Lesotho vs Vatican comparison: 68 facts & rankings

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 137th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 175/197 ($2.27B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 181/197 ($972), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Lesotho	Vatican
Population	2396633	936
Population rank	143/197	197/197
GDP	$2.27B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	175/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$972 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	181/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$3,001 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$1.29B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	56.8% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$552 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	164/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$6,545 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	11,722 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	203.8 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	2.69 2023	n/a
Median age	22.7 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	58.6 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Lesotho and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Lesotho vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Lesotho	Vatican
2026	58.6	83.4
2025	58.2	83.3
2024	57.8	83.1
2023	57.4	83
2022	56.8	83.3
2021	54.2	82.9
2020	55.1	83
2019	55.2	83.6
2018	54.6	83.3
2017	53.9	82.7
2016	52.9	82.9
2015	51.8	82.5
2014	50.8	82.6
2013	49.5	82.5
2012	48.2	82
2011	46.9	81.7
2010	46	81.5
2009	45.1	81.3
2008	44.3	81.4
2007	43.7	81.3
2006	43.2	81.2
2005	43.6	80.6
2004	44	80.2
2003	44.9	79.8
2002	46	80
2001	47.2	79.9
2000	48.8	79.3
1999	50.4	78.7
1998	52	78.3
1997	53.7	78.2
1996	55.1	78.5
1995	56.4	77.8
1994	57.3	77.7
1993	58.1	77
1992	58.6	77.3
1991	59.1	76.9
1990	59.3	76.9
1989	59.5	76.8
1988	59.6	76.4
1987	59.6	76.2
1986	59.3	75.7
1985	59.2	75.5
1984	59	75.1
1983	58.5	74.7
1982	58	74.8
1981	57.3	74.3
1980	56.5	74.1
1979	55.8	74
1978	55.2	73.7
1977	54.5	73.3
1976	53.9	72.9
1975	53.5	72.6
1974	52.9	72.7
1973	52.6	71.9
1972	52.3	72
1971	51.8	71.7
1970	51.5	71.5
1969	51.1	70.7
1968	50.8	70.7
1967	50.5	70.9
1966	50.4	70.9
1965	50.3	70.1
1964	50.3	70.3
1963	50.3	69.3
1962	50.3	69.2
1961	50.3	69.8
1960	50.2	69.2
1959	49.9	69.2
1958	49.6	68.7
1957	49.2	67.5
1956	48.6	67.3
1955	48	67.8
1954	47.3	67.5
1953	46.6	66.3
1952	45.9	65.7
1951	45.2	65.3
1950	44.6	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Lesotho and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Lesotho	Vatican
2024	2,337,423	-
2023	2,311,472	-
2022	2,286,110	-
2021	2,261,542	-
2020	2,235,727	-
2019	2,209,405	1,000
2018	2,183,603	-
2017	2,157,110	1,000
2016	2,130,422	-
2015	2,104,611	1,000
2014	2,080,089	842
2013	2,056,504	839
2012	2,034,354	836
2011	2,014,009	832
2010	1,996,251	829
2009	1,980,883	826
2008	1,966,541	824
2007	1,953,268	821
2006	1,945,063	932
2005	1,953,076	921
2004	1,971,129	921
2003	1,985,059	911
2002	1,994,679	900
2001	2,000,853	890
2000	2,003,913	880
1999	2,003,234	-
1998	1,998,049	-
1997	1,988,130	-
1996	1,972,418	-
1995	1,951,437	-
1994	1,927,707	-
1993	1,901,793	-
1992	1,873,274	-
1991	1,842,379	-
1990	1,809,696	-
1989	1,775,436	-
1988	1,739,841	-
1987	1,703,390	-
1986	1,666,138	-
1985	1,624,379	-
1984	1,578,986	-
1983	1,534,413	-
1982	1,490,732	-
1981	1,448,069	-
1980	1,406,521	-
1979	1,366,169	-
1978	1,327,240	-
1977	1,289,967	-
1976	1,253,214	-
1975	1,213,643	-
1974	1,172,420	-
1973	1,132,697	-
1972	1,094,063	-
1971	1,056,246	-
1970	1,019,273	-
1969	983,202	-
1968	948,105	-
1967	913,982	-
1966	881,870	-
1965	854,090	-
1964	829,437	-
1963	805,373	-
1962	781,814	-
1961	758,824	-
1960	736,500	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Lesotho	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$2.75B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	53.5% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	6.62% 2024	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	1.57% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	2,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	+9.04% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	18.7% 2024	n/a
Services, % of GDP	48% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	30.9% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	54.9 2026	65 2025
Income share by richest 10%	32.9% 2017	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	1.7% 2017	n/a
Total reserves including gold	$1.01B 2024	n/a
Personal remittances received	$476M 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	1,142,000 2019	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	10.1% 1999	n/a
Banked people share	61.6% 2024	n/a

Energy

	Lesotho	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	9.73 kg 2007	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$198.7 2007	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	1 megaton 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.43 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	0% 2007	n/a
Renewable energy use share	34.9% 2022	n/a
Renewable electricity output share	99.8% 2021	n/a
Hydroelectric share	99.6% 2021	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	57.3% 2023	n/a

Society

	Lesotho	Vatican
% of world population	0.03% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-5,192 2025	n/a
Urban population	43.7% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	48.7:51.3 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.51 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.14 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	21.7 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	37 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	28 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	37.7 2008	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	31.9 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	81 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	90.4% 2024	100% 2013
English speaking	27.9% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	48% 2023	n/a

Health

	Lesotho	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$122.6 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$16.2 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	58.6 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	40.5% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.24 2022	n/a
Age at first childbirth	20.9 years 2025	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	478 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	58.9 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	21.7% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	6.2% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	28 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	24.3% 2022	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	4.3 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Lesotho	Vatican
% of world land	0.02% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	5,015 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	9,115 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	133.3 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	3,691 mi 2011	5.59 mi 2003