055,099
1983 1,534,413 5,091,971
1984 1,578,986 5,127,097
1985 1,624,379 5,161,768
1986 1,666,138 5,193,838
1987 1,703,390 5,222,840
1988 1,739,841 5,250,596
1989 1,775,436 5,275,942
1990 1,809,696 5,299,187
1991 1,842,379 5,303,294
1992 1,873,274 5,305,016
1993 1,901,793 5,325,305
1994 1,927,707 5,346,331
1995 1,951,437 5,361,999
1996 1,972,418 5,373,361
1997 1,988,130 5,383,291
1998 1,998,049 5,390,516
1999 2,003,234 5,396,020
2000 2,003,913 5,388,720
2001 2,000,853 5,378,867
2002 1,994,679 5,376,912
2003 1,985,059 5,373,374
2004 1,971,129 5,372,280
2005 1,953,076 5,372,807
2006 1,945,063 5,373,054
2007 1,953,268 5,374,622
2008 1,966,541 5,379,233
2009 1,980,883 5,386,406
2010 1,996,251 5,391,428
2011 2,014,009 5,398,384
2012 2,034,354 5,407,579
2013 2,056,504 5,413,393
2014 2,080,089 5,418,649
2015 2,104,611 5,423,801
2016 2,130,422 5,430,798
2017 2,157,110 5,439,232
2018 2,183,603 5,446,771
2019 2,209,405 5,454,147
2020 2,235,727 5,458,827
2021 2,261,542 5,447,247
2022 2,286,110 5,431,752
2023 2,311,472 5,426,740
2024 2,337,423 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Slovakia
1960 5.78 3.04
1961 5.79 2.96
1962 5.79 2.83
1963 5.78 2.92
1964 5.77 2.89
1965 5.77 2.78
1966 5.76 2.66
1967 5.75 2.48
1968 5.73 2.39
1969 5.7 2.43
1970 5.7 2.41
1971 5.7 2.43
1972 5.69 2.49
1973 5.69 2.56
1974 5.75 2.61
1975 5.83 2.55
1976 5.87 2.55
1977 5.85 2.49
1978 5.82 2.47
1979 5.79 2.45
1980 5.75 2.32
1981 5.69 2.29
1982 5.63 2.28
1983 5.56 2.28
1984 5.48 2.26
1985 5.4 2.26
1986 5.32 2.2
1987 5.22 2.14
1988 5.1 2.13
1989 4.96 2.07
1990 4.81 2.09
1991 4.68 2.05
1992 4.54 1.93
1993 4.37 1.87
1994 4.21 1.67
1995 4.13 1.52
1996 4.06 1.47
1997 3.98 1.43
1998 3.82 1.37
1999 3.67 1.33
2000 3.61 1.3
2001 3.63 1.2
2002 3.68 1.19
2003 3.62 1.2
2004 3.51 1.25
2005 3.43 1.27
2006 3.41 1.25
2007 3.44 1.27
2008 3.39 1.34
2009 3.31 1.44
2010 3.25 1.43
2011 3.34 1.45
2012 3.3 1.34
2013 3.28 1.34
2014 3.24 1.37
2015 3.22 1.4
2016 3.18 1.48
2017 3.11 1.52
2018 3.02 1.54
2019 2.92 1.57
2020 2.85 1.59
2021 2.77 1.63
2022 2.72 1.57
2023 2.69 1.49

Lesotho and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Slovakia
1960 17.5 27.6
1961 17.4 27.7
1962 17.4 27.8
1963 17.4 27.9
1964 17.5 27.9
1965 17.5 28
1966 17.5 28
1967 17.6 28.1
1968 17.8 28.2
1969 18 28.3
1970 18.2 28.3
1971 18.3 28.3
1972 18.5 28.3
1973 18.6 28.4
1974 18.8 28.4
1975 18.9 28.4
1976 19 28.4
1977 19 28.5
1978 18.9 28.6
1979 18.8 28.8
1980 18.8 28.9
1981 18.7 29.1
1982 18.6 29.4
1983 18.6 29.6
1984 18.5 29.8
1985 18.4 30.1
1986 18.6 30.3
1987 18.7 30.6
1988 18.6 30.8
1989 18.5 31.1
1990 18.4 31.3
1991 18.4 31.5
1992 18.4 31.7
1993 18.4 31.9
1994 18.5 32.2
1995 18.6 32.5
1996 18.6 32.7
1997 18.8 33
1998 18.9 33.3
1999 19.1 33.6
2000 19.2 33.9
2001 19.4 34.3
2002 19.5 34.6
2003 19.7 34.9
2004 19.8 35.2
2005 19.9 35.5
2006 20 35.8
2007 20.2 36.2
2008 20.4 36.6
2009 20.6 36.9
2010 20.7 37.3
2011 20.9 37.6
2012 21 38
2013 21.1 38.4
2014 21.2 38.8
2015 21.3 39.2
2016 21.4 39.6
2017 21.6 40
2018 21.7 40.4
2019 21.8 40.8
2020 22 41.2
2021 22.1 41.5
2022 22.3 41.9
2023 22.5 42.3
2024 22.7 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Slovakia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
99.6%
2004
English speaking
27.9%
2023
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

Lesotho Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Slovakia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
24,224 mi
2018

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