Countries / Sub-Saharan Africa

Lesotho

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Maseru225,795 observations

Population

2.36M

world rank #144 / 217

GDP

2.57B

world rank #165 / 186

GDP / capita

2,721

world rank #171 / 185

Life expectancy

57.8

world rank #213 / 217

Governance

591 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile41.7#111 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile38.8#151 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile61.5#125 Rule of Law0-100 percentile50#128

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Economy

2,507 indicators

GDPcurrent US$2.57B#165 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $2,721#171 GDP growth%2%#135 Inflation%4.3%#122

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Trade

129 indicators

Merchandise exportscurrent US$773M#160 Merchandise importscurrent US$1.88B#167 Exports of goods & services% GDP49.5%#38 Imports of goods & services% GDP104.5%#4

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,794 indicators

Life expectancyyears57.8#213 Infant mortalityper 1k births56.3#140 Maternal mortalityper 100k478#107 Health spending% GDP12.6%#8

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Education

3,490 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross59.4%#118 Education spending% GDP6.6%#6 Adult literacy%90.4%#20 Primary enrollment% gross80.2%#129

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,368 indicators

Populationpeople2.36M#144 Population growth%1.1%#96 Urban population%44.7%#151 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.7#68

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Climate

240 indicators

Electricity access% pop60.6%#54 Renewable energy share%34.9%#25 Forest area% land1.1%#193 CO₂ per capitat1.1#149

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Energy

212 indicators

Electricity access, rural% rural pop41.4%#56 Electricity access, urban% urban pop85.2%#40 Energy use per capitakg oil eq.9.7#177 Electricity from coal% of output0%#1

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

327 indicators

Terrestrial protected areas% land area23.4%#55 Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.84%#22 Capture fisheries productiontonnes74#200

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Agriculture

260 indicators

Agricultural land% land area77.8%#8 Cereal yieldkg per hectare804.1#167 Aquaculture productiontonnes2,107#120 Food production index2014-16 = 10098.7#150

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

557 indicators

Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people70.3#140 Secure internet serversper 1M people86#172 Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.34#129

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Society

2,473 indicators

Gini indexindex44.9#64 Extreme poverty% pop41.9%#42 Internet users% pop51.8%#142 Homicide rateper 100k38.2#144

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Risk

382 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.2#31 Hazard & exposure0-102.2#17 Vulnerability0-105.5#44

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