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Lesotho vs Kenya

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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$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy2.9%6.6%2026-07
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy16.05 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy4.2%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy16.3%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy49%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-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$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy24.3%31.8%2024/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy35.4%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.1%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy48.1%63%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy61.6%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy154%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.4%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-5.77M$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-0.2%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy62.5%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy53.5%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy31.1%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy39.136.92024
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
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
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
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.27B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.69B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8160.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3390.1862025
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 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth55572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth13.2%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth43.8%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth478378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth6038.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.520.72024
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
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth67.4%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth69.654.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$123$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth28%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare35%17.9%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%4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation90.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation96.5%2024
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%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation41.6%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation40.2%65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation99.5%100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture77.8%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.26K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture56.44K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture4.18K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture633 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture720 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture517.5K head22.4M head2024
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
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance022025
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%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.432024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.4%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.8%98%2024/2025
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 PassengersInfrastructure5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy104 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy28.8 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy75.2 MW892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy53.8%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0.7 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy41.4%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.6%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy16.4%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy20.9%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy10%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy95 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,379 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.43 t0.38 t2024
Forest AreaClimate1.1%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.4%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate26.4 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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