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Lesotho vs Egypt

Lesotho and Egypt side by side across 198 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$2.97B vs $429.65BLesotho vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$1,241 vs $3,904Lesotho vs Egypt
Population2.36M vs 118.37MLesotho vs Egypt

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198 indicators

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Indicator Lesotho EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.97B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,241$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy3.5%14.3%2026-05
Official Exchange RateEconomy16.37 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy4.2%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy16.3%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy49%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.41B$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy1.1%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,280$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,900$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$7.53B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy6.5%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.2%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy12.1%14.5%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.6%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy31.2%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$533.13M$41.52B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy20.7%11.4%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy65.4%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.01B$48.88B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy24.3%25.8%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy35.4%12.5%2024/2015 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.1%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy48.1%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy44.928.52017/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.9%1.4%2017/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy61.6%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%23.8%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy154%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$23.1M$4.87B1999/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.14M13.03M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.4%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-42.2M$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-1.8%15.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy62.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy53.5%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy31.1%15.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy39.142.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.3%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy6.6%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$75$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy11.2%24.3%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy4.9%-7%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy13.6%8.1%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,037$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy30.9%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy33%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy36.1%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy32.6%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy96.8%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.6%9.7%2017/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.56.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy13.837.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.9%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.8%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy56.8%7.1%2017/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy83.8%58.5%2017/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.27B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.69B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3620.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade66.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%12.5%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade70.1%51.9%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade23.3%21.9%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.1%3.8%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade49.5%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade104.5%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.550.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5340.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3570.5822023
PopulationDemographics2.36M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.1%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics57.8 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics22.1 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.662.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics55.3%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics34.1%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics44.7%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics78.7/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics23.120.52026
Death RateDemographics10.25.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.04-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics60.4 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics55 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth56.320.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth17.1%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health12.6%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.240.672022/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth55712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth21.69.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth36.3%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth13.2%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth43.8%57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth478172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth58.917.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.79.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth548102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth46.8%18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth4.1%39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.2%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.31.062006/2021 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth67.4%58.5%2024/2014 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86.6%97.1%2018/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.761.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth69.641.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$123$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth34.1%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth28%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth91.3%90.3%2018/2014
Child StuntingChild Welfare35%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.6%3.3%2024/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare80.1%99.1%2024/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.4%15.8%2024/2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare7.7%10.1%2024/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6.6%3.8%2024/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.9%38%2018/2025 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation90.4%79.5%2024/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation96.5%95.2%2024/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation87.9%96.1%2024/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation56%88.1%2024/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation67.8%96.5%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation67.7%93.4%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation41.6%70%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation40.2%75.7%2024/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation99.5%87.1%2023/2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation59.4%84.8%2017/2024 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security9.4%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K2024-11
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture77.8%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture98.7109.12022
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.26K t780K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture56.44K t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture4.18K t9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture633 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture720 kg/ha6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture517.5K head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance38.21.32008/2017 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance37302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6610.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5120.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4720.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.3-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.65-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.41-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.26-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.48-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.16-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian478220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian202878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian052025
Internet UsersTechnology51.8%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.397.12024
4G CoverageTechnology85.1%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.411.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.4%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.8%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology5.6%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology8.9%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%1%2023/2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure60.6%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.3K16.67M1999/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure25.6%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy104 MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy28.8 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy75.2 MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy34.9%6.1%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy53.8%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0.7 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy41.4%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.1%2022/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2022/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy100%6.1%2022/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy0%87%2022/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy21 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2022/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,379 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.43 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate99.8%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate1.1%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.4%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.8%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate26.4 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Lesotho or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $2.97B for Lesotho versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Lesotho and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Lesotho and Egypt on 198 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=LS,EG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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