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Lesotho vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lesotho has a population of 2.34M (ranked 145/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Lesotho's land area is 11,722 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 137th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Lesotho Yemen
Population
2384217
42727988
Population rank 144/197 37/197
GDP
$2.27B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 174/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$972
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 180/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,998
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$581
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 160/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,614
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
11,722 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
22.7 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Lesotho and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Lesotho and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Lesotho

Yemen
Year GDP
Lesotho Yemen
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 -
1988 $470,395,801 -
1989 $495,409,233 -
1990 $596,410,264 $12,643,821,569
1991 $704,325,367 $14,665,445,462
1992 $831,029,862 $17,959,367,194
1993 $835,582,062 $21,736,802,664
1994 $878,250,945 $28,019,483,764
1995 $1,001,894,000 $12,796,345,679
1996 $946,112,493 $6,496,163,616
1997 $998,004,259 $6,838,298,531
1998 $928,460,893 $6,322,175,566
1999 $912,773,681 $7,639,325,296
2000 $887,291,688 $9,679,316,770
2001 $825,706,961 $9,852,990,693
2002 $775,777,239 $10,693,430,511
2003 $1,157,825,435 $11,777,532,662
2004 $1,511,236,656 $13,867,634,371
2005 $1,682,343,527 $16,731,566,717
2006 $1,800,092,564 $19,063,143,370
2007 $1,682,131,785 $21,650,528,674
2008 $1,766,902,709 $26,910,855,807
2009 $1,740,894,965 $25,130,278,213
2010 $2,234,754,242 $30,906,749,533
2011 $2,579,409,620 $32,726,417,878
2012 $2,477,702,216 $35,401,331,609
2013 $2,367,112,932 $40,415,233,436
2014 $2,441,063,054 $43,228,585,321
2015 $2,359,686,725 $42,444,490,074
2016 $2,114,426,452 $31,317,825,274
2017 $2,306,741,672 $26,842,229,045
2018 $2,556,247,292 $21,606,160,663
2019 $2,390,702,296 -
2020 $2,053,699,870 -
2021 $2,412,130,022 -
2022 $2,354,980,884 -
2023 $2,117,962,430 -
2024 $2,271,541,846 -

Lesotho and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Lesotho

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Lesotho Yemen
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 -
1988 $270.4 -
1989 $279 -
1990 $330 $910
1991 $382 $1,016
1992 $444 $1,198
1993 $439 $1,397
1994 $456 $1,735
1995 $513 $764
1996 $480 $375
1997 $502 $383
1998 $465 $343
1999 $456 $401
2000 $443 $493
2001 $413 $487
2002 $389 $513
2003 $583 $549
2004 $767 $628
2005 $861 $734
2006 $925 $810
2007 $861 $890
2008 $898 $1,072
2009 $879 $969
2010 $1,119 $1,155
2011 $1,281 $1,186
2012 $1,218 $1,245
2013 $1,151 $1,379
2014 $1,174 $1,430
2015 $1,121 $1,362
2016 $992 $975
2017 $1,069 $811
2018 $1,171 $634
2019 $1,082 -
2020 $919 -
2021 $1,067 -
2022 $1,030 -
2023 $916 -
2024 $972 -

Lesotho vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lesotho

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho Yemen
1950 44.6 28.9
1951 45.2 29.3
1952 45.9 29.6
1953 46.6 30
1954 47.3 30.4
1955 48 30.8
1956 48.6 31.3
1957 49.2 31.8
1958 49.6 32.4
1959 49.9 32.9
1960 50.2 33.5
1961 50.3 34.1
1962 50.3 33.7
1963 50.3 33.4
1964 50.3 34.9
1965 50.3 35.6
1966 50.4 36.3
1967 50.5 37.1
1968 50.8 38
1969 51.1 39.6
1970 51.5 40.6
1971 51.8 41.8
1972 52.3 42.7
1973 52.6 43.6
1974 52.9 44.5
1975 53.5 45.5
1976 53.9 46.4
1977 54.5 47.4
1978 55.2 48.5
1979 55.8 49.5
1980 56.5 50.6
1981 57.3 51.7
1982 58 52.4
1983 58.5 53.6
1984 59 54.6
1985 59.2 55.4
1986 59.3 54
1987 59.6 56.8
1988 59.6 57.4
1989 59.5 58
1990 59.3 58.5
1991 59.1 58.8
1992 58.6 59.3
1993 58.1 59.7
1994 57.3 59.8
1995 56.4 60.5
1996 55.1 60.9
1997 53.7 61.3
1998 52 61.8
1999 50.4 62.3
2000 48.8 62.8
2001 47.2 63.3
2002 46 63.8
2003 44.9 64.4
2004 44 64.9
2005 43.6 65.4
2006 43.2 65.8
2007 43.7 66.2
2008 44.3 66.6
2009 45.1 66.9
2010 46 67.2
2011 46.9 67.4
2012 48.2 67.6
2013 49.5 68
2014 50.8 68
2015 51.8 66.8
2016 52.9 67.1
2017 53.9 67.1
2018 54.6 65.9
2019 55.2 66.6
2020 55.1 66.4
2021 54.2 66
2022 56.8 68
2023 57.4 69.3
2024 57.8 69.4
2025 58.2 69.6

Lesotho and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Lesotho

Yemen
Year Population
Lesotho Yemen
1960 736,500 5,532,301
1961 758,824 5,655,232
1962 781,814 5,782,221
1963 805,373 5,911,135
1964 829,437 6,048,006
1965 854,090 6,195,593
1966 881,870 6,351,494
1967 913,982 6,516,444
1968 948,105 6,690,524
1969 983,202 6,875,859
1970 1,019,273 7,065,279
1971 1,056,246 7,257,462
1972 1,094,063 7,460,068
1973 1,132,697 7,672,796
1974 1,172,420 7,896,783
1975 1,213,643 8,133,598
1976 1,253,214 8,384,113
1977 1,289,967 8,648,222
1978 1,327,240 8,926,586
1979 1,366,169 9,224,194
1980 1,406,521 9,543,358
1981 1,448,069 9,882,362
1982 1,490,732 10,241,006
1983 1,534,413 10,621,499
1984 1,578,986 11,025,597
1985 1,624,379 11,453,825
1986 1,666,138 11,901,040
1987 1,703,390 12,369,912
1988 1,739,841 12,859,708
1989 1,775,436 13,364,174
1990 1,809,696 13,887,862
1991 1,842,379 14,430,201
1992 1,873,274 14,989,494
1993 1,901,793 15,563,914
1994 1,927,707 16,149,147
1995 1,951,437 16,740,058
1996 1,972,418 17,313,177
1997 1,988,130 17,873,936
1998 1,998,049 18,446,013
1999 2,003,234 19,029,420
2000 2,003,913 19,624,141
2001 2,000,853 20,226,147
2002 1,994,679 20,835,086
2003 1,985,059 21,456,379
2004 1,971,129 22,095,167
2005 1,953,076 22,790,085
2006 1,945,063 23,543,083
2007 1,953,268 24,318,082
2008 1,966,541 25,111,941
2009 1,980,883 25,927,724
2010 1,996,251 26,754,387
2011 2,014,009 27,582,897
2012 2,034,354 28,433,647
2013 2,056,504 29,312,952
2014 2,080,089 30,226,309
2015 2,104,611 31,159,379
2016 2,130,422 32,109,010
2017 2,157,110 33,090,921
2018 2,183,603 34,085,182
2019 2,209,405 35,111,408
2020 2,235,727 36,134,863
2021 2,261,542 37,140,230
2022 2,286,110 38,222,876
2023 2,311,472 39,390,799
2024 2,337,423 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Lesotho and Yemen

Fertility rate
Lesotho

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Lesotho Yemen
1960 5.78 7.99
1961 5.79 8
1962 5.79 8.01
1963 5.78 8.03
1964 5.77 8.07
1965 5.77 8.1
1966 5.76 8.14
1967 5.75 8.17
1968 5.73 8.19
1969 5.7 8.22
1970 5.7 8.23
1971 5.7 8.26
1972 5.69 8.27
1973 5.69 8.29
1974 5.75 8.33
1975 5.83 8.37
1976 5.87 8.42
1977 5.85 8.47
1978 5.82 8.5
1979 5.79 8.67
1980 5.75 8.71
1981 5.69 8.75
1982 5.63 8.79
1983 5.56 8.83
1984 5.48 8.85
1985 5.4 8.86
1986 5.32 8.86
1987 5.22 8.83
1988 5.1 8.79
1989 4.96 8.71
1990 4.81 8.61
1991 4.68 8.46
1992 4.54 8.27
1993 4.37 8.05
1994 4.21 7.8
1995 4.13 7.53
1996 4.06 7
1997 3.98 6.82
1998 3.82 6.64
1999 3.67 6.49
2000 3.61 6.32
2001 3.63 6.14
2002 3.68 5.97
2003 3.62 5.84
2004 3.51 5.71
2005 3.43 5.56
2006 3.41 5.41
2007 3.44 5.26
2008 3.39 5.11
2009 3.31 5
2010 3.25 4.81
2011 3.34 4.63
2012 3.3 4.63
2013 3.28 4.62
2014 3.24 4.62
2015 3.22 4.62
2016 3.18 4.61
2017 3.11 4.61
2018 3.02 4.61
2019 2.92 4.6
2020 2.85 4.6
2021 2.77 4.6
2022 2.72 4.59
2023 2.69 4.59

Lesotho and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Lesotho

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Lesotho Yemen
1960 17.5 19.7
1961 17.4 19.6
1962 17.4 19.6
1963 17.4 19.5
1964 17.5 19.4
1965 17.5 19.3
1966 17.5 19.2
1967 17.6 19.1
1968 17.8 18.9
1969 18 18.7
1970 18.2 18.4
1971 18.3 18.1
1972 18.5 17.8
1973 18.6 17.6
1974 18.8 17.3
1975 18.9 17
1976 19 16.8
1977 19 16.6
1978 18.9 16.3
1979 18.8 16.1
1980 18.8 15.9
1981 18.7 15.7
1982 18.6 15.5
1983 18.6 15.3
1984 18.5 15.1
1985 18.4 15
1986 18.6 14.9
1987 18.7 14.8
1988 18.6 14.7
1989 18.5 14.6
1990 18.4 14.6
1991 18.4 14.6
1992 18.4 14.6
1993 18.4 14.6
1994 18.5 14.6
1995 18.6 14.7
1996 18.6 14.8
1997 18.8 14.9
1998 18.9 15
1999 19.1 15.2
2000 19.2 15.4
2001 19.4 15.6
2002 19.5 15.8
2003 19.7 16
2004 19.8 16.2
2005 19.9 16.4
2006 20 16.7
2007 20.2 16.9
2008 20.4 17.2
2009 20.6 17.4
2010 20.7 17.7
2011 20.9 17.9
2012 21 18.1
2013 21.1 18.3
2014 21.2 18.5
2015 21.3 18.7
2016 21.4 18.8
2017 21.6 18.9
2018 21.7 19
2019 21.8 19.1
2020 22 19.1
2021 22.1 19.1
2022 22.3 19.2
2023 22.5 19.2
2024 22.7 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lesotho Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.4%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.62%
2024
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.54%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+6.05%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.7%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
48%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
31%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
54.1
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
32.9%
2017
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2017
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$476M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,142,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
10.1%
1999
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
61.6%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Lesotho Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9.73 kg
2007
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$198.7
2007
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.88 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.8%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.3%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Lesotho Yemen
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,107
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
30.9%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.5
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
37.7
2008
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
31.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024
54.1%
2004
English speaking
27.9%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
48%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Lesotho Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$133.7
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.9
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
58.2 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.15
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
478
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.9
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.7%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.2%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.3 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Lesotho Yemen
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
5,015 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,115 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
133.3 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,691 mi
2011
n/a

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