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Lesotho vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 137th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Tajikistan
Population
2384217
10940854
Population rank 144/197 88/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Lesotho and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Lesotho Tajikistan
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 $2,629,395,066
1991 $704,325,367 $2,536,585,366
1992 $831,029,862 $1,908,554,572
1993 $835,582,062 $1,646,623,195
1994 $878,250,945 $1,522,001,206
1995 $1,001,894,000 $1,231,561,860
1996 $946,112,493 $1,043,654,822
1997 $998,004,259 $921,518,033
1998 $928,460,893 $1,320,199,582
1999 $912,773,681 $1,086,612,290
2000 $887,291,688 $860,541,842
2001 $825,706,961 $1,080,772,551
2002 $775,777,239 $1,221,106,220
2003 $1,157,825,435 $1,555,318,261
2004 $1,511,236,656 $2,076,176,869
2005 $1,682,343,527 $2,312,352,021
2006 $1,800,092,564 $2,830,213,849
2007 $1,682,131,785 $3,719,524,541
2008 $1,766,902,709 $5,161,299,725
2009 $1,740,894,965 $4,979,472,364
2010 $2,234,754,242 $5,642,221,099
2011 $2,579,409,620 $6,522,756,255
2012 $2,477,702,216 $7,633,036,903
2013 $2,367,112,932 $8,448,411,318
2014 $2,441,063,054 $9,112,605,459
2015 $2,359,686,725 $8,271,431,485
2016 $2,114,426,452 $6,992,416,097
2017 $2,306,741,672 $7,536,402,853
2018 $2,556,247,292 $7,764,999,999
2019 $2,390,702,296 $8,300,813,599
2020 $2,053,699,870 $8,133,963,551
2021 $2,412,130,022 $8,937,805,347
2022 $2,354,980,884 $10,713,525,200
2023 $2,117,962,430 $12,244,169,293
2024 $2,271,541,846 $14,204,575,549

Lesotho and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Tajikistan
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 $487
1991 $382 $458
1992 $444 $338
1993 $439 $287.6
1994 $456 $261.3
1995 $513 $207
1996 $480 $172
1997 $502 $150.1
1998 $465 $213.7
1999 $456 $175
2000 $443 $136.9
2001 $413 $168.7
2002 $389 $187
2003 $583 $233.6
2004 $767 $306
2005 $861 $334
2006 $925 $401
2007 $861 $517
2008 $898 $703
2009 $879 $665
2010 $1,119 $737
2011 $1,281 $834
2012 $1,218 $952
2013 $1,151 $1,028
2014 $1,174 $1,082
2015 $1,121 $957
2016 $992 $789
2017 $1,069 $829
2018 $1,171 $834
2019 $1,082 $871
2020 $919 $834
2021 $1,067 $897
2022 $1,030 $1,052
2023 $916 $1,178
2024 $972 $1,341

Lesotho vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Tajikistan
1950 44.6 49.3
1951 45.2 49.6
1952 45.9 49.9
1953 46.6 50.2
1954 47.3 50.5
1955 48 50.8
1956 48.6 51.1
1957 49.2 51.4
1958 49.6 51.8
1959 49.9 52.2
1960 50.2 52.5
1961 50.3 52.9
1962 50.3 53.4
1963 50.3 53.8
1964 50.3 54.2
1965 50.3 54.7
1966 50.4 55.1
1967 50.5 55.5
1968 50.8 55.9
1969 51.1 56.3
1970 51.5 56.6
1971 51.8 56.9
1972 52.3 57.2
1973 52.6 57.4
1974 52.9 57.7
1975 53.5 57.9
1976 53.9 58.1
1977 54.5 58.2
1978 55.2 58.4
1979 55.8 58.5
1980 56.5 58.6
1981 57.3 58.8
1982 58 60.2
1983 58.5 60.5
1984 59 60.7
1985 59.2 61
1986 59.3 61.8
1987 59.6 61.6
1988 59.6 61.8
1989 59.5 61.7
1990 59.3 61.6
1991 59.1 61.7
1992 58.6 57.1
1993 58.1 55.5
1994 57.3 60.1
1995 56.4 61.4
1996 55.1 60.8
1997 53.7 61.9
1998 52 62.4
1999 50.4 63.1
2000 48.8 63.5
2001 47.2 64.2
2002 46 64.9
2003 44.9 65.9
2004 44 66.6
2005 43.6 66.5
2006 43.2 67
2007 43.7 67.4
2008 44.3 67.9
2009 45.1 68.2
2010 46 68.4
2011 46.9 68.7
2012 48.2 69.1
2013 49.5 69.6
2014 50.8 69.7
2015 51.8 69.7
2016 52.9 70
2017 53.9 70.5
2018 54.6 70.7
2019 55.2 71
2020 55.1 68.6
2021 54.2 69.6
2022 56.8 71.6
2023 57.4 71.8
2024 57.8 71.9
2025 58.2 72.1

Lesotho and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Tajikistan
Year Population
Lesotho Tajikistan
1960 736,500 2,112,131
1961 758,824 2,181,805
1962 781,814 2,255,026
1963 805,373 2,331,736
1964 829,437 2,411,260
1965 854,090 2,492,998
1966 881,870 2,577,184
1967 913,982 2,664,130
1968 948,105 2,753,848
1969 983,202 2,845,273
1970 1,019,273 2,936,779
1971 1,056,246 3,028,837
1972 1,094,063 3,123,691
1973 1,132,697 3,222,290
1974 1,172,420 3,324,499
1975 1,213,643 3,430,425
1976 1,253,214 3,540,076
1977 1,289,967 3,653,265
1978 1,327,240 3,768,508
1979 1,366,169 3,882,691
1980 1,406,521 3,995,256
1981 1,448,069 4,109,022
1982 1,490,732 4,227,171
1983 1,534,413 4,350,874
1984 1,578,986 4,480,026
1985 1,624,379 4,619,003
1986 1,666,138 4,772,139
1987 1,703,390 4,939,059
1988 1,739,841 5,114,989
1989 1,775,436 5,267,249
1990 1,809,696 5,398,768
1991 1,842,379 5,541,205
1992 1,873,274 5,649,400
1993 1,901,793 5,724,993
1994 1,927,707 5,825,368
1995 1,951,437 5,948,584
1996 1,972,418 6,066,523
1997 1,988,130 6,139,829
1998 1,998,049 6,176,397
1999 2,003,234 6,208,370
2000 2,003,913 6,284,735
2001 2,000,853 6,407,377
2002 1,994,679 6,531,669
2003 1,985,059 6,658,575
2004 1,971,129 6,790,547
2005 1,953,076 6,924,720
2006 1,945,063 7,057,566
2007 1,953,268 7,194,477
2008 1,966,541 7,338,403
2009 1,980,883 7,490,230
2010 1,996,251 7,652,141
2011 2,014,009 7,824,785
2012 2,034,354 8,014,084
2013 2,056,504 8,216,724
2014 2,080,089 8,425,552
2015 2,104,611 8,643,840
2016 2,130,422 8,865,631
2017 2,157,110 9,085,946
2018 2,183,603 9,307,333
2019 2,209,405 9,529,966
2020 2,235,727 9,749,310
2021 2,261,542 9,966,908
2022 2,286,110 10,182,222
2023 2,311,472 10,389,799
2024 2,337,423 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Tajikistan
1960 5.78 6.24
1961 5.79 6.35
1962 5.79 6.48
1963 5.78 6.62
1964 5.77 6.68
1965 5.77 6.74
1966 5.76 6.82
1967 5.75 6.89
1968 5.73 6.91
1969 5.7 6.91
1970 5.7 6.91
1971 5.7 6.91
1972 5.69 6.89
1973 5.69 6.84
1974 5.75 6.77
1975 5.83 6.69
1976 5.87 6.6
1977 5.85 6.49
1978 5.82 6.4
1979 5.79 6.31
1980 5.75 6.21
1981 5.69 6.12
1982 5.63 6.03
1983 5.56 5.98
1984 5.48 5.96
1985 5.4 5.94
1986 5.32 5.91
1987 5.22 5.84
1988 5.1 5.75
1989 4.96 5.61
1990 4.81 5.46
1991 4.68 5.28
1992 4.54 5.06
1993 4.37 4.92
1994 4.21 4.79
1995 4.13 4.66
1996 4.06 3.94
1997 3.98 4.06
1998 3.82 4.07
1999 3.67 3.85
2000 3.61 3.49
2001 3.63 3.49
2002 3.68 3.47
2003 3.62 3.42
2004 3.51 3.51
2005 3.43 3.4
2006 3.41 3.34
2007 3.44 3.37
2008 3.39 3.39
2009 3.31 3.43
2010 3.25 3.46
2011 3.34 3.46
2012 3.3 3.42
2013 3.28 3.43
2014 3.24 3.46
2015 3.22 3.46
2016 3.18 3.38
2017 3.11 3.29
2018 3.02 3.29
2019 2.92 3.28
2020 2.85 3.21
2021 2.77 3.17
2022 2.72 3.13
2023 2.69 3.07

Lesotho and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Tajikistan
1960 17.5 21.6
1961 17.4 21.4
1962 17.4 20.9
1963 17.4 20.4
1964 17.5 19.6
1965 17.5 18.9
1966 17.5 18.4
1967 17.6 18.1
1968 17.8 17.9
1969 18 17.8
1970 18.2 17.8
1971 18.3 17.8
1972 18.5 17.8
1973 18.6 17.8
1974 18.8 17.8
1975 18.9 17.9
1976 19 17.9
1977 19 18
1978 18.9 18
1979 18.8 18.1
1980 18.8 18.1
1981 18.7 18.1
1982 18.6 18.2
1983 18.6 18.2
1984 18.5 18.2
1985 18.4 18.2
1986 18.6 18.3
1987 18.7 18.3
1988 18.6 18.3
1989 18.5 18.2
1990 18.4 18.1
1991 18.4 18
1992 18.4 17.9
1993 18.4 17.8
1994 18.5 17.7
1995 18.6 17.7
1996 18.6 17.7
1997 18.8 17.9
1998 18.9 18
1999 19.1 18.2
2000 19.2 18.5
2001 19.4 18.7
2002 19.5 18.9
2003 19.7 19.2
2004 19.8 19.4
2005 19.9 19.6
2006 20 19.8
2007 20.2 20.1
2008 20.4 20.4
2009 20.6 20.6
2010 20.7 20.8
2011 20.9 21
2012 21 21.2
2013 21.1 21.4
2014 21.2 21.6
2015 21.3 21.7
2016 21.4 21.9
2017 21.6 22
2018 21.7 22.2
2019 21.8 22.3
2020 22 22.5
2021 22.1 22.6
2022 22.3 22.7
2023 22.5 22.9
2024 22.7 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
54.5%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Tajikistan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
99.7%
2010
English speaking
27.9%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

Lesotho Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Tajikistan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
18,641 mi
2018

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