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Lesotho vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 137th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Solomon Islands
Population
2384217
854419
Population rank 144/197 161/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Lesotho and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Lesotho Solomon Islands
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 $25,203,524
1968 $61,445,975 $28,084,253
1969 $65,967,974 $28,606,411
1970 $68,739,973 -
1971 $76,480,285 $50,056,883
1972 $80,913,200 $40,606,712
1973 $121,188,716 $55,272,109
1974 $150,851,317 $84,539,332
1975 $149,558,896 $74,620,320
1976 $147,660,037 $83,100,834
1977 $193,315,048 $93,145,283
1978 $266,570,067 $111,027,427
1979 $290,134,593 $151,276,496
1980 $431,542,537 $182,852,107
1981 $434,188,034 $193,750,541
1982 $348,741,684 $192,902,019
1983 $386,699,309 $181,220,399
1984 $333,163,670 $181,570,474
1985 $268,629,926 $165,524,943
1986 $318,858,423 $147,620,048
1987 $402,768,324 $155,128,542
1988 $470,395,801 $176,494,394
1989 $495,409,233 $172,882,411
1990 $596,410,264 $214,877,667
1991 $704,325,367 $227,540,473
1992 $831,029,862 $269,034,596
1993 $835,582,062 $300,746,361
1994 $878,250,945 $402,837,005
1995 $1,001,894,000 $469,443,202
1996 $946,112,493 $510,586,430
1997 $998,004,259 $526,554,006
1998 $928,460,893 $457,579,840
1999 $912,773,681 $488,024,514
2000 $887,291,688 $419,842,674
2001 $825,706,961 $409,508,553
2002 $775,777,239 $346,406,739
2003 $1,157,825,435 $417,668,983
2004 $1,511,236,656 $468,005,319
2005 $1,682,343,527 $552,864,570
2006 $1,800,092,564 $617,258,154
2007 $1,682,131,785 $695,295,348
2008 $1,766,902,709 $776,337,692
2009 $1,740,894,965 $805,557,563
2010 $2,234,754,242 $898,133,685
2011 $2,579,409,620 $1,063,895,361
2012 $2,477,702,216 $1,185,215,418
2013 $2,367,112,932 $1,285,911,586
2014 $2,441,063,054 $1,335,571,421
2015 $2,359,686,725 $1,307,909,888
2016 $2,114,426,452 $1,379,490,304
2017 $2,306,741,672 $1,469,789,119
2018 $2,556,247,292 $1,615,478,393
2019 $2,390,702,296 $1,619,155,017
2020 $2,053,699,870 $1,536,145,814
2021 $2,412,130,022 $1,522,794,913
2022 $2,354,980,884 $1,566,360,686
2023 $2,117,962,430 $1,660,896,531
2024 $2,271,541,846 $1,760,767,447

Lesotho and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Solomon Islands
1960 $47 -
1961 $47 -
1962 $53.5 -
1963 $58.4 -
1964 $62.6 -
1965 $64.3 -
1966 $64.3 -
1967 $64.8 $153.5
1968 $64.8 $166.9
1969 $67.1 $165.9
1970 $67.4 $162
1971 $72.4 $277.1
1972 $74 $219.5
1973 $107 $291.3
1974 $128.7 $433
1975 $123.2 $372
1976 $117.8 $401
1977 $149.9 $434
1978 $200.8 $500
1979 $212.4 $658
1980 $307 $768
1981 $299.8 $786
1982 $233.9 $756
1983 $252 $686
1984 $211 $665
1985 $165.4 $586
1986 $191.4 $506
1987 $236.5 $515
1988 $270.4 $567
1989 $279 $538
1990 $330 $648
1991 $382 $666
1992 $444 $764
1993 $439 $829
1994 $456 $1,078
1995 $513 $1,220
1996 $480 $1,289
1997 $502 $1,292
1998 $465 $1,092
1999 $456 $1,134
2000 $443 $953
2001 $413 $912
2002 $389 $757
2003 $583 $896
2004 $767 $986
2005 $861 $1,144
2006 $925 $1,256
2007 $861 $1,390
2008 $898 $1,526
2009 $879 $1,555
2010 $1,119 $1,685
2011 $1,281 $1,924
2012 $1,218 $2,066
2013 $1,151 $2,161
2014 $1,174 $2,165
2015 $1,121 $2,045
2016 $992 $2,083
2017 $1,069 $2,144
2018 $1,171 $2,278
2019 $1,082 $2,224
2020 $919 $2,063
2021 $1,067 $1,997
2022 $1,030 $2,005
2023 $916 $2,076
2024 $972 $2,149

Lesotho vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Solomon Islands
1950 44.6 41.4
1951 45.2 42
1952 45.9 42.6
1953 46.6 43.2
1954 47.3 43.7
1955 48 44.3
1956 48.6 42.8
1957 49.2 45.7
1958 49.6 46.3
1959 49.9 47
1960 50.2 47.7
1961 50.3 48.3
1962 50.3 49
1963 50.3 49.8
1964 50.3 50.6
1965 50.3 51.4
1966 50.4 52.3
1967 50.5 53.1
1968 50.8 54.1
1969 51.1 55.1
1970 51.5 56.1
1971 51.8 57
1972 52.3 57.9
1973 52.6 58.8
1974 52.9 59.6
1975 53.5 58.4
1976 53.9 61.2
1977 54.5 61.5
1978 55.2 62.5
1979 55.8 63.1
1980 56.5 63.7
1981 57.3 64.1
1982 58 64.5
1983 58.5 64.8
1984 59 65
1985 59.2 65.3
1986 59.3 64.7
1987 59.6 65.7
1988 59.6 65.9
1989 59.5 66.1
1990 59.3 66.2
1991 59.1 66.4
1992 58.6 66.5
1993 58.1 66.6
1994 57.3 66.7
1995 56.4 66.7
1996 55.1 66.7
1997 53.7 66.8
1998 52 66.9
1999 50.4 67
2000 48.8 67.1
2001 47.2 67.2
2002 46 67.4
2003 44.9 67.5
2004 44 67.6
2005 43.6 67.8
2006 43.2 68
2007 43.7 67.8
2008 44.3 68.3
2009 45.1 68.4
2010 46 68.7
2011 46.9 68.8
2012 48.2 69
2013 49.5 69
2014 50.8 69
2015 51.8 69.3
2016 52.9 69.5
2017 53.9 69.7
2018 54.6 69.8
2019 55.2 70
2020 55.1 69.3
2021 54.2 68.9
2022 56.8 70.4
2023 57.4 70.5
2024 57.8 70.7
2025 58.2 70.8

Lesotho and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Lesotho Solomon Islands
1960 736,500 139,688
1961 758,824 142,912
1962 781,814 146,201
1963 805,373 149,589
1964 829,437 153,085
1965 854,090 156,686
1966 881,870 160,393
1967 913,982 164,245
1968 948,105 168,282
1969 983,202 172,476
1970 1,019,273 176,579
1971 1,056,246 180,637
1972 1,094,063 184,994
1973 1,132,697 189,774
1974 1,172,420 195,041
1975 1,213,643 200,744
1976 1,253,214 207,194
1977 1,289,967 214,418
1978 1,327,240 222,029
1979 1,366,169 229,953
1980 1,406,521 238,135
1981 1,448,069 246,555
1982 1,490,732 255,200
1983 1,534,413 264,068
1984 1,578,986 273,163
1985 1,624,379 282,455
1986 1,666,138 291,842
1987 1,703,390 301,414
1988 1,739,841 311,265
1989 1,775,436 321,282
1990 1,809,696 331,435
1991 1,842,379 341,738
1992 1,873,274 352,205
1993 1,901,793 362,839
1994 1,927,707 373,675
1995 1,951,437 384,733
1996 1,972,418 396,009
1997 1,988,130 407,474
1998 1,998,049 419,071
1999 2,003,234 430,500
2000 2,003,913 440,469
2001 2,000,853 449,125
2002 1,994,679 457,671
2003 1,985,059 466,154
2004 1,971,129 474,611
2005 1,953,076 483,080
2006 1,945,063 491,594
2007 1,953,268 500,156
2008 1,966,541 508,790
2009 1,980,883 518,141
2010 1,996,251 532,968
2011 2,014,009 552,945
2012 2,034,354 573,606
2013 2,056,504 594,945
2014 2,080,089 616,908
2015 2,104,611 639,415
2016 2,130,422 662,379
2017 2,157,110 685,672
2018 2,183,603 709,101
2019 2,209,405 728,147
2020 2,235,727 744,498
2021 2,261,542 762,591
2022 2,286,110 781,066
2023 2,311,472 800,005
2024 2,337,423 819,198

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Solomon Islands
1960 5.78 7.07
1961 5.79 7.05
1962 5.79 7.04
1963 5.78 7.03
1964 5.77 7.05
1965 5.77 7.02
1966 5.76 7
1967 5.75 6.97
1968 5.73 6.95
1969 5.7 6.97
1970 5.7 6.98
1971 5.7 6.99
1972 5.69 6.99
1973 5.69 7
1974 5.75 7.01
1975 5.83 6.99
1976 5.87 6.95
1977 5.85 6.92
1978 5.82 6.87
1979 5.79 6.82
1980 5.75 6.77
1981 5.69 6.71
1982 5.63 6.64
1983 5.56 6.57
1984 5.48 6.49
1985 5.4 6.38
1986 5.32 6.26
1987 5.22 6.12
1988 5.1 5.99
1989 4.96 5.87
1990 4.81 5.74
1991 4.68 5.62
1992 4.54 5.51
1993 4.37 5.45
1994 4.21 5.4
1995 4.13 5.34
1996 4.06 5.22
1997 3.98 5.09
1998 3.82 4.98
1999 3.67 4.86
2000 3.61 4.76
2001 3.63 4.67
2002 3.68 4.6
2003 3.62 4.54
2004 3.51 4.47
2005 3.43 4.41
2006 3.41 4.39
2007 3.44 4.37
2008 3.39 4.36
2009 3.31 4.35
2010 3.25 4.34
2011 3.34 4.34
2012 3.3 4.33
2013 3.28 4.33
2014 3.24 4.36
2015 3.22 4.29
2016 3.18 4.2
2017 3.11 4.06
2018 3.02 3.93
2019 2.92 3.8
2020 2.85 3.75
2021 2.77 3.69
2022 2.72 3.62
2023 2.69 3.56

Lesotho and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Solomon Islands
1960 17.5 16.8
1961 17.4 16.9
1962 17.4 16.9
1963 17.4 17
1964 17.5 17
1965 17.5 17
1966 17.5 17
1967 17.6 16.9
1968 17.8 16.8
1969 18 16.8
1970 18.2 16.7
1971 18.3 16.6
1972 18.5 16.6
1973 18.6 16.4
1974 18.8 16.3
1975 18.9 16.1
1976 19 15.9
1977 19 15.9
1978 18.9 15.8
1979 18.8 15.8
1980 18.8 15.8
1981 18.7 15.9
1982 18.6 15.9
1983 18.6 16
1984 18.5 16.1
1985 18.4 16.2
1986 18.6 16.3
1987 18.7 16.4
1988 18.6 16.5
1989 18.5 16.7
1990 18.4 16.8
1991 18.4 17
1992 18.4 17.1
1993 18.4 17.2
1994 18.5 17.4
1995 18.6 17.5
1996 18.6 17.7
1997 18.8 17.8
1998 18.9 17.9
1999 19.1 18.1
2000 19.2 18.3
2001 19.4 18.4
2002 19.5 18.6
2003 19.7 18.8
2004 19.8 19
2005 19.9 19.1
2006 20 19.2
2007 20.2 19.4
2008 20.4 19.4
2009 20.6 19.5
2010 20.7 19.6
2011 20.9 19.6
2012 21 19.7
2013 21.1 19.7
2014 21.2 19.8
2015 21.3 19.9
2016 21.4 20
2017 21.6 20.2
2018 21.7 20.4
2019 21.8 20.5
2020 22 20.7
2021 22.1 20.9
2022 22.3 21.1
2023 22.5 21.3
2024 22.7 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Lesotho Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Lesotho Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
84.1%
2013
English speaking
27.9%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Lesotho Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
864 mi
2011

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