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Lesotho vs Nigeria

180 indicators have a value for Lesotho, Nigeria, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

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$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy2.9%15.4%2026-07
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy16.05 LCU/USD1,328.65 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy4.2%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy16.3%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy49%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.41B2025
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$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy24.3%2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy35.4%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.1%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy48.1%80.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy61.6%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy154%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3%13.9%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.4%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-5.77M$4.01B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-0.2%1.4%2025
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
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
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
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
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.27B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.69B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8160.812025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3390.6192025
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%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade104.5%2025
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 1,000Health0.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth55472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth13.2%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth43.8%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth478992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth60115.62024
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.5392024
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
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth67.4%2024
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth69.6842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$123$672023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth28%3.1%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare35%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.6%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare80.1%39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.4%33.4%2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare7.7%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6.6%0.3%2024/2023
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%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K21.5M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture77.8%76.2%2023
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 RateGovernance15.72023
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
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths4.16K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance032025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance0282025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance0102025
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%80%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.40.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.4%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.8%84.4%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology5.6%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology8.9%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2023
Electricity AccessInfrastructure60.6%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy104 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy28.8 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy75.2 MW2.9K MW2025
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 ElectricityEnergy0.3%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy30.9%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy68.7%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy456 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,379 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.43 t0.57 t2024
Forest AreaClimate1.1%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.4%11.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate26.4 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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