Lesotho vs Uganda statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 137th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Lesotho and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Uganda economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

Uganda

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	Uganda
1960	$34,579,986	$423,145,605
1961	$35,699,986	$441,667,335
1962	$41,859,983	$449,158,233
1963	$47,039,981	$516,315,231
1964	$51,939,979	$589,247,687
1965	$54,879,978	$884,502,310
1966	$56,699,977	$925,381,492
1967	$59,261,976	$967,240,655
1968	$61,445,975	$1,037,379,252
1969	$65,967,974	$1,168,556,629
1970	$68,739,973	$1,259,554,809
1971	$76,480,285	$1,417,191,656
1972	$80,913,200	$1,490,970,181
1973	$121,188,716	$1,701,829,789
1974	$150,851,317	$2,098,944,967
1975	$149,558,896	$2,359,555,556
1976	$147,660,037	$2,447,300,000
1977	$193,315,048	$2,936,470,588
1978	$266,570,067	$2,420,260,870
1979	$290,134,593	$2,139,025,000
1980	$431,542,537	$1,244,610,000
1981	$434,188,034	$1,337,300,000
1982	$348,741,684	$2,177,500,000
1983	$386,699,309	$2,240,333,333
1984	$333,163,670	$3,615,647,477
1985	$268,629,926	$3,519,695,444
1986	$318,858,423	$3,923,244,050
1987	$402,768,324	$6,269,522,042
1988	$470,395,801	$6,508,931,652
1989	$495,409,233	$5,276,480,799
1990	$596,410,264	$4,304,399,310
1991	$704,325,367	$3,321,729,160
1992	$831,029,862	$2,857,457,762
1993	$835,582,062	$3,220,439,044
1994	$878,250,945	$3,990,430,447
1995	$1,001,894,000	$5,755,818,842
1996	$946,112,493	$6,044,585,327
1997	$998,004,259	$6,269,333,313
1998	$928,460,893	$6,584,815,847
1999	$912,773,681	$5,998,563,258
2000	$887,291,688	$6,193,246,837
2001	$825,706,961	$5,840,503,869
2002	$775,777,239	$6,178,563,591
2003	$1,157,825,435	$6,606,884,275
2004	$1,511,236,656	$7,939,487,548
2005	$1,682,343,527	$9,239,221,763
2006	$1,800,092,564	$9,977,647,683
2007	$1,682,131,785	$11,902,564,495
2008	$1,766,902,709	$14,440,404,132
2009	$1,740,894,965	$25,127,805,567
2010	$2,234,754,242	$26,673,441,431
2011	$2,579,409,620	$27,871,725,241
2012	$2,477,702,216	$27,305,915,911
2013	$2,367,112,932	$28,915,786,517
2014	$2,441,063,054	$32,612,397,257
2015	$2,359,686,725	$32,387,183,730
2016	$2,114,426,452	$29,203,988,696
2017	$2,306,741,672	$30,744,473,841
2018	$2,556,247,292	$32,927,025,620
2019	$2,390,702,296	$35,353,061,008
2020	$2,053,699,870	$37,600,368,240
2021	$2,412,130,022	$40,529,788,744
2022	$2,354,980,884	$45,565,333,216
2023	$2,117,962,430	$48,768,955,859
2024	$2,271,541,846	$53,651,874,314

Lesotho and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

Uganda

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	Uganda
1960	$47	$55.4
1961	$47	$56.2
1962	$53.5	$55.5
1963	$58.4	$62
1964	$62.6	$68.6
1965	$64.3	$100
1966	$64.3	$101.4
1967	$64.8	$102.8
1968	$64.8	$106.9
1969	$67.1	$116.7
1970	$67.4	$122
1971	$72.4	$133.5
1972	$74	$137
1973	$107	$152.7
1974	$128.7	$183.7
1975	$123.2	$201.2
1976	$117.8	$203.3
1977	$149.9	$237.6
1978	$200.8	$190.7
1979	$212.4	$164.5
1980	$307	$93.8
1981	$299.8	$98.6
1982	$233.9	$157
1983	$252	$157.5
1984	$211	$247.5
1985	$165.4	$234.3
1986	$191.4	$253.6
1987	$236.5	$393
1988	$270.4	$395
1989	$279	$310
1990	$330	$245
1991	$382	$183
1992	$444	$152.1
1993	$439	$165.6
1994	$456	$198.4
1995	$513	$278.5
1996	$480	$284.7
1997	$502	$286.8
1998	$465	$292.5
1999	$456	$257.9
2000	$443	$258.1
2001	$413	$236
2002	$389	$242
2003	$583	$250.7
2004	$767	$292.4
2005	$861	$330
2006	$925	$347
2007	$861	$401
2008	$898	$473
2009	$879	$799
2010	$1,119	$823
2011	$1,281	$836
2012	$1,218	$795
2013	$1,151	$818
2014	$1,174	$896
2015	$1,121	$863
2016	$992	$753
2017	$1,069	$765
2018	$1,171	$792
2019	$1,082	$822
2020	$919	$846
2021	$1,067	$883
2022	$1,030	$963
2023	$916	$1,002
2024	$972	$1,073

Lesotho vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

Uganda

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	Uganda
1950	44.6	39.7
1951	45.2	40.2
1952	45.9	40.8
1953	46.6	41.3
1954	47.3	41.8
1955	48	42.4
1956	48.6	43
1957	49.2	43.7
1958	49.6	44.3
1959	49.9	45
1960	50.2	45.6
1961	50.3	46.3
1962	50.3	46.8
1963	50.3	47.4
1964	50.3	47.8
1965	50.3	48.3
1966	50.4	48.5
1967	50.5	49
1968	50.8	49.3
1969	51.1	49.5
1970	51.5	49.6
1971	51.8	47.1
1972	52.3	47.2
1973	52.6	47
1974	52.9	46.9
1975	53.5	46.5
1976	53.9	46.2
1977	54.5	45.8
1978	55.2	45.6
1979	55.8	45.4
1980	56.5	43.5
1981	57.3	43.5
1982	58	43.3
1983	58.5	43.5
1984	59	43.7
1985	59.2	45.5
1986	59.3	45.7
1987	59.6	47.4
1988	59.6	47.5
1989	59.5	47.5
1990	59.3	47.6
1991	59.1	47.5
1992	58.6	47.7
1993	58.1	47.7
1994	57.3	47.7
1995	56.4	47.7
1996	55.1	47.8
1997	53.7	48
1998	52	48.3
1999	50.4	49
2000	48.8	49.6
2001	47.2	50.6
2002	46	51.4
2003	44.9	52.4
2004	44	53.7
2005	43.6	54.9
2006	43.2	56.1
2007	43.7	57.2
2008	44.3	58.3
2009	45.1	59.2
2010	46	60
2011	46.9	60.8
2012	48.2	61.6
2013	49.5	62.4
2014	50.8	63.1
2015	51.8	63.8
2016	52.9	64.5
2017	53.9	65.2
2018	54.6	65.8
2019	55.2	66.4
2020	55.1	66.4
2021	54.2	66.4
2022	56.8	67.7
2023	57.4	68.3
2024	57.8	68.5
2025	58.2	68.7

Lesotho and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

Uganda

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	Uganda
1960	736,500	7,640,973
1961	758,824	7,862,217
1962	781,814	8,092,231
1963	805,373	8,333,663
1964	829,437	8,586,363
1965	854,090	8,849,203
1966	881,870	9,122,864
1967	913,982	9,408,924
1968	948,105	9,708,632
1969	983,202	10,014,858
1970	1,019,273	10,321,603
1971	1,056,246	10,618,206
1972	1,094,063	10,885,796
1973	1,132,697	11,144,236
1974	1,172,420	11,424,846
1975	1,213,643	11,725,240
1976	1,253,214	12,037,294
1977	1,289,967	12,359,669
1978	1,327,240	12,692,113
1979	1,366,169	13,002,163
1980	1,406,521	13,275,741
1981	1,448,069	13,556,452
1982	1,490,732	13,873,631
1983	1,534,413	14,221,881
1984	1,578,986	14,607,677
1985	1,624,379	15,023,681
1986	1,666,138	15,467,579
1987	1,703,390	15,954,170
1988	1,739,841	16,470,483
1989	1,775,436	17,010,698
1990	1,809,696	17,569,897
1991	1,842,379	18,155,901
1992	1,873,274	18,785,032
1993	1,901,793	19,445,161
1994	1,927,707	20,108,801
1995	1,951,437	20,665,667
1996	1,972,418	21,231,550
1997	1,988,130	21,856,046
1998	1,998,049	22,515,806
1999	2,003,234	23,257,281
2000	2,003,913	24,000,150
2001	2,000,853	24,745,676
2002	1,994,679	25,532,870
2003	1,985,059	26,352,124
2004	1,971,129	27,154,515
2005	1,953,076	27,963,289
2006	1,945,063	28,794,003
2007	1,953,268	29,653,430
2008	1,966,541	30,539,553
2009	1,980,883	31,451,151
2010	1,996,251	32,390,802
2011	2,014,009	33,354,543
2012	2,034,354	34,337,438
2013	2,056,504	35,337,042
2014	2,080,089	36,395,539
2015	2,104,611	37,531,446
2016	2,130,422	38,799,152
2017	2,157,110	40,177,388
2018	2,183,603	41,565,831
2019	2,209,405	42,999,637
2020	2,235,727	44,457,152
2021	2,261,542	45,910,930
2022	2,286,110	47,312,719
2023	2,311,472	48,656,601
2024	2,337,423	50,015,092

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Uganda

Fertility rate

Lesotho

Uganda

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	Uganda
1960	5.78	6.91
1961	5.79	6.93
1962	5.79	6.96
1963	5.78	6.98
1964	5.77	7.01
1965	5.77	7.04
1966	5.76	7.07
1967	5.75	7.1
1968	5.73	7.13
1969	5.7	7.12
1970	5.7	7.15
1971	5.7	7.18
1972	5.69	7.19
1973	5.69	7.19
1974	5.75	7.19
1975	5.83	7.2
1976	5.87	7.19
1977	5.85	7.18
1978	5.82	7.16
1979	5.79	7.14
1980	5.75	7.11
1981	5.69	7.12
1982	5.63	7.11
1983	5.56	7.07
1984	5.48	7.02
1985	5.4	7.04
1986	5.32	7.08
1987	5.22	7.12
1988	5.1	7.1
1989	4.96	7.05
1990	4.81	7.01
1991	4.68	6.94
1992	4.54	6.91
1993	4.37	6.89
1994	4.21	6.9
1995	4.13	6.87
1996	4.06	6.84
1997	3.98	6.86
1998	3.82	6.84
1999	3.67	6.83
2000	3.61	6.79
2001	3.63	6.76
2002	3.68	6.74
2003	3.62	6.67
2004	3.51	6.61
2005	3.43	6.53
2006	3.41	6.43
2007	3.44	6.33
2008	3.39	6.2
2009	3.31	6.12
2010	3.25	6.02
2011	3.34	5.89
2012	3.3	5.73
2013	3.28	5.56
2014	3.24	5.41
2015	3.22	5.25
2016	3.18	5.11
2017	3.11	4.99
2018	3.02	4.87
2019	2.92	4.74
2020	2.85	4.62
2021	2.77	4.51
2022	2.72	4.39
2023	2.69	4.28

Lesotho and Uganda demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

Uganda

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	Uganda
1960	17.5	17.1
1961	17.4	16.9
1962	17.4	16.8
1963	17.4	16.7
1964	17.5	16.6
1965	17.5	16.6
1966	17.5	16.6
1967	17.6	16.6
1968	17.8	16.6
1969	18	16.6
1970	18.2	16.6
1971	18.3	16.6
1972	18.5	16.5
1973	18.6	16.3
1974	18.8	16.3
1975	18.9	16.2
1976	19	16.2
1977	19	16.2
1978	18.9	16.1
1979	18.8	16.1
1980	18.8	16
1981	18.7	15.9
1982	18.6	15.9
1983	18.6	15.9
1984	18.5	15.9
1985	18.4	15.9
1986	18.6	15.9
1987	18.7	15.9
1988	18.6	15.9
1989	18.5	15.8
1990	18.4	15.8
1991	18.4	15.8
1992	18.4	15.7
1993	18.4	15.7
1994	18.5	15.6
1995	18.6	15.4
1996	18.6	15.3
1997	18.8	15.1
1998	18.9	15
1999	19.1	15
2000	19.2	15
2001	19.4	15
2002	19.5	15
2003	19.7	15
2004	19.8	15
2005	19.9	15
2006	20	15
2007	20.2	15
2008	20.4	15.1
2009	20.6	15.1
2010	20.7	15.2
2011	20.9	15.3
2012	21	15.4
2013	21.1	15.5
2014	21.2	15.6
2015	21.3	15.8
2016	21.4	16
2017	21.6	16.3
2018	21.7	16.5
2019	21.8	16.8
2020	22	17
2021	22.1	17.2
2022	22.3	17.4
2023	22.5	17.6
2024	22.7	17.8

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