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Lesotho vs Tunisia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 12.3M in Tunisia (ranked 80/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia (ranked 137th vs. 91st).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Tunisia ranks 90/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Tunisia ranks 127/197 ($4,350).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Tunisia
Population
2384217
12402051
Population rank 144/197 80/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 90/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$4,350
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 127/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$14,451
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$44.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
82.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$3,617
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 95/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$4,061
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
59,985 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
204.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.83
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
33.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
76.9 years
2025

Lesotho and Tunisia: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Tunisia economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Tunisia
Year GDP
Lesotho Tunisia
1960 $34,579,986 -
1961 $35,699,986 $866,155,429
1962 $41,859,983 $880,027,733
1963 $47,039,981 $1,026,737,600
1964 $51,939,979 $1,025,866,792
1965 $54,879,978 $991,047,619
1966 $56,699,977 $1,040,952,381
1967 $59,261,976 $1,085,714,286
1968 $61,445,975 $1,214,666,667
1969 $65,967,974 $1,289,904,762
1970 $68,739,973 $1,439,238,095
1971 $76,480,285 $1,685,162,272
1972 $80,913,200 $2,237,556,149
1973 $121,188,716 $2,730,813,385
1974 $150,851,317 $3,545,868,575
1975 $149,558,896 $4,328,965,588
1976 $147,660,037 $4,508,191,942
1977 $193,315,048 $5,109,324,009
1978 $266,570,067 $5,968,460,080
1979 $290,134,593 $7,188,863,904
1980 $431,542,537 $8,744,134,354
1981 $434,188,034 $8,428,445,294
1982 $348,741,684 $8,133,580,052
1983 $386,699,309 $8,350,582,748
1984 $333,163,670 $8,254,541,195
1985 $268,629,926 $8,410,226,053
1986 $318,858,423 $9,017,806,654
1987 $402,768,324 $9,696,715,911
1988 $470,395,801 $10,096,245,762
1989 $495,409,233 $10,101,851,745
1990 $596,410,264 $12,290,568,182
1991 $704,325,367 $13,074,782,609
1992 $831,029,862 $15,496,708,060
1993 $835,582,062 $14,608,335,608
1994 $878,250,945 $15,633,174,304
1995 $1,001,894,000 $18,030,876,599
1996 $946,112,493 $19,587,161,807
1997 $998,004,259 $20,746,210,354
1998 $928,460,893 $21,802,893,587
1999 $912,773,681 $22,943,202,175
2000 $887,291,688 $21,473,528,161
2001 $825,706,961 $22,065,832,449
2002 $775,777,239 $23,141,616,605
2003 $1,157,825,435 $27,453,902,261
2004 $1,511,236,656 $31,183,885,241
2005 $1,682,343,527 $32,272,186,695
2006 $1,800,092,564 $34,376,664,601
2007 $1,682,131,785 $38,915,353,867
2008 $1,766,902,709 $44,859,439,902
2009 $1,740,894,965 $43,455,740,497
2010 $2,234,754,242 $46,206,091,938
2011 $2,579,409,620 $48,123,325,825
2012 $2,477,702,216 $47,311,401,813
2013 $2,367,112,932 $48,685,446,414
2014 $2,441,063,054 $50,271,812,921
2015 $2,359,686,725 $45,779,494,042
2016 $2,114,426,452 $44,360,072,680
2017 $2,306,741,672 $42,163,530,591
2018 $2,556,247,292 $42,686,504,460
2019 $2,390,702,296 $41,905,642,419
2020 $2,053,699,870 $42,491,780,918
2021 $2,412,130,022 $47,073,234,359
2022 $2,354,980,884 $44,948,769,171
2023 $2,117,962,430 $48,196,281,784
2024 $2,271,541,846 $53,409,988,745

Lesotho and Tunisia economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Tunisia
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Tunisia
1960 $47 -
1961 $47 $200.7
1962 $53.5 $201.4
1963 $58.4 $231.9
1964 $62.6 $228.5
1965 $64.3 $217.3
1966 $64.3 $223.8
1967 $64.8 $228
1968 $64.8 $248.9
1969 $67.1 $257.7
1970 $67.4 $280.5
1971 $72.4 $320
1972 $74 $415
1973 $107 $493
1974 $128.7 $624
1975 $123.2 $741
1976 $117.8 $752
1977 $149.9 $830
1978 $200.8 $946
1979 $212.4 $1,113
1980 $307 $1,324
1981 $299.8 $1,247
1982 $233.9 $1,177
1983 $252 $1,184
1984 $211 $1,143
1985 $165.4 $1,135
1986 $191.4 $1,187
1987 $236.5 $1,245
1988 $270.4 $1,266
1989 $279 $1,239
1990 $330 $1,476
1991 $382 $1,538
1992 $444 $1,785
1993 $439 $1,649
1994 $456 $1,733
1995 $513 $1,968
1996 $480 $2,107
1997 $502 $2,202
1998 $465 $2,285
1999 $456 $2,376
2000 $443 $2,199
2001 $413 $2,236
2002 $389 $2,321
2003 $583 $2,726
2004 $767 $3,067
2005 $861 $3,147
2006 $925 $3,323
2007 $861 $3,727
2008 $898 $4,255
2009 $879 $4,080
2010 $1,119 $4,292
2011 $1,281 $4,421
2012 $1,218 $4,297
2013 $1,151 $4,370
2014 $1,174 $4,459
2015 $1,121 $4,015
2016 $992 $3,848
2017 $1,069 $3,619
2018 $1,171 $3,628
2019 $1,082 $3,529
2020 $919 $3,549
2021 $1,067 $3,907
2022 $1,030 $3,709
2023 $916 $3,950
2024 $972 $4,350

Lesotho vs. Tunisia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Tunisia
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Tunisia
1950 44.6 38.2
1951 45.2 38.7
1952 45.9 39.3
1953 46.6 39.7
1954 47.3 40
1955 48 40.8
1956 48.6 41.3
1957 49.2 42.1
1958 49.6 42.7
1959 49.9 43.4
1960 50.2 44
1961 50.3 44.3
1962 50.3 45.6
1963 50.3 46.4
1964 50.3 47.3
1965 50.3 48.2
1966 50.4 49.2
1967 50.5 50.2
1968 50.8 51.3
1969 51.1 52.3
1970 51.5 53.8
1971 51.8 54.9
1972 52.3 56.1
1973 52.6 57.1
1974 52.9 58.3
1975 53.5 59.3
1976 53.9 60.3
1977 54.5 61.3
1978 55.2 62.1
1979 55.8 62.9
1980 56.5 63.7
1981 57.3 64.4
1982 58 65
1983 58.5 65.7
1984 59 66.3
1985 59.2 66.9
1986 59.3 67.4
1987 59.6 68
1988 59.6 68.5
1989 59.5 68.8
1990 59.3 69.1
1991 59.1 69.4
1992 58.6 69.7
1993 58.1 70
1994 57.3 70.4
1995 56.4 70.8
1996 55.1 71.2
1997 53.7 71.7
1998 52 72.1
1999 50.4 72.3
2000 48.8 72.6
2001 47.2 72.8
2002 46 73.1
2003 44.9 73.3
2004 44 73.5
2005 43.6 73.7
2006 43.2 73.9
2007 43.7 74
2008 44.3 74.2
2009 45.1 74.3
2010 46 74.4
2011 46.9 74.5
2012 48.2 74.6
2013 49.5 74.7
2014 50.8 74.8
2015 51.8 74.9
2016 52.9 75
2017 53.9 75.2
2018 54.6 75.4
2019 55.2 75.6
2020 55.1 75
2021 54.2 72.9
2022 56.8 76.1
2023 57.4 76.5
2024 57.8 76.7
2025 58.2 76.9

Lesotho and Tunisia population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Tunisia
Year Population
Lesotho Tunisia
1960 736,500 4,267,288
1961 758,824 4,316,278
1962 781,814 4,369,136
1963 805,373 4,427,131
1964 829,437 4,489,869
1965 854,090 4,561,385
1966 881,870 4,652,287
1967 913,982 4,760,970
1968 948,105 4,879,899
1969 983,202 5,004,697
1970 1,019,273 5,131,396
1971 1,056,246 5,261,658
1972 1,094,063 5,396,557
1973 1,132,697 5,537,242
1974 1,172,420 5,684,674
1975 1,213,643 5,839,262
1976 1,253,214 5,996,994
1977 1,289,967 6,155,931
1978 1,327,240 6,309,390
1979 1,366,169 6,456,419
1980 1,406,521 6,606,195
1981 1,448,069 6,758,284
1982 1,490,732 6,908,642
1983 1,534,413 7,053,800
1984 1,578,986 7,220,044
1985 1,624,379 7,409,903
1986 1,666,138 7,600,301
1987 1,703,390 7,789,987
1988 1,739,841 7,974,440
1989 1,775,436 8,151,660
1990 1,809,696 8,324,509
1991 1,842,379 8,501,827
1992 1,873,274 8,682,512
1993 1,901,793 8,857,910
1994 1,927,707 9,018,448
1995 1,951,437 9,161,258
1996 1,972,418 9,294,432
1997 1,988,130 9,421,270
1998 1,998,049 9,541,667
1999 2,003,234 9,655,963
2000 2,003,913 9,764,935
2001 2,000,853 9,869,677
2002 1,994,679 9,971,515
2003 1,985,059 10,071,632
2004 1,971,129 10,166,163
2005 1,953,076 10,255,472
2006 1,945,063 10,346,410
2007 1,953,268 10,441,702
2008 1,966,541 10,542,635
2009 1,980,883 10,650,681
2010 1,996,251 10,765,980
2011 2,014,009 10,886,035
2012 2,034,354 11,009,647
2013 2,056,504 11,141,361
2014 2,080,089 11,274,288
2015 2,104,611 11,402,264
2016 2,130,422 11,528,674
2017 2,157,110 11,650,498
2018 2,183,603 11,765,514
2019 2,209,405 11,875,081
2020 2,235,727 11,974,057
2021 2,261,542 12,048,622
2022 2,286,110 12,119,334
2023 2,311,472 12,200,431
2024 2,337,423 12,277,109

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Tunisia

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Tunisia
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Tunisia
1960 5.78 7.16
1961 5.79 7.16
1962 5.79 7.17
1963 5.78 7.17
1964 5.77 7.17
1965 5.77 7.11
1966 5.76 7.06
1967 5.75 6.95
1968 5.73 6.81
1969 5.7 6.62
1970 5.7 6.43
1971 5.7 6.29
1972 5.69 6.19
1973 5.69 6.12
1974 5.75 6.05
1975 5.83 5.97
1976 5.87 5.87
1977 5.85 5.68
1978 5.82 5.4
1979 5.79 5.18
1980 5.75 5.03
1981 5.69 5.02
1982 5.63 4.89
1983 5.56 4.77
1984 5.48 4.66
1985 5.4 4.52
1986 5.32 4.36
1987 5.22 4.1
1988 5.1 3.83
1989 4.96 3.57
1990 4.81 3.44
1991 4.68 3.31
1992 4.54 3.19
1993 4.37 3.06
1994 4.21 2.87
1995 4.13 2.67
1996 4.06 2.49
1997 3.98 2.34
1998 3.82 2.2
1999 3.67 2.08
2000 3.61 2.03
2001 3.63 1.98
2002 3.68 1.94
2003 3.62 1.96
2004 3.51 1.95
2005 3.43 1.95
2006 3.41 1.95
2007 3.44 1.96
2008 3.39 1.98
2009 3.31 2
2010 3.25 2.08
2011 3.34 2.19
2012 3.3 2.28
2013 3.28 2.31
2014 3.24 2.32
2015 3.22 2.31
2016 3.18 2.28
2017 3.11 2.21
2018 3.02 2.13
2019 2.92 2.1
2020 2.85 2
2021 2.77 1.8
2022 2.72 1.85
2023 2.69 1.83

Lesotho and Tunisia demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Tunisia
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Tunisia
1960 17.5 18.4
1961 17.4 18.3
1962 17.4 18.2
1963 17.4 18.1
1964 17.5 18
1965 17.5 17.9
1966 17.5 17.8
1967 17.6 17.7
1968 17.8 17.6
1969 18 17.5
1970 18.2 17.6
1971 18.3 17.6
1972 18.5 17.6
1973 18.6 17.7
1974 18.8 17.8
1975 18.9 17.8
1976 19 17.9
1977 19 18
1978 18.9 18.1
1979 18.8 18.3
1980 18.8 18.5
1981 18.7 18.7
1982 18.6 19
1983 18.6 19.2
1984 18.5 19.5
1985 18.4 19.7
1986 18.6 19.9
1987 18.7 20.2
1988 18.6 20.4
1989 18.5 20.7
1990 18.4 21
1991 18.4 21.2
1992 18.4 21.5
1993 18.4 21.8
1994 18.5 22.1
1995 18.6 22.5
1996 18.6 22.9
1997 18.8 23.2
1998 18.9 23.6
1999 19.1 24
2000 19.2 24.4
2001 19.4 24.8
2002 19.5 25.3
2003 19.7 25.7
2004 19.8 26.2
2005 19.9 26.7
2006 20 27.2
2007 20.2 27.6
2008 20.4 28.1
2009 20.6 28.5
2010 20.7 28.9
2011 20.9 29.2
2012 21 29.5
2013 21.1 29.8
2014 21.2 30.1
2015 21.3 30.4
2016 21.4 30.8
2017 21.6 31.1
2018 21.7 31.4
2019 21.8 31.7
2020 22 32
2021 22.1 32.4
2022 22.3 32.8
2023 22.5 33.2
2024 22.7 33.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Tunisia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$47.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
6.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
2.36%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
48,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-5.43%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
15.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
62.1%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
23.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
27%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
74
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$8.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$3.26B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
2,012,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
8.96%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
37.8%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Tunisia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
956 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
31.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
2.58 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
86.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
11.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
53.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,595 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
2.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
0.07%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Tunisia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-15,221
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
70.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.8 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
48.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
4.62
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
79
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
86.3%
2023
English speaking
27.9%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
72.4%
2023

Health

Lesotho Tunisia
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$265.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$90
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
76.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
4.38%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
1.29
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
12.9
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
27.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
16%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
74
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
1.71 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Tunisia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
4,886 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
37,454 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
2,731 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
12,272 mi
2023

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