Lesotho vs South Korea statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 137th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Lesotho and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and South Korea economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	South Korea
1960	$34,579,986	$3,958,811,881
1961	$35,699,986	$2,417,628,737
1962	$41,859,983	$2,814,615,385
1963	$47,039,981	$3,988,461,538
1964	$51,939,979	$3,459,019,943
1965	$54,879,978	$3,120,861,499
1966	$56,699,977	$3,929,055,144
1967	$59,261,976	$4,855,892,446
1968	$61,445,975	$6,119,394,892
1969	$65,967,974	$7,678,698,838
1970	$68,739,973	$9,005,144,969
1971	$76,480,285	$9,903,571,249
1972	$80,913,200	$10,862,211,761
1973	$121,188,716	$13,876,472,208
1974	$150,851,317	$19,543,973,941
1975	$149,558,896	$21,784,297,521
1976	$147,660,037	$29,902,479,339
1977	$193,315,048	$38,446,487,603
1978	$266,570,067	$51,972,107,438
1979	$290,134,593	$66,946,900,826
1980	$431,542,537	$65,398,377,598
1981	$434,188,034	$72,933,533,012
1982	$348,741,684	$78,358,416,171
1983	$386,699,309	$87,760,553,262
1984	$333,163,670	$97,510,744,119
1985	$268,629,926	$101,296,177,099
1986	$318,858,423	$116,836,246,285
1987	$402,768,324	$147,948,709,376
1988	$470,395,801	$199,591,287,825
1989	$495,409,233	$246,928,837,311
1990	$596,410,264	$283,365,844,161
1991	$704,325,367	$330,647,042,837
1992	$831,029,862	$355,524,903,068
1993	$835,582,062	$392,665,710,525
1994	$878,250,945	$463,619,823,515
1995	$1,001,894,000	$566,581,003,128
1996	$946,112,493	$610,167,053,824
1997	$998,004,259	$569,755,022,973
1998	$928,460,893	$383,331,833,682
1999	$912,773,681	$497,514,040,642
2000	$887,291,688	$576,179,387,820
2001	$825,706,961	$547,656,279,895
2002	$775,777,239	$627,246,933,730
2003	$1,157,825,435	$702,714,855,194
2004	$1,511,236,656	$793,175,561,887
2005	$1,682,343,527	$934,901,071,333
2006	$1,800,092,564	$1,053,216,909,888
2007	$1,682,131,785	$1,172,614,086,540
2008	$1,766,902,709	$1,047,339,010,225
2009	$1,740,894,965	$943,941,876,219
2010	$2,234,754,242	$1,143,672,241,150
2011	$2,579,409,620	$1,253,289,537,501
2012	$2,477,702,216	$1,278,046,536,287
2013	$2,367,112,932	$1,370,632,955,321
2014	$2,441,063,054	$1,484,488,526,272
2015	$2,359,686,725	$1,466,038,936,206
2016	$2,114,426,452	$1,499,679,823,910
2017	$2,306,741,672	$1,623,074,183,502
2018	$2,556,247,292	$1,725,373,496,825
2019	$2,390,702,296	$1,651,422,932,448
2020	$2,053,699,870	$1,644,312,831,906
2021	$2,412,130,022	$1,818,432,106,880
2022	$2,354,980,884	$1,673,916,511,800
2023	$2,117,962,430	$1,712,792,854,202
2024	$2,271,541,846	-

Lesotho and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	South Korea
1960	$47	$158.3
1961	$47	$93.8
1962	$53.5	$106.2
1963	$58.4	$146.3
1964	$62.6	$123.6
1965	$64.3	$108.7
1966	$64.3	$133.5
1967	$64.8	$161.2
1968	$64.8	$198.4
1969	$67.1	$243.4
1970	$67.4	$279.3
1971	$72.4	$301
1972	$74	$324
1973	$107	$407
1974	$128.7	$563
1975	$123.2	$617
1976	$117.8	$834
1977	$149.9	$1,056
1978	$200.8	$1,406
1979	$212.4	$1,784
1980	$307	$1,715
1981	$299.8	$1,883
1982	$233.9	$1,993
1983	$252	$2,199
1984	$211	$2,413
1985	$165.4	$2,482
1986	$191.4	$2,835
1987	$236.5	$3,555
1988	$270.4	$4,749
1989	$279	$5,817
1990	$330	$6,610
1991	$382	$7,637
1992	$444	$8,127
1993	$439	$8,885
1994	$456	$10,385
1995	$513	$12,565
1996	$480	$13,403
1997	$502	$12,398
1998	$465	$8,282
1999	$456	$10,672
2000	$443	$12,257
2001	$413	$11,561
2002	$389	$13,165
2003	$583	$14,673
2004	$767	$16,496
2005	$861	$19,403
2006	$925	$21,743
2007	$861	$24,086
2008	$898	$21,350
2009	$879	$19,144
2010	$1,119	$23,079
2011	$1,281	$25,098
2012	$1,218	$25,459
2013	$1,151	$27,180
2014	$1,174	$29,253
2015	$1,121	$28,737
2016	$992	$29,280
2017	$1,069	$31,601
2018	$1,171	$33,447
2019	$1,082	$31,902
2020	$919	$31,721
2021	$1,067	$35,126
2022	$1,030	$32,395
2023	$916	$33,121
2024	$972	-

Lesotho vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	South Korea
1950	44.6	22.2
1951	45.2	26.6
1952	45.9	36.6
1953	46.6	40.5
1954	47.3	46.1
1955	48	48.4
1956	48.6	50.2
1957	49.2	51.6
1958	49.6	51.8
1959	49.9	52.9
1960	50.2	53.8
1961	50.3	54.4
1962	50.3	55
1963	50.3	55
1964	50.3	55.3
1965	50.3	55.8
1966	50.4	55.4
1967	50.5	60.9
1968	50.8	60.9
1969	51.1	61.4
1970	51.5	62.2
1971	51.8	62.7
1972	52.3	63.2
1973	52.6	63.8
1974	52.9	64.2
1975	53.5	64.7
1976	53.9	65
1977	54.5	64.6
1978	55.2	65
1979	55.8	66.1
1980	56.5	64.8
1981	57.3	67.1
1982	58	67.1
1983	58.5	66.7
1984	59	68.1
1985	59.2	68.4
1986	59.3	69
1987	59.6	69.3
1988	59.6	70.2
1989	59.5	70.7
1990	59.3	71
1991	59.1	71.4
1992	58.6	72.2
1993	58.1	72.7
1994	57.3	72.9
1995	56.4	73.4
1996	55.1	74
1997	53.7	74.5
1998	52	75
1999	50.4	75.6
2000	48.8	76.2
2001	47.2	76.9
2002	46	77.2
2003	44.9	77.5
2004	44	78
2005	43.6	78.4
2006	43.2	79
2007	43.7	79.4
2008	44.3	80
2009	45.1	80.6
2010	46	80.7
2011	46.9	81.2
2012	48.2	81.3
2013	49.5	81.8
2014	50.8	82.4
2015	51.8	82.5
2016	52.9	82.9
2017	53.9	83.3
2018	54.6	83.3
2019	55.2	83.7
2020	55.1	83.7
2021	54.2	83.9
2022	56.8	82.7
2023	57.4	84.3
2024	57.8	84.4
2025	58.2	84.5

Lesotho and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	South Korea
1960	736,500	25,012,374
1961	758,824	25,765,673
1962	781,814	26,513,030
1963	805,373	27,261,747
1964	829,437	27,984,155
1965	854,090	28,704,674
1966	881,870	29,435,571
1967	913,982	30,130,983
1968	948,105	30,838,302
1969	983,202	31,544,266
1970	1,019,273	32,240,827
1971	1,056,246	32,882,704
1972	1,094,063	33,505,406
1973	1,132,697	34,103,149
1974	1,172,420	34,692,266
1975	1,213,643	35,280,725
1976	1,253,214	35,848,523
1977	1,289,967	36,411,795
1978	1,327,240	36,969,185
1979	1,366,169	37,534,236
1980	1,406,521	38,123,775
1981	1,448,069	38,723,248
1982	1,490,732	39,326,352
1983	1,534,413	39,910,403
1984	1,578,986	40,405,956
1985	1,624,379	40,805,744
1986	1,666,138	41,213,674
1987	1,703,390	41,621,690
1988	1,739,841	42,031,247
1989	1,775,436	42,449,038
1990	1,809,696	42,869,283
1991	1,842,379	43,295,704
1992	1,873,274	43,747,962
1993	1,901,793	44,194,628
1994	1,927,707	44,641,540
1995	1,951,437	45,092,991
1996	1,972,418	45,524,681
1997	1,988,130	45,953,580
1998	1,998,049	46,286,503
1999	2,003,234	46,616,677
2000	2,003,913	47,008,111
2001	2,000,853	47,370,164
2002	1,994,679	47,644,736
2003	1,985,059	47,892,330
2004	1,971,129	48,082,519
2005	1,953,076	48,184,561
2006	1,945,063	48,438,292
2007	1,953,268	48,683,638
2008	1,966,541	49,054,708
2009	1,980,883	49,307,835
2010	1,996,251	49,554,112
2011	2,014,009	49,936,638
2012	2,034,354	50,199,853
2013	2,056,504	50,428,893
2014	2,080,089	50,746,659
2015	2,104,611	51,014,947
2016	2,130,422	51,217,803
2017	2,157,110	51,361,911
2018	2,183,603	51,585,058
2019	2,209,405	51,764,822
2020	2,235,727	51,836,239
2021	2,261,542	51,769,539
2022	2,286,110	51,672,569
2023	2,311,472	51,712,619
2024	2,337,423	51,751,065

Fertility rates in Lesotho and South Korea

Fertility rate

Lesotho

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	South Korea
1960	5.78	5.99
1961	5.79	5.8
1962	5.79	5.56
1963	5.78	5.33
1964	5.77	5.07
1965	5.77	4.89
1966	5.76	4.78
1967	5.75	4.62
1968	5.73	4.51
1969	5.7	4.45
1970	5.7	4.53
1971	5.7	4.54
1972	5.69	4.12
1973	5.69	4.07
1974	5.75	3.77
1975	5.83	3.43
1976	5.87	3
1977	5.85	2.99
1978	5.82	2.64
1979	5.79	2.9
1980	5.75	2.82
1981	5.69	2.57
1982	5.63	2.39
1983	5.56	2.06
1984	5.48	1.74
1985	5.4	1.66
1986	5.32	1.58
1987	5.22	1.53
1988	5.1	1.55
1989	4.96	1.56
1990	4.81	1.57
1991	4.68	1.71
1992	4.54	1.76
1993	4.37	1.65
1994	4.21	1.66
1995	4.13	1.63
1996	4.06	1.57
1997	3.98	1.54
1998	3.82	1.46
1999	3.67	1.43
2000	3.61	1.48
2001	3.63	1.31
2002	3.68	1.18
2003	3.62	1.19
2004	3.51	1.16
2005	3.43	1.09
2006	3.41	1.13
2007	3.44	1.26
2008	3.39	1.19
2009	3.31	1.15
2010	3.25	1.23
2011	3.34	1.24
2012	3.3	1.3
2013	3.28	1.19
2014	3.24	1.21
2015	3.22	1.24
2016	3.18	1.17
2017	3.11	1.05
2018	3.02	0.98
2019	2.92	0.92
2020	2.85	0.84
2021	2.77	0.81
2022	2.72	0.78
2023	2.69	0.72

Lesotho and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	South Korea
1960	17.5	19.3
1961	17.4	19.2
1962	17.4	19.1
1963	17.4	19
1964	17.5	18.8
1965	17.5	18.6
1966	17.5	18.5
1967	17.6	18.6
1968	17.8	18.7
1969	18	18.8
1970	18.2	18.9
1971	18.3	19
1972	18.5	19.1
1973	18.6	19.3
1974	18.8	19.6
1975	18.9	19.9
1976	19	20.2
1977	19	20.7
1978	18.9	21.1
1979	18.8	21.6
1980	18.8	22.1
1981	18.7	22.5
1982	18.6	22.8
1983	18.6	23.3
1984	18.5	23.7
1985	18.4	24.2
1986	18.6	24.8
1987	18.7	25.3
1988	18.6	25.8
1989	18.5	26.3
1990	18.4	26.7
1991	18.4	27.2
1992	18.4	27.8
1993	18.4	28.3
1994	18.5	28.9
1995	18.6	29.4
1996	18.6	29.8
1997	18.8	30.2
1998	18.9	30.7
1999	19.1	31.2
2000	19.2	31.7
2001	19.4	32.3
2002	19.5	32.8
2003	19.7	33.4
2004	19.8	33.9
2005	19.9	34.5
2006	20	35.2
2007	20.2	35.8
2008	20.4	36.4
2009	20.6	37
2010	20.7	37.6
2011	20.9	38.2
2012	21	38.8
2013	21.1	39.5
2014	21.2	40.2
2015	21.3	40.8
2016	21.4	41.4
2017	21.6	41.9
2018	21.7	42.5
2019	21.8	43.1
2020	22	43.8
2021	22.1	44.4
2022	22.3	44.9
2023	22.5	45.5
2024	22.7	46.1

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