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Lesotho vs Nigeria

Lesotho and Nigeria 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 $377.37BLesotho vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$1,241 vs $1,556Lesotho vs Nigeria
Population2.36M vs 237.53MLesotho vs Nigeria

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Indicator Lesotho NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.97B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,241$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy3.5%15.9%2026-05
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy16.37 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy4.2%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy16.3%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy49%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.41B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy1.1%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,280$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,900$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$7.53B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy6.5%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.2%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy12.1%8.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.6%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy31.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$533.13M$22.79B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy20.7%7.8%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy65.4%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.01B$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy24.3%9.6%2024/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy35.4%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.1%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy48.1%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy44.933.92017/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.9%41.8%2017/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy61.6%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy154%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$23.1M$321M1999/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.14M5.27M2019/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.4%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-42.2M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-1.8%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy62.5%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy53.5%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy31.1%5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy39.130.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.3%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy6.6%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$75$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy11.2%14%2024/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy4.9%2.9%2024/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy13.6%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,037$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy30.9%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy33%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy36.1%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy32.6%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy96.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.6%7.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.53.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy13.812.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.9%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.8%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy56.8%64%2017/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy83.8%92.9%2017/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.27B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.69B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3620.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade20.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade70.1%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade23.3%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.1%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade49.5%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade104.5%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.550.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5340.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3570.3792023
PopulationDemographics2.36M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.1%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics57.8 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics22.1 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.664.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics55.3%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics34.1%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics44.7%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics78.7/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics23.131.82026
Death RateDemographics10.211.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.04-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics60.4 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics55 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth56.369.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth17.1%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health12.6%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.240.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth55472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth21.617.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth36.3%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth13.2%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth43.8%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth478992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth58.9104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.733.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth5482192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth46.8%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth4.1%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.2%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.30.52006/2004
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth67.4%21.6%2024/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86.6%50.7%2018/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.761.652022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth69.6842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$123$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth34.1%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth28%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth91.3%67%2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare35%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.6%11.6%2024/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare80.1%39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.4%33.4%2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare7.7%1.5%2024/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6.6%0.3%2024/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.9%9.7%2018/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation90.4%70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation96.5%81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation87.9%77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation56%74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation67.8%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation67.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation41.6%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation40.2%68.5%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation99.5%62.2%2023/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation59.4%46.9%2017/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K16.5M2024/2026
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture77.8%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture98.7119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.26K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture56.44K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture4.18K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture633 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture720 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture517.5K head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance38.215.72008/2023 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance37262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6610.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5120.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4720.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.3-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.65-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.41-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.26-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.48-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.16-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian478123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian20218.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology51.8%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.370.82024
4G CoverageTechnology85.1%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.40.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.4%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.8%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology5.6%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology8.9%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.3%2023/2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure60.6%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.3K5.27M1999/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure25.6%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy104 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy28.8 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy75.2 MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy34.9%80.3%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy53.8%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0.7 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy41.4%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.3%2022/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2022/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy100%30.9%2022/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy0%68.7%2022/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy21 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2022/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,379 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.43 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate99.8%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate1.1%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.4%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.8%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate26.4 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Lesotho or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $2.97B for Lesotho versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Lesotho and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Lesotho and Nigeria 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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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=LS,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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