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Lesotho vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 137th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Turkmenistan
Population
2384217
7713465
Population rank 144/197 104/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Lesotho and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Lesotho Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $470,395,801 $3,010,982,414
1989 $495,409,233 $3,006,988,217
1990 $596,410,264 $3,189,539,641
1991 $704,325,367 $3,208,098,919
1992 $831,029,862 $3,200,539,816
1993 $835,582,062 $3,179,225,949
1994 $878,250,945 $2,561,118,608
1995 $1,001,894,000 $2,482,228,440
1996 $946,112,493 $2,378,759,975
1997 $998,004,259 $2,450,350,625
1998 $928,460,893 $2,605,689,134
1999 $912,773,681 $2,450,564,100
2000 $887,291,688 $2,904,663,311
2001 $825,706,961 $3,534,772,732
2002 $775,777,239 $4,462,029,109
2003 $1,157,825,435 $5,977,440,583
2004 $1,511,236,656 $6,838,351,088
2005 $1,682,343,527 $8,103,901,996
2006 $1,800,092,564 $10,276,674,365
2007 $1,682,131,785 $12,664,165,103
2008 $1,766,902,709 $19,271,523,179
2009 $1,740,894,965 $20,214,385,965
2010 $2,234,754,242 $22,583,157,895
2011 $2,579,409,620 $29,233,333,333
2012 $2,477,702,216 $35,164,210,526
2013 $2,367,112,932 $39,197,543,860
2014 $2,441,063,054 $43,524,210,526
2015 $2,359,686,725 $35,799,714,286
2016 $2,114,426,452 $36,169,428,571
2017 $2,306,741,672 $37,926,285,714
2018 $2,556,247,292 $40,765,428,571
2019 $2,390,702,296 $45,232,857,143
2020 $2,053,699,870 $45,818,000,000
2021 $2,412,130,022 $50,007,428,571
2022 $2,354,980,884 $58,972,000,000
2023 $2,117,962,430 $60,628,857,143
2024 $2,271,541,846 $64,239,891,739

Lesotho and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $270.4 $846
1989 $279 $821
1990 $330 $848
1991 $382 $832
1992 $444 $811
1993 $439 $788
1994 $456 $622
1995 $513 $592
1996 $480 $558
1997 $502 $565
1998 $465 $591
1999 $456 $546
2000 $443 $634
2001 $413 $756
2002 $389 $936
2003 $583 $1,229
2004 $767 $1,379
2005 $861 $1,604
2006 $925 $1,997
2007 $861 $2,415
2008 $898 $3,606
2009 $879 $3,708
2010 $1,119 $4,059
2011 $1,281 $5,144
2012 $1,218 $6,054
2013 $1,151 $6,600
2014 $1,174 $7,164
2015 $1,121 $5,759
2016 $992 $5,687
2017 $1,069 $5,828
2018 $1,171 $6,125
2019 $1,082 $6,648
2020 $919 $6,593
2021 $1,067 $7,051
2022 $1,030 $8,156
2023 $916 $8,233
2024 $972 $8,572

Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Turkmenistan
1950 44.6 48.1
1951 45.2 48.6
1952 45.9 49
1953 46.6 49.4
1954 47.3 49.8
1955 48 50.2
1956 48.6 50.6
1957 49.2 51
1958 49.6 51.4
1959 49.9 51.8
1960 50.2 52.1
1961 50.3 52.5
1962 50.3 52.9
1963 50.3 53.2
1964 50.3 53.6
1965 50.3 54
1966 50.4 54.4
1967 50.5 54.8
1968 50.8 55.3
1969 51.1 55.7
1970 51.5 56
1971 51.8 56.3
1972 52.3 56.6
1973 52.6 56.8
1974 52.9 57
1975 53.5 57.2
1976 53.9 57.4
1977 54.5 57.7
1978 55.2 58.3
1979 55.8 59.1
1980 56.5 60.2
1981 57.3 61
1982 58 61.6
1983 58.5 62
1984 59 62.4
1985 59.2 62.8
1986 59.3 63.2
1987 59.6 63.5
1988 59.6 63.7
1989 59.5 63.8
1990 59.3 63.9
1991 59.1 63.8
1992 58.6 63.8
1993 58.1 63.6
1994 57.3 63.5
1995 56.4 63.5
1996 55.1 63.5
1997 53.7 63.7
1998 52 64
1999 50.4 64.5
2000 48.8 64.9
2001 47.2 65.3
2002 46 65.6
2003 44.9 65.9
2004 44 66.1
2005 43.6 66.3
2006 43.2 66.6
2007 43.7 67
2008 44.3 67.6
2009 45.1 68.2
2010 46 68.6
2011 46.9 68.9
2012 48.2 69
2013 49.5 69
2014 50.8 69
2015 51.8 69.1
2016 52.9 69.1
2017 53.9 69.2
2018 54.6 69.3
2019 55.2 69.4
2020 55.1 68.8
2021 54.2 69.4
2022 56.8 69.9
2023 57.4 70.1
2024 57.8 70.2
2025 58.2 70.3

Lesotho and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Lesotho Turkmenistan
1960 736,500 1,643,457
1961 758,824 1,695,400
1962 781,814 1,749,214
1963 805,373 1,804,272
1964 829,437 1,859,997
1965 854,090 1,915,916
1966 881,870 1,971,737
1967 913,982 2,027,403
1968 948,105 2,083,069
1969 983,202 2,139,024
1970 1,019,273 2,195,616
1971 1,056,246 2,253,119
1972 1,094,063 2,311,430
1973 1,132,697 2,370,919
1974 1,172,420 2,432,028
1975 1,213,643 2,494,570
1976 1,253,214 2,558,521
1977 1,289,967 2,623,948
1978 1,327,240 2,691,088
1979 1,366,169 2,760,358
1980 1,406,521 2,832,203
1981 1,448,069 2,907,187
1982 1,490,732 2,985,557
1983 1,534,413 3,067,534
1984 1,578,986 3,154,079
1985 1,624,379 3,247,534
1986 1,666,138 3,347,809
1987 1,703,390 3,452,731
1988 1,739,841 3,559,363
1989 1,775,436 3,662,459
1990 1,809,696 3,760,562
1991 1,842,379 3,855,894
1992 1,873,274 3,944,689
1993 1,901,793 4,032,407
1994 1,927,707 4,116,662
1995 1,951,437 4,191,203
1996 1,972,418 4,263,819
1997 1,988,130 4,336,730
1998 1,998,049 4,410,507
1999 2,003,234 4,492,170
2000 2,003,913 4,582,677
2001 2,000,853 4,675,409
2002 1,994,679 4,769,465
2003 1,985,059 4,863,865
2004 1,971,129 4,958,093
2005 1,953,076 5,052,257
2006 1,945,063 5,147,105
2007 1,953,268 5,244,046
2008 1,966,541 5,345,029
2009 1,980,883 5,451,592
2010 1,996,251 5,564,356
2011 2,014,009 5,683,417
2012 2,034,354 5,808,546
2013 2,056,504 5,939,341
2014 2,080,089 6,075,283
2015 2,104,611 6,215,770
2016 2,130,422 6,360,041
2017 2,157,110 6,507,061
2018 2,183,603 6,655,524
2019 2,209,405 6,803,944
2020 2,235,727 6,949,912
2021 2,261,542 7,092,043
2022 2,286,110 7,230,193
2023 2,311,472 7,364,438
2024 2,337,423 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Turkmenistan
1960 5.78 6.59
1961 5.79 6.69
1962 5.79 6.76
1963 5.78 6.79
1964 5.77 6.79
1965 5.77 6.76
1966 5.76 6.7
1967 5.75 6.64
1968 5.73 6.56
1969 5.7 6.48
1970 5.7 6.4
1971 5.7 6.32
1972 5.69 6.2
1973 5.69 6.15
1974 5.75 6.09
1975 5.83 6
1976 5.87 5.9
1977 5.85 5.77
1978 5.82 5.61
1979 5.79 5.46
1980 5.75 5.3
1981 5.69 5.16
1982 5.63 5.04
1983 5.56 4.97
1984 5.48 4.96
1985 5.4 4.97
1986 5.32 4.94
1987 5.22 4.84
1988 5.1 4.68
1989 4.96 4.46
1990 4.81 4.29
1991 4.68 4.14
1992 4.54 3.96
1993 4.37 3.78
1994 4.21 3.62
1995 4.13 3.49
1996 4.06 3.29
1997 3.98 3.18
1998 3.82 3.08
1999 3.67 2.98
2000 3.61 2.9
2001 3.63 2.81
2002 3.68 2.71
2003 3.62 2.67
2004 3.51 2.67
2005 3.43 2.71
2006 3.41 2.72
2007 3.44 2.73
2008 3.39 2.75
2009 3.31 2.79
2010 3.25 2.85
2011 3.34 2.9
2012 3.3 2.96
2013 3.28 3.01
2014 3.24 3.02
2015 3.22 3.03
2016 3.18 2.99
2017 3.11 2.93
2018 3.02 2.88
2019 2.92 2.83
2020 2.85 2.79
2021 2.77 2.75
2022 2.72 2.73
2023 2.69 2.69

Lesotho and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Turkmenistan
1960 17.5 21.3
1961 17.4 20.9
1962 17.4 20.4
1963 17.4 19.7
1964 17.5 19
1965 17.5 18.4
1966 17.5 18
1967 17.6 17.7
1968 17.8 17.5
1969 18 17.4
1970 18.2 17.4
1971 18.3 17.4
1972 18.5 17.5
1973 18.6 17.6
1974 18.8 17.7
1975 18.9 17.9
1976 19 18
1977 19 18.2
1978 18.9 18.3
1979 18.8 18.5
1980 18.8 18.7
1981 18.7 18.8
1982 18.6 19
1983 18.6 19.1
1984 18.5 19.2
1985 18.4 19.3
1986 18.6 19.3
1987 18.7 19.3
1988 18.6 19.3
1989 18.5 19.3
1990 18.4 19.3
1991 18.4 19.4
1992 18.4 19.4
1993 18.4 19.5
1994 18.5 19.6
1995 18.6 19.7
1996 18.6 19.9
1997 18.8 20.1
1998 18.9 20.3
1999 19.1 20.6
2000 19.2 20.9
2001 19.4 21.2
2002 19.5 21.5
2003 19.7 21.8
2004 19.8 22.1
2005 19.9 22.4
2006 20 22.8
2007 20.2 23.1
2008 20.4 23.4
2009 20.6 23.7
2010 20.7 24
2011 20.9 24.3
2012 21 24.5
2013 21.1 24.8
2014 21.2 25
2015 21.3 25.3
2016 21.4 25.5
2017 21.6 25.7
2018 21.7 25.9
2019 21.8 26.2
2020 22 26.4
2021 22.1 26.7
2022 22.3 26.9
2023 22.5 27.2
2024 22.7 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
n/a
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Lesotho Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
99.9%
2022
English speaking
27.9%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Lesotho Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
n/a

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