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Lesotho vs Uzbekistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 36.4M in Uzbekistan (ranked 43/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 170,136 sq mi for Uzbekistan (ranked 137th vs. 56th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Uzbekistan ranks 66/197 ($115B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Uzbekistan ranks 139/197 ($3,162).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Uzbekistan
Population
2384217
37592263
Population rank 144/197 42/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$115B
2024
GDP rank 174/197 66/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$3,162
2024
GDP per capita rank 180/197 139/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$11,879
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$37.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
33%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$1,032
2024
Government debt per person rank 160/185 142/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$3,203
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
170,136 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
213.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
3.5
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
27.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
72.7 years
2025

Lesotho and Uzbekistan: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Uzbekistan
Year GDP
Lesotho Uzbekistan
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 $8,523,160,593
1988 $470,395,801 $10,722,799,639
1989 $495,409,233 $11,948,815,258
1990 $596,410,264 $13,362,340,338
1991 $704,325,367 $13,800,167,712
1992 $831,029,862 $12,953,801,760
1993 $835,582,062 $13,099,920,056
1994 $878,250,945 $12,899,074,922
1995 $1,001,894,000 $13,350,461,265
1996 $946,112,493 $13,948,892,216
1997 $998,004,259 $14,744,603,774
1998 $928,460,893 $14,988,971,211
1999 $912,773,681 $17,078,465,982
2000 $887,291,688 $13,760,513,969
2001 $825,706,961 $11,401,421,329
2002 $775,777,239 $9,687,788,513
2003 $1,157,825,435 $10,134,453,435
2004 $1,511,236,656 $12,030,023,548
2005 $1,682,343,527 $14,307,509,839
2006 $1,800,092,564 $17,330,833,853
2007 $1,682,131,785 $22,311,393,928
2008 $1,766,902,709 $29,549,438,884
2009 $1,740,894,965 $33,689,223,673
2010 $2,234,754,242 $49,765,676,402
2011 $2,579,409,620 $60,178,909,297
2012 $2,477,702,216 $67,517,349,212
2013 $2,367,112,932 $73,180,037,915
2014 $2,441,063,054 $80,845,385,809
2015 $2,359,686,725 $86,196,264,755
2016 $2,114,426,452 $86,138,288,644
2017 $2,306,741,672 $69,703,222,283
2018 $2,556,247,292 $58,695,899,092
2019 $2,390,702,296 $67,293,639,798
2020 $2,053,699,870 $66,443,265,418
2021 $2,412,130,022 $77,340,060,003
2022 $2,354,980,884 $90,095,926,567
2023 $2,117,962,430 $102,641,879,249
2024 $2,271,541,846 $114,965,293,467

Lesotho and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Uzbekistan
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Uzbekistan
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 $450
1988 $270.4 $551
1989 $279 $598
1990 $330 $653
1991 $382 $658
1992 $444 $603
1993 $439 $596
1994 $456 $574
1995 $513 $583
1996 $480 $597
1997 $502 $621
1998 $465 $621
1999 $456 $698
2000 $443 $555
2001 $413 $454
2002 $389 $381
2003 $583 $394
2004 $767 $462
2005 $861 $543
2006 $925 $649
2007 $861 $824
2008 $898 $1,075
2009 $879 $1,206
2010 $1,119 $1,753
2011 $1,281 $2,088
2012 $1,218 $2,307
2013 $1,151 $2,462
2014 $1,174 $2,675
2015 $1,121 $2,803
2016 $992 $2,753
2017 $1,069 $2,191
2018 $1,171 $1,813
2019 $1,082 $2,041
2020 $919 $1,978
2021 $1,067 $2,259
2022 $1,030 $2,579
2023 $916 $2,879
2024 $972 $3,162

Lesotho vs. Uzbekistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Uzbekistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Uzbekistan
1950 44.6 53.3
1951 45.2 53.7
1952 45.9 54
1953 46.6 54.3
1954 47.3 54.6
1955 48 54.9
1956 48.6 55.2
1957 49.2 55.5
1958 49.6 55.9
1959 49.9 56.2
1960 50.2 56.5
1961 50.3 56.9
1962 50.3 57.2
1963 50.3 57.6
1964 50.3 57.9
1965 50.3 58.3
1966 50.4 58.6
1967 50.5 59
1968 50.8 59.4
1969 51.1 59.7
1970 51.5 60.1
1971 51.8 60.4
1972 52.3 60.8
1973 52.6 61.1
1974 52.9 61.4
1975 53.5 61.6
1976 53.9 61.9
1977 54.5 62.2
1978 55.2 62.4
1979 55.8 62.7
1980 56.5 63
1981 57.3 63.2
1982 58 63.5
1983 58.5 63.8
1984 59 64.1
1985 59.2 64.6
1986 59.3 65
1987 59.6 65.5
1988 59.6 65.8
1989 59.5 65.8
1990 59.3 65.8
1991 59.1 65.5
1992 58.6 65.2
1993 58.1 64.9
1994 57.3 64.7
1995 56.4 64.7
1996 55.1 64.8
1997 53.7 65
1998 52 65.2
1999 50.4 65.3
2000 48.8 65.5
2001 47.2 65.9
2002 46 66.4
2003 44.9 66.9
2004 44 67.2
2005 43.6 67.5
2006 43.2 67.9
2007 43.7 68.5
2008 44.3 69
2009 45.1 69.5
2010 46 69.8
2011 46.9 70.1
2012 48.2 70.4
2013 49.5 70.7
2014 50.8 71
2015 51.8 71.3
2016 52.9 71.6
2017 53.9 71.7
2018 54.6 72
2019 55.2 72.1
2020 55.1 71.5
2021 54.2 71.7
2022 56.8 72.1
2023 57.4 72.4
2024 57.8 72.5
2025 58.2 72.7

Lesotho and Uzbekistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Uzbekistan
Year Population
Lesotho Uzbekistan
1960 736,500 8,209,109
1961 758,824 8,517,711
1962 781,814 8,854,368
1963 805,373 9,202,246
1964 829,437 9,557,611
1965 854,090 9,921,681
1966 881,870 10,289,294
1967 913,982 10,659,180
1968 948,105 11,032,155
1969 983,202 11,403,150
1970 1,019,273 11,762,638
1971 1,056,246 12,111,511
1972 1,094,063 12,465,106
1973 1,132,697 12,831,047
1974 1,172,420 13,209,011
1975 1,213,643 13,598,521
1976 1,253,214 13,998,620
1977 1,289,967 14,408,822
1978 1,327,240 14,816,349
1979 1,366,169 15,215,587
1980 1,406,521 15,619,936
1981 1,448,069 16,035,032
1982 1,490,732 16,462,736
1983 1,534,413 16,908,400
1984 1,578,986 17,378,846
1985 1,624,379 17,875,339
1986 1,666,138 18,395,621
1987 1,703,390 18,930,070
1988 1,739,841 19,460,630
1989 1,775,436 19,977,183
1990 1,809,696 20,464,956
1991 1,842,379 20,962,910
1992 1,873,274 21,485,090
1993 1,901,793 21,987,955
1994 1,927,707 22,463,291
1995 1,951,437 22,917,589
1996 1,972,418 23,351,981
1997 1,988,130 23,758,960
1998 1,998,049 24,134,929
1999 2,003,234 24,476,008
2000 2,003,913 24,787,054
2001 2,000,853 25,090,283
2002 1,994,679 25,399,980
2003 1,985,059 25,711,259
2004 1,971,129 26,029,350
2005 1,953,076 26,356,975
2006 1,945,063 26,699,043
2007 1,953,268 27,076,008
2008 1,966,541 27,494,774
2009 1,980,883 27,939,328
2010 1,996,251 28,385,506
2011 2,014,009 28,823,196
2012 2,034,354 29,261,903
2013 2,056,504 29,724,065
2014 2,080,089 30,222,994
2015 2,104,611 30,749,346
2016 2,130,422 31,284,568
2017 2,157,110 31,819,178
2018 2,183,603 32,373,490
2019 2,209,405 32,964,701
2020 2,235,727 33,586,372
2021 2,261,542 34,243,696
2022 2,286,110 34,938,955
2023 2,311,472 35,652,307
2024 2,337,423 36,361,859

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Uzbekistan

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Uzbekistan
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Uzbekistan
1960 5.78 6.61
1961 5.79 6.75
1962 5.79 6.88
1963 5.78 6.81
1964 5.77 6.82
1965 5.77 6.81
1966 5.76 6.66
1967 5.75 6.57
1968 5.73 6.39
1969 5.7 6.34
1970 5.7 6.31
1971 5.7 6.28
1972 5.69 6.25
1973 5.69 6.16
1974 5.75 6.05
1975 5.83 5.92
1976 5.87 5.75
1977 5.85 5.54
1978 5.82 5.28
1979 5.79 5.16
1980 5.75 5.04
1981 5.69 4.91
1982 5.63 4.82
1983 5.56 4.71
1984 5.48 4.73
1985 5.4 4.69
1986 5.32 4.68
1987 5.22 4.53
1988 5.1 4.26
1989 4.96 4.1
1990 4.81 4.12
1991 4.68 4.19
1992 4.54 4.06
1993 4.37 3.86
1994 4.21 3.66
1995 4.13 3.57
1996 4.06 3.39
1997 3.98 3.19
1998 3.82 2.99
1999 3.67 2.83
2000 3.61 2.7
2001 3.63 2.61
2002 3.68 2.58
2003 3.62 2.5
2004 3.51 2.5
2005 3.43 2.44
2006 3.41 2.46
2007 3.44 2.57
2008 3.39 2.64
2009 3.31 2.56
2010 3.25 2.44
2011 3.34 2.35
2012 3.3 2.34
2013 3.28 2.44
2014 3.24 2.55
2015 3.22 2.58
2016 3.18 2.56
2017 3.11 2.57
2018 3.02 2.71
2019 2.92 2.87
2020 2.85 3.06
2021 2.77 3.27
2022 2.72 3.4
2023 2.69 3.5

Lesotho and Uzbekistan demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Uzbekistan
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Uzbekistan
1960 17.5 22.1
1961 17.4 21.6
1962 17.4 21
1963 17.4 20.3
1964 17.5 19.6
1965 17.5 18.9
1966 17.5 18.5
1967 17.6 18.2
1968 17.8 18
1969 18 17.9
1970 18.2 17.9
1971 18.3 17.9
1972 18.5 17.9
1973 18.6 17.9
1974 18.8 18
1975 18.9 18.1
1976 19 18.3
1977 19 18.4
1978 18.9 18.6
1979 18.8 18.8
1980 18.8 18.9
1981 18.7 19.1
1982 18.6 19.3
1983 18.6 19.4
1984 18.5 19.6
1985 18.4 19.7
1986 18.6 19.7
1987 18.7 19.8
1988 18.6 19.9
1989 18.5 19.9
1990 18.4 20
1991 18.4 20
1992 18.4 20
1993 18.4 20.1
1994 18.5 20.2
1995 18.6 20.3
1996 18.6 20.5
1997 18.8 20.7
1998 18.9 20.9
1999 19.1 21.1
2000 19.2 21.4
2001 19.4 21.7
2002 19.5 22.1
2003 19.7 22.4
2004 19.8 22.7
2005 19.9 23.1
2006 20 23.4
2007 20.2 23.7
2008 20.4 24
2009 20.6 24.3
2010 20.7 24.6
2011 20.9 25
2012 21 25.4
2013 21.1 25.7
2014 21.2 26
2015 21.3 26.3
2016 21.4 26.6
2017 21.6 26.9
2018 21.7 27.2
2019 21.8 27.4
2020 22 27.5
2021 22.1 27.7
2022 22.3 27.8
2023 22.5 27.8
2024 22.7 27.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Uzbekistan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$110B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
27.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
5.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
3.56%
2018
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
68,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-2.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
5.29%
2020
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
45.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
25.7%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
2.3%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
89
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$41.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$16.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
6,749,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
2.72%
2020
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
59.7%
2024

Energy

Lesotho Uzbekistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
1,382 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$7.45
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
137.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
3.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
98.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.23%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
1.55%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,094 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
7.08%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
8.73%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lesotho Uzbekistan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-7,066
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
50.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.61 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
36.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
1.41
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
11.7
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
100%
2022
English speaking
27.9%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
48%
2023
89%
2023

Health

Lesotho Uzbekistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$169.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$110.6
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
72.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
2.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
23.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
31%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
10
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
16.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
2.1 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Uzbekistan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
4,679 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
98,773 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
14,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
130,175 mi
2021

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