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Lesotho vs Botswana

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GDP$2.97B vs $21.94BLesotho vs Botswana
GDP per Capita$1,241 vs $8,490Lesotho vs Botswana
Population2.36M vs 2.56MLesotho vs Botswana

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Indicator Lesotho BotswanaPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.97B$21.94B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,241$8,4902026
Inflation RateEconomy2.9%9.5%2026-07
Official Exchange RateEconomy16.05 LCU/USD14 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy4.2%-10.7%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy16.3%24.5%2025
Public DebtEconomy49%47%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.41B$-1.09B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy1.1%4.7%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,280$7,3902025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,900$19,9602025
GDP (PPP)Economy$7.53B$53.03B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy6.5%1.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.2%27.9%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy12.1%5.7%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.6%64.6%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy31.2%29.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$533.13M$128.3M2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy20.7%0.7%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy65.4%11.9%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.01B$3.46B2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy24.3%33.2%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy35.4%22.5%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.1%68.8%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy48.1%63.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy61.6%61.4%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%38%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%2.8%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy154%69.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3%3.6%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.4%-1.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-5.77M$-653.81M2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-0.2%-3.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy62.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy53.5%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy31.1%45.2%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy39.1452024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy6.6%1.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$75$1152023
Lending Interest RateEconomy11.2%6.3%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy4.9%4.2%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy13.6%32%2025/2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy30.9%18%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy33%15.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy36.1%66.2%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy32.6%25.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy96.8%45.8%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.57.92024
ATMs per 100,000Economy13.837.92024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.9%-2.3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.8%1.5%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.27B$6.38B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.69B$7.48B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8160.9242025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3390.8012025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%0.7%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade70.1%86.3%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade23.3%1.9%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.1%0.5%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade49.5%32%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade104.5%37.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.550.7312023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5340.492023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3570.5092023
PopulationDemographics2.36M2.56M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.1%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics57.8 years69.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics22.1 years23.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.662.72024
Rural PopulationDemographics55.3%32%2025
Population Under 15Demographics34.1%32%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics44.7%68%2025
Population DensityDemographics78.7/km²4.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics23.123.42026
Death RateDemographics10.25.752026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.04-1.62026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics60.4 years71.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics55 years66.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%2.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth56.332.12024
HIV PrevalenceHealth17.1%15.7%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health12.6%6.3%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth55602023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth13.2%4.3%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth43.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth478155.12023
Under-Five MortalityHealth6033.32024
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.517.62024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth5481432024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%83%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%95%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth46.8%28.5%2024
Basic SanitationHealth4.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.2%4.6%2024
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth67.4%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health3.022023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth69.653.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$123$4902023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth28%18%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare35%21%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.6%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare80.1%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.4%2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare7.7%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6.6%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation21.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation90.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation96.5%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation87.9%96.6%2024/2023
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation56%92%2024/2023
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation67.8%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation67.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation41.6%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation40.2%54.3%2024/2023
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation99.5%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security24%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture77.8%45.6%2023
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.26K t30K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture56.44K t18K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture4.18K t1.33K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture633 kg/ha600 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture720 kg/ha1,144 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture517.5K head918.1K head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance37572024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6610.6652025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5120.522025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4720.2042025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.30.632024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.650.422024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.410.312024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.261.032024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.480.42024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.160.32024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths0 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance002025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian4788472025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian202212025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology51.8%57.5%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.31642024
4G CoverageTechnology85.1%95%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.47.42024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.4%1.4%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.8%98%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology5.6%7.9%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology8.9%1.8%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2023
Electricity AccessInfrastructure60.6%80.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure172.72K2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy104 MW168.9 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy28.8 MW168.9 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy75.2 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy53.8%66.4%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,641 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.6%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0.7 MW2.4 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy41.4%45.9%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy99.7%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh4.7 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy851 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,379 kWh9,508 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.43 t2.74 t2024
Forest AreaClimate1.1%26.3%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.4%27.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate26.4 µg/m³13.2 µg/m³2023

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