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Lesotho vs Kenya

Lesotho and Kenya side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$2.97B vs $147.27BLesotho vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$1,241 vs $2,714Lesotho vs Kenya
Population2.36M vs 57.53MLesotho vs Kenya

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Indicator Lesotho KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.97B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,241$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy3.5%6.4%2026-05
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy16.37 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy4.2%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy16.3%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy49%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.41B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy1.1%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,280$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,900$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$7.53B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy6.5%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.2%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy12.1%7.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.6%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy31.2%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$533.13M$5B2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy20.7%4.2%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy65.4%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.01B$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy24.3%31.8%2024/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy35.4%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.1%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy48.1%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy44.938.52017/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.9%45.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy61.6%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%27.8%2024/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy154%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$23.1M$1.76B1999/2019 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.14M2.05M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.4%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-42.2M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-1.8%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy62.5%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy53.5%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy31.1%16.7%2024/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy39.136.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.3%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy6.6%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$75$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy11.2%16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy4.9%13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy13.6%15.6%2025/2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,037$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy30.9%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy33%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy36.1%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy32.6%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy96.8%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.6%7.1%2017/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.54.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy13.86.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.9%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.8%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy56.8%65.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy83.8%90.1%2017/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.27B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.69B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3620.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—16.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade70.1%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade23.3%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.1%3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade49.5%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade104.5%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.550.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5340.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3570.4562023
PopulationDemographics2.36M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.1%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics57.8 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics22.1 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.663.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics55.3%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics34.1%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics44.7%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics78.7/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics23.126.62026
Death RateDemographics10.27.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.04-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics60.4 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics55 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth56.334.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth17.1%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health12.6%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.240.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth55572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth21.628.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth36.3%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth13.2%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth43.8%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth478378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth58.939.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.721.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth5482072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth46.8%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth4.1%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.2%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.31.332006/2019 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth67.4%62.5%2024/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86.6%70.2%2018/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.762.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth69.654.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$123$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth34.1%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth28%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth91.3%92.8%2018/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare35%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.6%4.5%2024/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare80.1%76%2024/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.4%12.5%2024/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare7.7%3.4%2024/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6.6%4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.9%10.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation90.4%82.2%2024/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation96.5%93.2%2024/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation87.9%90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation56%86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation67.8%94.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation67.7%95.6%2024/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation41.6%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation40.2%65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation99.5%100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation59.4%84.3%2017/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security—36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K2.75M2024/2026
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture77.8%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture98.7112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture—1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.26K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture56.44K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture4.18K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture633 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture720 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture517.5K head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance38.24.92008/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance37322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6610.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5120.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4720.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.3-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.65-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.41-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.26-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.48-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.16-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian478617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian202218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology51.8%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.3126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology85.1%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.432024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.4%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.8%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology5.6%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology8.9%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.8%2023/2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure60.6%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.3K5.14M1999/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure25.6%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy104 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy28.8 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy75.2 MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy34.9%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy53.8%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0.7 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy41.4%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.6%2022/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2022/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy100%20.9%2022/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy0%10%2022/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy21 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2022/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,379 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.43 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate99.8%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate1.1%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.4%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.8%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate26.4 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Lesotho or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $2.97B for Lesotho versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Lesotho and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Lesotho and Kenya on 202 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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