Lesotho vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 137th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Lesotho and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP

Lesotho

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP
	Lesotho	Vanuatu
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	$119,258,835
1980	$431,542,537	$121,185,498
1981	$434,188,034	$113,781,796
1982	$348,741,684	$114,501,913
1983	$386,699,309	$117,389,554
1984	$333,163,670	$144,482,515
1985	$268,629,926	$131,856,421
1986	$318,858,423	$126,498,935
1987	$402,768,324	$139,464,174
1988	$470,395,801	$158,351,368
1989	$495,409,233	$154,013,202
1990	$596,410,264	$168,879,207
1991	$704,325,367	$201,334,169
1992	$831,029,862	$209,088,825
1993	$835,582,062	$200,491,853
1994	$878,250,945	$233,701,301
1995	$1,001,894,000	$249,333,250
1996	$946,112,493	$261,370,044
1997	$998,004,259	$272,771,209
1998	$928,460,893	$262,293,411
1999	$912,773,681	$268,006,973
2000	$887,291,688	$272,014,628
2001	$825,706,961	$257,926,882
2002	$775,777,239	$262,596,536
2003	$1,157,825,435	$314,471,413
2004	$1,511,236,656	$364,996,869
2005	$1,682,343,527	$394,962,433
2006	$1,800,092,564	$439,358,587
2007	$1,682,131,785	$516,392,923
2008	$1,766,902,709	$590,748,429
2009	$1,740,894,965	$592,622,319
2010	$2,234,754,242	$670,712,980
2011	$2,579,409,620	$770,153,588
2012	$2,477,702,216	$747,839,698
2013	$2,367,112,932	$758,304,466
2014	$2,441,063,054	$773,717,011
2015	$2,359,686,725	$759,690,181
2016	$2,114,426,452	$804,323,577
2017	$2,306,741,672	$880,043,284
2018	$2,556,247,292	$914,727,908
2019	$2,390,702,296	$936,526,268
2020	$2,053,699,870	$909,421,044
2021	$2,412,130,022	$982,362,212
2022	$2,354,980,884	$1,030,654,208
2023	$2,117,962,430	$1,126,313,359
2024	$2,271,541,846	$1,161,251,868

Lesotho and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita

Lesotho

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Lesotho	Vanuatu
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	$1,055
1980	$307	$1,048
1981	$299.8	$962
1982	$233.9	$946
1983	$252	$947
1984	$211	$1,137
1985	$165.4	$1,012
1986	$191.4	$946
1987	$236.5	$1,017
1988	$270.4	$1,125
1989	$279	$1,067
1990	$330	$1,141
1991	$382	$1,326
1992	$444	$1,344
1993	$439	$1,257
1994	$456	$1,431
1995	$513	$1,492
1996	$480	$1,529
1997	$502	$1,562
1998	$465	$1,471
1999	$456	$1,472
2000	$443	$1,460
2001	$413	$1,350
2002	$389	$1,341
2003	$583	$1,567
2004	$767	$1,774
2005	$861	$1,874
2006	$925	$2,035
2007	$861	$2,334
2008	$898	$2,604
2009	$879	$2,546
2010	$1,119	$2,815
2011	$1,281	$3,163
2012	$1,218	$3,005
2013	$1,151	$2,980
2014	$1,174	$2,973
2015	$1,121	$2,855
2016	$992	$2,956
2017	$1,069	$3,160
2018	$1,171	$3,207
2019	$1,082	$3,207
2020	$919	$3,043
2021	$1,067	$3,212
2022	$1,030	$3,292
2023	$916	$3,515
2024	$972	$3,543

Lesotho vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Lesotho

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Lesotho	Vanuatu
1950	44.6	43.9
1951	45.2	42.2
1952	45.9	45.3
1953	46.6	45.8
1954	47.3	46.5
1955	48	47.1
1956	48.6	47.7
1957	49.2	48.2
1958	49.6	48.7
1959	49.9	49.3
1960	50.2	49.8
1961	50.3	50.4
1962	50.3	50.9
1963	50.3	51.5
1964	50.3	52
1965	50.3	52.5
1966	50.4	53.1
1967	50.5	53.7
1968	50.8	54.2
1969	51.1	54.8
1970	51.5	55.3
1971	51.8	55.9
1972	52.3	56.4
1973	52.6	57
1974	52.9	57.6
1975	53.5	58.1
1976	53.9	58.7
1977	54.5	59.2
1978	55.2	59.9
1979	55.8	60.9
1980	56.5	61.3
1981	57.3	61.9
1982	58	62.5
1983	58.5	63.1
1984	59	63.5
1985	59.2	63.9
1986	59.3	64.6
1987	59.6	64.4
1988	59.6	65.7
1989	59.5	66
1990	59.3	66.7
1991	59.1	67.1
1992	58.6	67.4
1993	58.1	67.7
1994	57.3	68
1995	56.4	68.1
1996	55.1	68.2
1997	53.7	68.3
1998	52	68.4
1999	50.4	67.9
2000	48.8	68.6
2001	47.2	68.7
2002	46	68.8
2003	44.9	68.9
2004	44	69
2005	43.6	69.2
2006	43.2	69.1
2007	43.7	69.1
2008	44.3	69.3
2009	45.1	69.4
2010	46	69.6
2011	46.9	69.7
2012	48.2	69.9
2013	49.5	70
2014	50.8	70
2015	51.8	70.2
2016	52.9	70.4
2017	53.9	70.5
2018	54.6	70.6
2019	55.2	70.8
2020	55.1	70.4
2021	54.2	70
2022	56.8	71.3
2023	57.4	71.5
2024	57.8	71.7
2025	58.2	71.8

Lesotho and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population

Lesotho

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Population
	Lesotho	Vanuatu
1960	736,500	64,431
1961	758,824	66,264
1962	781,814	68,174
1963	805,373	70,159
1964	829,437	72,219
1965	854,090	74,358
1966	881,870	76,590
1967	913,982	78,921
1968	948,105	81,314
1969	983,202	83,755
1970	1,019,273	86,266
1971	1,056,246	88,862
1972	1,094,063	91,562
1973	1,132,697	94,362
1974	1,172,420	97,260
1975	1,213,643	100,269
1976	1,253,214	103,388
1977	1,289,967	106,618
1978	1,327,240	109,963
1979	1,366,169	113,040
1980	1,406,521	115,660
1981	1,448,069	118,249
1982	1,490,732	121,035
1983	1,534,413	123,998
1984	1,578,986	127,109
1985	1,624,379	130,356
1986	1,666,138	133,720
1987	1,703,390	137,187
1988	1,739,841	140,756
1989	1,775,436	144,393
1990	1,809,696	148,063
1991	1,842,379	151,793
1992	1,873,274	155,608
1993	1,901,793	159,463
1994	1,927,707	163,314
1995	1,951,437	167,137
1996	1,972,418	170,911
1997	1,988,130	174,626
1998	1,998,049	178,313
1999	2,003,234	182,048
2000	2,003,913	186,281
2001	2,000,853	191,031
2002	1,994,679	195,863
2003	1,985,059	200,746
2004	1,971,129	205,711
2005	1,953,076	210,760
2006	1,945,063	215,923
2007	1,953,268	221,276
2008	1,966,541	226,896
2009	1,980,883	232,731
2010	1,996,251	238,248
2011	2,014,009	243,474
2012	2,034,354	248,883
2013	2,056,504	254,482
2014	2,080,089	260,240
2015	2,104,611	266,101
2016	2,130,422	272,087
2017	2,157,110	278,507
2018	2,183,603	285,259
2019	2,209,405	291,985
2020	2,235,727	298,858
2021	2,261,542	305,868
2022	2,286,110	313,046
2023	2,311,472	320,409
2024	2,337,423	327,777

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Vanuatu

Fertility rate

Lesotho

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lesotho	Vanuatu
1960	5.78	6.78
1961	5.79	6.73
1962	5.79	6.67
1963	5.78	6.62
1964	5.77	6.57
1965	5.77	6.52
1966	5.76	6.51
1967	5.75	6.51
1968	5.73	6.46
1969	5.7	6.41
1970	5.7	6.35
1971	5.7	6.29
1972	5.69	6.23
1973	5.69	6.15
1974	5.75	6.06
1975	5.83	5.98
1976	5.87	5.89
1977	5.85	5.81
1978	5.82	5.77
1979	5.79	5.73
1980	5.75	5.69
1981	5.69	5.65
1982	5.63	5.6
1983	5.56	5.55
1984	5.48	5.49
1985	5.4	5.43
1986	5.32	5.38
1987	5.22	5.33
1988	5.1	5.27
1989	4.96	5.21
1990	4.81	5.17
1991	4.68	5.13
1992	4.54	5.09
1993	4.37	5.02
1994	4.21	4.94
1995	4.13	4.85
1996	4.06	4.75
1997	3.98	4.66
1998	3.82	4.6
1999	3.67	4.56
2000	3.61	4.54
2001	3.63	4.5
2002	3.68	4.38
2003	3.62	4.29
2004	3.51	4.21
2005	3.43	4.13
2006	3.41	4.1
2007	3.44	4.12
2008	3.39	4.16
2009	3.31	4.16
2010	3.25	4.13
2011	3.34	4.09
2012	3.3	4.06
2013	3.28	4.04
2014	3.24	4
2015	3.22	3.95
2016	3.18	3.92
2017	3.11	3.88
2018	3.02	3.83
2019	2.92	3.79
2020	2.85	3.74
2021	2.77	3.7
2022	2.72	3.65
2023	2.69	3.6

Lesotho and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age

Lesotho

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Lesotho	Vanuatu
1960	17.5	17.7
1961	17.4	17.6
1962	17.4	17.5
1963	17.4	17.4
1964	17.5	17.3
1965	17.5	17.2
1966	17.5	17.1
1967	17.6	17.1
1968	17.8	17
1969	18	17
1970	18.2	17
1971	18.3	17
1972	18.5	17
1973	18.6	17
1974	18.8	17.1
1975	18.9	17.1
1976	19	17.1
1977	19	17.2
1978	18.9	17.3
1979	18.8	17.5
1980	18.8	17.6
1981	18.7	17.7
1982	18.6	17.7
1983	18.6	17.7
1984	18.5	17.7
1985	18.4	17.7
1986	18.6	17.8
1987	18.7	17.8
1988	18.6	17.8
1989	18.5	17.8
1990	18.4	17.8
1991	18.4	17.9
1992	18.4	17.8
1993	18.4	17.7
1994	18.5	17.7
1995	18.6	17.8
1996	18.6	18
1997	18.8	18
1998	18.9	18
1999	19.1	18
2000	19.2	18.2
2001	19.4	18.5
2002	19.5	18.7
2003	19.7	18.9
2004	19.8	19.2
2005	19.9	19.4
2006	20	19.6
2007	20.2	19.9
2008	20.4	20.1
2009	20.6	20.3
2010	20.7	20.5
2011	20.9	20.6
2012	21	20.8
2013	21.1	20.9
2014	21.2	21
2015	21.3	21.1
2016	21.4	21.1
2017	21.6	21.2
2018	21.7	21.2
2019	21.8	21.2
2020	22	21.2
2021	22.1	21.2
2022	22.3	21.2
2023	22.5	21.2
2024	22.7	21.3

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