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Zimbabwe vs Lesotho

Zimbabwe and Lesotho side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$56.71B vs $2.97BZimbabwe vs Lesotho
GDP per Capita$3,199 vs $1,241Zimbabwe vs Lesotho
Population16.95M vs 2.36MZimbabwe vs Lesotho

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199 indicators

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Indicator Zimbabwe LesothoPeriod
GDPEconomy$56.71B$2.97B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,199$1,2412026
Inflation RateEconomy8%3.5%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy59,758.13 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2025/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.8%4.2%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy9.3%16.3%2025
Public DebtEconomy42.3%49%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.24B$-1.41B2024/2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5%1.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,660$1,2802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,390$3,9002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$109.68B$7.53B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy9.5%6.5%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy37.1%25.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.9%12.1%2025/2024
Services (% of GDP)Economy48.2%55.6%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy8.8%31.2%2024/2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$3.51B$533.13M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy8.5%20.7%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy33%65.4%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$484.97M$1.01B2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy6.5%24.3%2023/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.2%35.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.7%57.1%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy62.2%48.1%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy50.344.92019/2017
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy49.2%41.9%2019/2017
Account OwnershipEconomy49.5%61.6%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy36%38%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.4%1.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy41.5%154%2024/2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy83.1%3%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$66M$23.1M2020/1999 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy639K1.14M2020/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy3.7%-3.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$596.7M$-42.2M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.3%-1.8%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy62.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy53.5%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy22.4%31.1%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.239.12024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy6.4%4.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy4.2%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.2%6.6%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$48$752023
Lending Interest RateEconomy46.4%11.2%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy-20.1%4.9%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy10.7%13.6%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,491$1,0372021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy54.3%30.9%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%33%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.2%36.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy68.2%32.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy84.4%96.8%2024/2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.8%4.6%2019/2017
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.53.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4.113.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy6.1%0.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.4%3.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64.6%56.8%2019/2017
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy86.2%83.8%2019/2017
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.5B$1.27B2024/2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.74B$2.69B2024/2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8720.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3860.3622024
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.9%0%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade6.7%70.1%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.6%23.3%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.8%0.1%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade18.1%49.5%2024/2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade23.4%104.5%2024/2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5980.552023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5190.5342023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4060.3572023
PopulationDemographics16.95M2.36M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.1 years57.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years22.1 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.672.662024
Rural PopulationDemographics59.5%55.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.3%34.1%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics40.5%44.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics44.7/km²78.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.323.12026
Death RateDemographics7.2910.22026
Net Migration RateDemographics-3.16-2.042026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.3 years60.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years55 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.4%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth62.456.32024
HIV PrevalenceHealth9.8%17.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.9%12.6%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.242023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth59552023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth29.921.62021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth31.2%36.3%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth10.6%13.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth23.6%43.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth357.64782023
Under-Five MortalityHealth44.258.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth22.428.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2035482024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth41.8%46.8%2024
Basic SanitationHealth11.1%4.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth1.5%6.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.951.32014/2006 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth66.8%67.4%2015/2024 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86%86.6%2019/2018
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health3.071.762022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth95.569.62024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$63$1232023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth38.3%34.1%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11%28%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth93.3%91.3%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.7%35%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare5.1%1.6%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare48.7%80.1%2019/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.7%13.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.3%7.7%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.4%6.6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation7.7%9.9%2024/2018 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation93.2%90.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation92.5%96.5%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation88.8%87.9%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation72.4%56%2015/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation89.5%67.8%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation87.1%67.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation49.8%41.6%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation14%40.2%2019/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation97.9%99.5%2024/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation52.4%59.4%2013/2017
UndernourishmentFood Security19.7%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M175K2026/2024
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture41.8%77.8%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture121.798.72022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture255.52K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture572 t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture82.06K t6.26K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture25.05K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture634.7K t56.44K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture73.5 t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture540K t4.18K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture730 kg/ha633 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture329 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture4,863 kg/ha720 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.7M head517.5K head2024
Homicide RateGovernance6.838.22022/2008 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance21372024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2680.6612025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1470.5122025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8520.4722025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.25-0.32024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.99-0.652024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.21-0.412024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.02-0.262024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.18-0.482024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.26-0.162024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian8.57K4782025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian9.5K2022025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.6%51.8%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology94.270.32024
4G CoverageTechnology51.6%85.1%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology1.90.42024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.9%8.4%2023/2025
3G CoverageTechnology87.9%95.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.8%5.6%2023/2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.5%8.9%2023/2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2023
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62%60.6%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure92.49K1.3K2023/1999 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure54.9%25.6%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.3K MW104 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy104.8 MW28.8 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.1K MW75.2 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy82.4%34.9%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy30.7%53.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy504 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy23%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy3.3 MW0.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy46.6%41.4%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.4%0%2024/2022
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2022
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy55.6%100%2024/2022
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy42.9%0%2024/2022
Electricity DemandEnergy12 TWh0.6 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy384 gCO₂/kWh21 gCO₂/kWh2024/2022
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy3,181 kWh2,379 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t0.43 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate88.3%99.8%2021
Forest AreaClimate44.7%1.1%2023
Protected AreasClimate28.3%23.4%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate40%0.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate15 µg/m³26.4 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Zimbabwe or Lesotho have the larger economy?

Zimbabwe has the larger economy: $56.71B for Zimbabwe versus $2.97B for Lesotho (GDP, current US$).

How do Zimbabwe and Lesotho compare across indicators?

This page compares Zimbabwe and Lesotho on 199 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

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

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