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Lesotho vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 137th vs. 46th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Ukraine
Population
2384217
39426577
Population rank 144/197 40/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Lesotho and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Ukraine
Year GDP
Lesotho Ukraine
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 $64,087,694,038
1988 $470,395,801 $74,703,517,903
1989 $495,409,233 $82,709,161,099
1990 $596,410,264 $81,393,558,423
1991 $704,325,367 $77,350,733,982
1992 $831,029,862 $73,945,908,384
1993 $835,582,062 $65,648,559,903
1994 $878,250,945 $52,549,580,265
1995 $1,001,894,000 $48,213,856,469
1996 $946,112,493 $44,558,831,005
1997 $998,004,259 $50,151,531,592
1998 $928,460,893 $41,882,523,345
1999 $912,773,681 $31,580,639,554
2000 $887,291,688 $32,375,083,935
2001 $825,706,961 $39,309,580,983
2002 $775,777,239 $43,956,163,612
2003 $1,157,825,435 $52,010,355,753
2004 $1,511,236,656 $67,220,154,164
2005 $1,682,343,527 $89,238,865,119
2006 $1,800,092,564 $111,884,752,475
2007 $1,682,131,785 $148,733,861,386
2008 $1,766,902,709 $188,110,390,660
2009 $1,740,894,965 $121,552,153,444
2010 $2,234,754,242 $141,209,170,427
2011 $2,579,409,620 $169,333,835,202
2012 $2,477,702,216 $182,591,753,828
2013 $2,367,112,932 $190,498,811,460
2014 $2,441,063,054 $133,503,871,862
2015 $2,359,686,725 $91,030,967,789
2016 $2,114,426,452 $93,355,869,404
2017 $2,306,741,672 $112,090,505,082
2018 $2,556,247,292 $130,891,088,294
2019 $2,390,702,296 $153,883,047,510
2020 $2,053,699,870 $156,617,722,013
2021 $2,412,130,022 $199,765,859,571
2022 $2,354,980,884 $161,989,520,721
2023 $2,117,962,430 $181,221,517,869
2024 $2,271,541,846 $190,741,263,732

Lesotho and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Ukraine
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 $1,244
1988 $270.4 $1,444
1989 $279 $1,593
1990 $330 $1,564
1991 $382 $1,483
1992 $444 $1,413
1993 $439 $1,254
1994 $456 $1,009
1995 $513 $933
1996 $480 $870
1997 $502 $987
1998 $465 $831
1999 $456 $632
2000 $443 $653
2001 $413 $800
2002 $389 $903
2003 $583 $1,076
2004 $767 $1,401
2005 $861 $1,875
2006 $925 $2,366
2007 $861 $3,160
2008 $898 $4,018
2009 $879 $2,607
2010 $1,119 $3,040
2011 $1,281 $3,657
2012 $1,218 $3,951
2013 $1,151 $4,130
2014 $1,174 $2,904
2015 $1,121 $1,988
2016 $992 $2,047
2017 $1,069 $2,467
2018 $1,171 $2,895
2019 $1,082 $3,423
2020 $919 $3,505
2021 $1,067 $4,510
2022 $1,030 $3,946
2023 $916 $4,803
2024 $972 $5,038

Lesotho vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Ukraine
1950 44.6 61.2
1951 45.2 61.4
1952 45.9 62.1
1953 46.6 63
1954 47.3 64.1
1955 48 65.3
1956 48.6 66.3
1957 49.2 67.2
1958 49.6 67.7
1959 49.9 68.7
1960 50.2 69.4
1961 50.3 70
1962 50.3 70.4
1963 50.3 70.7
1964 50.3 71
1965 50.3 71.1
1966 50.4 71.2
1967 50.5 71.1
1968 50.8 71
1969 51.1 70.8
1970 51.5 70.8
1971 51.8 70.9
1972 52.3 71
1973 52.6 70.8
1974 52.9 70.6
1975 53.5 70.4
1976 53.9 70.1
1977 54.5 70
1978 55.2 69.8
1979 55.8 69.8
1980 56.5 69.8
1981 57.3 69.8
1982 58 69.9
1983 58.5 69.9
1984 59 70
1985 59.2 70.4
1986 59.3 70.8
1987 59.6 71.2
1988 59.6 71
1989 59.5 70.8
1990 59.3 70.4
1991 59.1 69.7
1992 58.6 68.9
1993 58.1 68.3
1994 57.3 67.5
1995 56.4 67.1
1996 55.1 67.1
1997 53.7 67.7
1998 52 68
1999 50.4 68
2000 48.8 67.8
2001 47.2 67.7
2002 46 67.7
2003 44.9 67.6
2004 44 67.5
2005 43.6 67.5
2006 43.2 67.5
2007 43.7 67.7
2008 44.3 68.3
2009 45.1 69.2
2010 46 70.2
2011 46.9 70.7
2012 48.2 71.1
2013 49.5 71.5
2014 50.8 71.8
2015 51.8 72.7
2016 52.9 73.4
2017 53.9 74
2018 54.6 73.6
2019 55.2 73.9
2020 55.1 73.3
2021 54.2 71.6
2022 56.8 72.7
2023 57.4 73.4
2024 57.8 74.7
2025 58.2 74.9

Lesotho and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Ukraine
Year Population
Lesotho Ukraine
1960 736,500 42,824,093
1961 758,824 43,399,766
1962 781,814 43,943,674
1963 805,373 44,462,372
1964 829,437 44,951,156
1965 854,090 45,386,892
1966 881,870 45,802,519
1967 913,982 46,215,988
1968 948,105 46,614,325
1969 983,202 46,976,256
1970 1,019,273 47,261,306
1971 1,056,246 47,573,287
1972 1,094,063 47,946,893
1973 1,132,697 48,277,121
1974 1,172,420 48,576,570
1975 1,213,643 48,865,229
1976 1,253,214 49,120,842
1977 1,289,967 49,336,481
1978 1,327,240 49,521,243
1979 1,366,169 49,721,381
1980 1,406,521 49,955,152
1981 1,448,069 50,189,281
1982 1,490,732 50,402,724
1983 1,534,413 50,637,029
1984 1,578,986 50,887,599
1985 1,624,379 51,108,770
1986 1,666,138 51,318,745
1987 1,703,390 51,515,732
1988 1,739,841 51,724,853
1989 1,775,436 51,917,817
1990 1,809,696 52,054,092
1991 1,842,379 52,170,961
1992 1,873,274 52,323,671
1993 1,901,793 52,350,126
1994 1,927,707 52,075,998
1995 1,951,437 51,665,539
1996 1,972,418 51,226,109
1997 1,988,130 50,786,885
1998 1,998,049 50,379,731
1999 2,003,234 49,976,446
2000 2,003,913 49,556,660
2001 2,000,853 49,106,855
2002 1,994,679 48,677,281
2003 1,985,059 48,315,136
2004 1,971,129 47,979,507
2005 1,953,076 47,585,556
2006 1,945,063 47,278,694
2007 1,953,268 47,062,798
2008 1,966,541 46,819,175
2009 1,980,883 46,623,731
2010 1,996,251 46,456,003
2011 2,014,009 46,307,853
2012 2,034,354 46,210,056
2013 2,056,504 46,126,770
2014 2,080,089 45,972,380
2015 2,104,611 45,784,896
2016 2,130,422 45,616,832
2017 2,157,110 45,436,041
2018 2,183,603 45,208,907
2019 2,209,405 44,957,458
2020 2,235,727 44,680,014
2021 2,261,542 44,298,640
2022 2,286,110 41,048,766
2023 2,311,472 37,732,836
2024 2,337,423 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Ukraine
1960 5.78 2.29
1961 5.79 2.2
1962 5.79 2.15
1963 5.78 2.11
1964 5.77 2.01
1965 5.77 1.94
1966 5.76 2.04
1967 5.75 2.04
1968 5.73 2.03
1969 5.7 2.01
1970 5.7 2.08
1971 5.7 2.11
1972 5.69 2.13
1973 5.69 2.04
1974 5.75 2.06
1975 5.83 2.05
1976 5.87 2.04
1977 5.85 1.98
1978 5.82 1.97
1979 5.79 1.96
1980 5.75 1.95
1981 5.69 1.92
1982 5.63 1.95
1983 5.56 2.1
1984 5.48 2.08
1985 5.4 2.03
1986 5.32 2.12
1987 5.22 2.07
1988 5.1 2.04
1989 4.96 1.93
1990 4.81 1.85
1991 4.68 1.77
1992 4.54 1.67
1993 4.37 1.56
1994 4.21 1.47
1995 4.13 1.4
1996 4.06 1.33
1997 3.98 1.27
1998 3.82 1.21
1999 3.67 1.13
2000 3.61 1.11
2001 3.63 1.09
2002 3.68 1.13
2003 3.62 1.17
2004 3.51 1.22
2005 3.43 1.22
2006 3.41 1.3
2007 3.44 1.34
2008 3.39 1.44
2009 3.31 1.47
2010 3.25 1.44
2011 3.34 1.46
2012 3.3 1.53
2013 3.28 1.52
2014 3.24 1.47
2015 3.22 1.39
2016 3.18 1.39
2017 3.11 1.3
2018 3.02 1.23
2019 2.92 1.22
2020 2.85 1.21
2021 2.77 1.15
2022 2.72 0.9
2023 2.69 0.98

Lesotho and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Ukraine
1960 17.5 29.2
1961 17.4 29.6
1962 17.4 29.7
1963 17.4 29.8
1964 17.5 29.9
1965 17.5 30.1
1966 17.5 30.6
1967 17.6 31.2
1968 17.8 31.6
1969 18 32
1970 18.2 32.3
1971 18.3 32.5
1972 18.5 32.8
1973 18.6 33.1
1974 18.8 33.4
1975 18.9 33.7
1976 19 34
1977 19 34.2
1978 18.9 34.2
1979 18.8 34
1980 18.8 33.8
1981 18.7 33.7
1982 18.6 33.7
1983 18.6 33.6
1984 18.5 33.6
1985 18.4 33.8
1986 18.6 33.9
1987 18.7 34.1
1988 18.6 34.1
1989 18.5 34.1
1990 18.4 34.3
1991 18.4 34.5
1992 18.4 34.7
1993 18.4 34.9
1994 18.5 35.2
1995 18.6 35.5
1996 18.6 35.8
1997 18.8 36.2
1998 18.9 36.5
1999 19.1 36.9
2000 19.2 37.2
2001 19.4 37.6
2002 19.5 37.9
2003 19.7 38.2
2004 19.8 38.4
2005 19.9 38.7
2006 20 38.9
2007 20.2 39.1
2008 20.4 39.2
2009 20.6 39.3
2010 20.7 39.5
2011 20.9 39.7
2012 21 39.8
2013 21.1 39.8
2014 21.2 40
2015 21.3 40.2
2016 21.4 40.6
2017 21.6 40.9
2018 21.7 41.2
2019 21.8 41.5
2020 22 41.9
2021 22.1 42.2
2022 22.3 42.5
2023 22.5 43.1
2024 22.7 43.2

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Finance

Lesotho Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Ukraine
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
100%
2021
English speaking
27.9%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Lesotho Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Ukraine
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
105,443 mi
2012

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