Lesotho Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Sotho
: 1,981,000
- 2. Xhosa
: 1,100,000
Mother Tongue : Sotho
Literacy Rate (%) : 79
Country Capital | : | Maseru |
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GDP Per capita | : | 3,355 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 166th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 57 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 1,093,420 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 149th/195 |
Area | : | 30,360 |
Area Rank | : | 135th/195 |
Total Population | : | 2,363 |
Total Population Rank | : | 144th/195 |
Lesotho Highlights
Lesotho is the 144th ranked country in population and 135th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Lesotho is the 4th highest ranked in HIV Infections (Per 1000) out of 195 countries in the world. This implies a poorer healthcare infrastructure in the country or lesser health awareness among people compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Lesotho is the 9th worst ranked in #Dentists out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
- 2. The average Doctors (Per 10,000) of the countries in the world is 20. Lesotho is the 26th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Lesotho is the 28th worst ranked in Total No. of Doctors . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Lesotho Metrics
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Xhosa | # People | 12,820 | 1 | 1129 | ||
2 | Zulu | # People | 1,744 | 1 | 1125 | ||
3 | Xhosa as a % of total Xhosa speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1128 | ||
4 | Sotho | # People | 33,988 | 2 | 1129 | ||
5 | Zulu as a % of total Zulu speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1127 | ||
6 | Sotho as a % of total Sotho speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1126 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 4 | 1128 | ||
2 | No. of people HIV infected/Total pop. | # People | 5,202 | 27 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 191 | 1235 | ||
2 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 187 | 1231 | ||
3 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 166 | 1233 | ||
4 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 170 | 1233 | ||
5 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 168 | 1232 | ||
6 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 139 | 1232 | ||
7 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 123 | 1234 | ||
8 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 115 | 1230 | ||
9 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 115 | 1232 | ||
10 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 87 | 1231 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 9 | 1130 | |||
2 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 74 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 165 | 1234 | ||
2 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 172 | 1235 | ||
3 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 166 | 1233 | ||
4 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 138 | 1233 | |||
5 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 146 | 1235 | ||
6 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 144 | 1231 | ||
7 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 67 | 1235 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 26 | 1125 | ||
2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 25 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 171 | 1235 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 168 | 1231 | ||
3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 141 | 1232 | ||
4 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 132 | 1235 | ||
5 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 153 | 1232 | ||
6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1230 | ||
7 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1230 | ||
8 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1230 | ||
9 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 115 | 1230 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 42 | 1127 | ||
2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 42 | 1125 | ||
3 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 86 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 154 | 1230 | ||
2 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 144 | 1233 | ||
3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 144 | 1232 | ||
4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 143 | 1231 | ||
5 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 129 | 1232 | ||
6 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 107 | 1233 |
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Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 58 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 167 | 1233 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 97 | 1234 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 61 | 1130 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 61 | 1130 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 61 | 1125 | ||
4 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 93 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 150 | 1231 | ||
2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 152 | 1235 | ||
3 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 146 | 1233 | ||
4 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 150 | 1232 | ||
5 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 144 | 1234 | ||
6 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 142 | 1232 | ||
7 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 139 | 1232 | ||
8 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 133 | 1233 | ||
9 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 120 | 1234 | ||
10 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 113 | 1231 | ||
11 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 108 | 1231 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 94 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 141 | 1234 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Diamond Produced/Total Diamond Produced % | Weight | 10 | 9 | 1232 | ||
2 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 165 | 1233 | ||
3 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 118 | 1230 | ||
4 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 102 | 1233 | ||
5 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 96 | 1234 | ||
6 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 98 | 1230 | ||
7 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 97 | 1234 | ||
8 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 93 | 1235 | ||
9 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 76 | 1234 | ||
10 | Diamond prod. | Tons | 10 | 9 | 1232 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 135 | 1235 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 150 | 1233 | ||
3 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 98 | 1235 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 33 | 165 | 1230 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 143 | 1232 | ||
3 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 26 | 160 | 1233 | ||
4 | Facebook users | # People | 7,174,483 | 157 | 1230 | ||
5 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,064,509 | 150 | 1232 | ||
6 | Twitter users | # People | 3,179,254 | 151 | 1234 | ||
7 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 149 | 1235 | ||
8 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 147 | 1231 | ||
9 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 14 | 143 | 1232 | ||
10 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 15 | 143 | 1235 | ||
11 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 30 | 140 | 1235 | ||
12 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 33 | 135 | 1231 | ||
13 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 109 | 1233 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 159 | 1233 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 157 | 1233 | ||
3 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 140 | 1235 | ||
4 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 98 | 1235 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 152 | 1230 | ||
2 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 150 | 1231 | ||
3 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 149 | 1230 | ||
4 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 145 | 1231 | ||
5 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 144 | 1230 | ||
6 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 135 | 1231 | ||
7 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 131 | 1230 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 130 | 1234 | ||
9 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 129 | 1234 | ||
10 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 127 | 1232 | ||
11 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 126 | 1230 | ||
12 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 121 | 1230 | ||
13 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 113 | 1233 | ||
14 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 103 | 1230 | ||
15 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 71 | 1230 | ||
16 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 45 | 1235 | ||
17 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 42 | 1230 | ||
18 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 37 | 1231 | ||
19 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 37 | 1230 |
Lesotho Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Sotho | 83.83 % |
2 | Xhosa | 46.55 % |
3 | Zulu | 9.28 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Lesotho
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Maseru | 530,321 |
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