Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho

Guinea-Bissau (Africa) and Lesotho (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2025

Guinea-Bissau Lesotho World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1970 Guinea-Bissau: 350.22 Lesotho: 67.44 World: 817.68 1971 Guinea-Bissau: 348.28 Lesotho: 72.41 World: 884.88 1972 Guinea-Bissau: 388.64 Lesotho: 73.96 World: 1,002 1973 Guinea-Bissau: 391.92 Lesotho: 106.99 World: 1,201.53 1974 Guinea-Bissau: 418.64 Lesotho: 128.67 World: 1,362.19 1975 Guinea-Bissau: 435.22 Lesotho: 123.23 World: 1,488.94 1976 Guinea-Bissau: 420.85 Lesotho: 117.83 World: 1,589.73 1977 Guinea-Bissau: 402.91 Lesotho: 149.86 World: 1,766.28 1978 Guinea-Bissau: 402.78 Lesotho: 200.85 World: 2,055.49 1979 Guinea-Bissau: 375.85 Lesotho: 212.37 World: 2,335.19 1980 Guinea-Bissau: 346.86 Lesotho: 306.82 World: 2,587.01 1981 Guinea-Bissau: 477.46 Lesotho: 299.84 World: 2,628.62 1982 Guinea-Bissau: 502.73 Lesotho: 233.94 World: 2,554.08 1983 Guinea-Bissau: 488.99 Lesotho: 252.02 World: 2,561.17 1984 Guinea-Bissau: 407.44 Lesotho: 211 World: 2,614.33 1985 Guinea-Bissau: 416.58 Lesotho: 165.37 World: 2,690.59 1986 Guinea-Bissau: 371.14 Lesotho: 191.38 World: 3,118.57 1987 Guinea-Bissau: 487.55 Lesotho: 236.45 World: 3,487.88 1988 Guinea-Bissau: 453.81 Lesotho: 270.37 World: 3,829.99 1989 Guinea-Bissau: 578.49 Lesotho: 279.04 World: 3,930.51 1990 Guinea-Bissau: 651.34 Lesotho: 329.56 World: 4,338.94 1991 Guinea-Bissau: 672.07 Lesotho: 382.29 World: 4,453.9 1992 Guinea-Bissau: 574.32 Lesotho: 443.62 World: 4,679.98 1993 Guinea-Bissau: 581.61 Lesotho: 439.37 World: 4,685.3 1994 Guinea-Bissau: 560.88 Lesotho: 455.59 World: 4,967.01 1995 Guinea-Bissau: 589.49 Lesotho: 513.41 World: 5,463.2 1996 Guinea-Bissau: 614.73 Lesotho: 479.67 World: 5,507.22 1997 Guinea-Bissau: 598.95 Lesotho: 501.98 World: 5,408.57 1998 Guinea-Bissau: 497.72 Lesotho: 464.68 World: 5,302.34 1999 Guinea-Bissau: 478.73 Lesotho: 455.65 World: 5,401.23 2000 Guinea-Bissau: 316.95 Lesotho: 442.78 World: 5,512.56 2001 Guinea-Bissau: 327.14 Lesotho: 412.68 World: 5,404.2 2002 Guinea-Bissau: 362.03 Lesotho: 388.92 World: 5,539.32 2003 Guinea-Bissau: 419.78 Lesotho: 583.27 World: 6,129.87 2004 Guinea-Bissau: 431.38 Lesotho: 766.69 World: 6,818 2005 Guinea-Bissau: 463.07 Lesotho: 861.38 World: 7,290.57 2006 Guinea-Bissau: 448.51 Lesotho: 925.47 World: 7,803.19 2007 Guinea-Bissau: 519.07 Lesotho: 861.19 World: 8,685.33 2008 Guinea-Bissau: 640.21 Lesotho: 898.48 World: 9,425.74 2009 Guinea-Bissau: 583.19 Lesotho: 878.85 World: 8,827.04 2010 Guinea-Bissau: 600.19 Lesotho: 1,119.48 World: 9,555.07 2011 Guinea-Bissau: 719.54 Lesotho: 1,280.73 World: 10,496.93 2012 Guinea-Bissau: 635.46 Lesotho: 1,217.93 World: 10,597.85 2013 Guinea-Bissau: 654.3 Lesotho: 1,151.04 World: 10,759.35 2014 Guinea-Bissau: 652.02 Lesotho: 1,173.54 World: 10,912.24 2015 Guinea-Bissau: 645.07 Lesotho: 1,121.2 World: 10,191.98 2016 Guinea-Bissau: 679.67 Lesotho: 992.49 World: 10,239.47 2017 Guinea-Bissau: 783.12 Lesotho: 1,069.37 World: 10,784.4 2018 Guinea-Bissau: 808.53 Lesotho: 1,170.66 World: 11,344.73 2019 Guinea-Bissau: 811.21 Lesotho: 1,082.06 World: 11,417.6 2020 Guinea-Bissau: 846.92 Lesotho: 918.58 World: 10,999.49 2021 Guinea-Bissau: 926.55 Lesotho: 1,066.59 World: 12,472.91 2022 Guinea-Bissau: 881.6 Lesotho: 1,030.13 World: 12,876.24 2023 Guinea-Bissau: 964.43 Lesotho: 921.44 World: 13,313.86 2024 Guinea-Bissau: 998.38 Lesotho: 1,023.04 World: 13,717.09 2025 Guinea-Bissau: 1,123.77 Lesotho: 1,088.96 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Guinea-Bissau Lesotho World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Guinea-Bissau: 37.55 Lesotho: 50.17 World: 50.94 1961 Guinea-Bissau: 37.79 Lesotho: 50.28 World: 52.8 1962 Guinea-Bissau: 38.03 Lesotho: 50.31 World: 55.29 1963 Guinea-Bissau: 35.64 Lesotho: 50.26 World: 55.65 1964 Guinea-Bissau: 35.81 Lesotho: 50.31 World: 56.1 1965 Guinea-Bissau: 35.92 Lesotho: 50.33 World: 55.93 1966 Guinea-Bissau: 36.08 Lesotho: 50.38 World: 56.45 1967 Guinea-Bissau: 36.34 Lesotho: 50.51 World: 56.9 1968 Guinea-Bissau: 36.67 Lesotho: 50.79 World: 57.34 1969 Guinea-Bissau: 36.96 Lesotho: 51.12 World: 57.68 1970 Guinea-Bissau: 37.26 Lesotho: 51.5 World: 57.94 1971 Guinea-Bissau: 37.54 Lesotho: 51.85 World: 58.02 1972 Guinea-Bissau: 37.82 Lesotho: 52.26 World: 58.84 1973 Guinea-Bissau: 38.17 Lesotho: 52.62 World: 59.3 1974 Guinea-Bissau: 41.61 Lesotho: 52.94 World: 59.7 1975 Guinea-Bissau: 41.93 Lesotho: 53.45 World: 60.13 1976 Guinea-Bissau: 42.25 Lesotho: 53.93 World: 60.45 1977 Guinea-Bissau: 42.58 Lesotho: 54.53 World: 61.04 1978 Guinea-Bissau: 42.91 Lesotho: 55.17 World: 61.39 1979 Guinea-Bissau: 43.24 Lesotho: 55.84 World: 61.84 1980 Guinea-Bissau: 43.57 Lesotho: 56.53 World: 62.15 1981 Guinea-Bissau: 43.93 Lesotho: 57.31 World: 62.52 1982 Guinea-Bissau: 44.29 Lesotho: 57.98 World: 62.87 1983 Guinea-Bissau: 44.6 Lesotho: 58.5 World: 63.13 1984 Guinea-Bissau: 44.94 Lesotho: 58.96 World: 63.44 1985 Guinea-Bissau: 45.27 Lesotho: 59.21 World: 63.73 1986 Guinea-Bissau: 45.52 Lesotho: 59.35 World: 64.12 1987 Guinea-Bissau: 45.84 Lesotho: 59.56 World: 64.46 1988 Guinea-Bissau: 46.28 Lesotho: 59.57 World: 64.67 1989 Guinea-Bissau: 46.61 Lesotho: 59.51 World: 64.96 1990 Guinea-Bissau: 46.89 Lesotho: 59.32 World: 65.11 1991 Guinea-Bissau: 47.2 Lesotho: 59.06 World: 65.3 1992 Guinea-Bissau: 47.52 Lesotho: 58.64 World: 65.55 1993 Guinea-Bissau: 47.84 Lesotho: 58.06 World: 65.74 1994 Guinea-Bissau: 47.78 Lesotho: 57.29 World: 65.96 1995 Guinea-Bissau: 48.53 Lesotho: 56.37 World: 66.2 1996 Guinea-Bissau: 48.77 Lesotho: 55.14 World: 66.52 1997 Guinea-Bissau: 48.03 Lesotho: 53.73 World: 66.83 1998 Guinea-Bissau: 48.12 Lesotho: 52.03 World: 67.07 1999 Guinea-Bissau: 48.49 Lesotho: 50.39 World: 67.31 2000 Guinea-Bissau: 50.57 Lesotho: 48.78 World: 67.65 2001 Guinea-Bissau: 51.05 Lesotho: 47.15 World: 67.95 2002 Guinea-Bissau: 51.61 Lesotho: 45.95 World: 68.23 2003 Guinea-Bissau: 52.19 Lesotho: 44.92 World: 68.52 2004 Guinea-Bissau: 52.8 Lesotho: 44.04 World: 68.77 2005 Guinea-Bissau: 52.95 Lesotho: 43.61 World: 69.11 2006 Guinea-Bissau: 54.09 Lesotho: 43.18 World: 69.47 2007 Guinea-Bissau: 54.87 Lesotho: 43.66 World: 69.81 2008 Guinea-Bissau: 55.3 Lesotho: 44.3 World: 70 2009 Guinea-Bissau: 56.3 Lesotho: 45.06 World: 70.38 2010 Guinea-Bissau: 57 Lesotho: 46.05 World: 70.68 2011 Guinea-Bissau: 57.66 Lesotho: 46.93 World: 70.97 2012 Guinea-Bissau: 58.27 Lesotho: 48.24 World: 71.26 2013 Guinea-Bissau: 58.88 Lesotho: 49.55 World: 71.53 2014 Guinea-Bissau: 59.48 Lesotho: 50.79 World: 71.78 2015 Guinea-Bissau: 60.07 Lesotho: 51.83 World: 71.97 2016 Guinea-Bissau: 60.62 Lesotho: 52.91 World: 72.19 2017 Guinea-Bissau: 61.15 Lesotho: 53.87 World: 72.37 2018 Guinea-Bissau: 61.65 Lesotho: 54.64 World: 72.64 2019 Guinea-Bissau: 62.16 Lesotho: 55.25 World: 72.87 2020 Guinea-Bissau: 61.34 Lesotho: 55.13 World: 72.18 2021 Guinea-Bissau: 61.65 Lesotho: 54.21 World: 71.22 2022 Guinea-Bissau: 63.61 Lesotho: 56.81 World: 72.97 2023 Guinea-Bissau: 64.09 Lesotho: 57.38 World: 73.33 2024 Guinea-Bissau: 64.25 Lesotho: 57.8 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Guinea-Bissau Lesotho World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Guinea-Bissau: 5.92 Lesotho: 5.78 World: 4.69 1961 Guinea-Bissau: 5.93 Lesotho: 5.79 World: 4.56 1962 Guinea-Bissau: 5.94 Lesotho: 5.79 World: 5.02 1963 Guinea-Bissau: 5.95 Lesotho: 5.78 World: 5.31 1964 Guinea-Bissau: 5.96 Lesotho: 5.77 World: 5.13 1965 Guinea-Bissau: 5.97 Lesotho: 5.77 World: 5.08 1966 Guinea-Bissau: 5.98 Lesotho: 5.76 World: 4.97 1967 Guinea-Bissau: 5.99 Lesotho: 5.75 World: 4.87 1968 Guinea-Bissau: 6.01 Lesotho: 5.73 World: 4.98 1969 Guinea-Bissau: 6.02 Lesotho: 5.7 World: 4.88 1970 Guinea-Bissau: 6.04 Lesotho: 5.7 World: 4.84 1971 Guinea-Bissau: 6.06 Lesotho: 5.7 World: 4.69 1972 Guinea-Bissau: 6.08 Lesotho: 5.69 World: 4.55 1973 Guinea-Bissau: 6.1 Lesotho: 5.69 World: 4.42 1974 Guinea-Bissau: 6.12 Lesotho: 5.75 World: 4.26 1975 Guinea-Bissau: 6.15 Lesotho: 5.83 World: 4.07 1976 Guinea-Bissau: 6.19 Lesotho: 5.87 World: 3.97 1977 Guinea-Bissau: 6.25 Lesotho: 5.85 World: 3.84 1978 Guinea-Bissau: 6.32 Lesotho: 5.82 World: 3.77 1979 Guinea-Bissau: 6.4 Lesotho: 5.79 World: 3.76 1980 Guinea-Bissau: 6.49 Lesotho: 5.75 World: 3.73 1981 Guinea-Bissau: 6.57 Lesotho: 5.69 World: 3.71 1982 Guinea-Bissau: 6.64 Lesotho: 5.63 World: 3.72 1983 Guinea-Bissau: 6.69 Lesotho: 5.56 World: 3.59 1984 Guinea-Bissau: 6.73 Lesotho: 5.48 World: 3.57 1985 Guinea-Bissau: 6.74 Lesotho: 5.4 World: 3.53 1986 Guinea-Bissau: 6.73 Lesotho: 5.32 World: 3.51 1987 Guinea-Bissau: 6.72 Lesotho: 5.22 World: 3.48 1988 Guinea-Bissau: 6.69 Lesotho: 5.1 World: 3.39 1989 Guinea-Bissau: 6.66 Lesotho: 4.96 World: 3.35 1990 Guinea-Bissau: 6.5 Lesotho: 4.81 World: 3.31 1991 Guinea-Bissau: 6.47 Lesotho: 4.68 World: 3.13 1992 Guinea-Bissau: 6.44 Lesotho: 4.54 World: 3.04 1993 Guinea-Bissau: 6.37 Lesotho: 4.37 World: 2.97 1994 Guinea-Bissau: 6.3 Lesotho: 4.21 World: 2.92 1995 Guinea-Bissau: 6.22 Lesotho: 4.13 World: 2.87 1996 Guinea-Bissau: 6.14 Lesotho: 4.06 World: 2.82 1997 Guinea-Bissau: 6.06 Lesotho: 3.98 World: 2.78 1998 Guinea-Bissau: 5.97 Lesotho: 3.82 World: 2.75 1999 Guinea-Bissau: 5.87 Lesotho: 3.67 World: 2.72 2000 Guinea-Bissau: 5.79 Lesotho: 3.61 World: 2.73 2001 Guinea-Bissau: 5.69 Lesotho: 3.63 World: 2.69 2002 Guinea-Bissau: 5.63 Lesotho: 3.68 World: 2.66 2003 Guinea-Bissau: 5.58 Lesotho: 3.62 World: 2.64 2004 Guinea-Bissau: 5.5 Lesotho: 3.51 World: 2.63 2005 Guinea-Bissau: 5.46 Lesotho: 3.43 World: 2.61 2006 Guinea-Bissau: 5.41 Lesotho: 3.41 World: 2.61 2007 Guinea-Bissau: 5.37 Lesotho: 3.44 World: 2.6 2008 Guinea-Bissau: 5.27 Lesotho: 3.39 World: 2.6 2009 Guinea-Bissau: 5.18 Lesotho: 3.31 World: 2.59 2010 Guinea-Bissau: 5.11 Lesotho: 3.25 World: 2.57 2011 Guinea-Bissau: 5.07 Lesotho: 3.34 World: 2.55 2012 Guinea-Bissau: 5 Lesotho: 3.3 World: 2.56 2013 Guinea-Bissau: 4.93 Lesotho: 3.28 World: 2.53 2014 Guinea-Bissau: 4.79 Lesotho: 3.24 World: 2.52 2015 Guinea-Bissau: 4.66 Lesotho: 3.22 World: 2.49 2016 Guinea-Bissau: 4.52 Lesotho: 3.18 World: 2.49 2017 Guinea-Bissau: 4.35 Lesotho: 3.11 World: 2.46 2018 Guinea-Bissau: 4.24 Lesotho: 3.02 World: 2.39 2019 Guinea-Bissau: 4.15 Lesotho: 2.92 World: 2.35 2020 Guinea-Bissau: 4.08 Lesotho: 2.85 World: 2.28 2021 Guinea-Bissau: 4 Lesotho: 2.77 World: 2.25 2022 Guinea-Bissau: 3.91 Lesotho: 2.72 World: 2.22 2023 Guinea-Bissau: 3.84 Lesotho: 2.69 World: 2.2 2024 Guinea-Bissau: 3.76 Lesotho: 2.66 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Guinea-Bissau Lesotho World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Guinea-Bissau: 3.01 Lesotho: 15.5 World: 5.12 1992 Guinea-Bissau: 3.08 Lesotho: 15.45 World: 5.28 1993 Guinea-Bissau: 3.14 Lesotho: 15.57 World: 5.54 1994 Guinea-Bissau: 3.17 Lesotho: 15.62 World: 5.79 1995 Guinea-Bissau: 3.13 Lesotho: 15.8 World: 5.92 1996 Guinea-Bissau: 2.99 Lesotho: 15.71 World: 5.98 1997 Guinea-Bissau: 2.95 Lesotho: 15.82 World: 6.01 1998 Guinea-Bissau: 3.35 Lesotho: 15.91 World: 6.16 1999 Guinea-Bissau: 3.27 Lesotho: 16.17 World: 6.28 2000 Guinea-Bissau: 3.36 Lesotho: 16.17 World: 6.11 2001 Guinea-Bissau: 2.96 Lesotho: 16.08 World: 6.19 2002 Guinea-Bissau: 3.15 Lesotho: 16.08 World: 6.41 2003 Guinea-Bissau: 3.17 Lesotho: 16.06 World: 6.48 2004 Guinea-Bissau: 3.23 Lesotho: 16.15 World: 6.33 2005 Guinea-Bissau: 3.18 Lesotho: 16.03 World: 6.22 2006 Guinea-Bissau: 3.14 Lesotho: 16.05 World: 5.97 2007 Guinea-Bissau: 3.13 Lesotho: 15.94 World: 5.77 2008 Guinea-Bissau: 3.16 Lesotho: 15.85 World: 5.82 2009 Guinea-Bissau: 3.16 Lesotho: 16.12 World: 6.41 2010 Guinea-Bissau: 3.12 Lesotho: 16.07 World: 6.28 2011 Guinea-Bissau: 3.07 Lesotho: 16.12 World: 6.15 2012 Guinea-Bissau: 3.14 Lesotho: 15.76 World: 6.15 2013 Guinea-Bissau: 3.17 Lesotho: 15.93 World: 6.1 2014 Guinea-Bissau: 3.29 Lesotho: 16.07 World: 5.96 2015 Guinea-Bissau: 3.17 Lesotho: 16.22 World: 6 2016 Guinea-Bissau: 3.14 Lesotho: 16.14 World: 5.97 2017 Guinea-Bissau: 3.09 Lesotho: 16.38 World: 5.9 2018 Guinea-Bissau: 3.13 Lesotho: 16.61 World: 5.76 2019 Guinea-Bissau: 2.41 Lesotho: 16.88 World: 5.59 2020 Guinea-Bissau: 2.89 Lesotho: 18.39 World: 6.59 2021 Guinea-Bissau: 3.02 Lesotho: 18.21 World: 6.05 2022 Guinea-Bissau: 2.67 Lesotho: 16.62 World: 5.23 2023 Guinea-Bissau: 2.63 Lesotho: 16.35 World: 4.85 2024 Guinea-Bissau: 2.65 Lesotho: 16.34 World: 4.81 2025 Guinea-Bissau: 2.67 Lesotho: 16.32 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Guinea-Bissau Lesotho World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.14 1971 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.04 1972 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.16 1973 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.32 1974 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.23 1975 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.14 1976 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.31 1977 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.36 1978 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.42 1979 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.08 World: 4.46 1980 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.33 1981 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.18 1982 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 4.05 1983 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.01 1984 Guinea-Bissau: 0.09 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 4.07 1985 Guinea-Bissau: 0.1 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.05 1986 Guinea-Bissau: 0.09 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.04 1987 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.1 World: 4.1 1988 Guinea-Bissau: 0.21 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 4.16 1989 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.08 World: 4.16 1990 Guinea-Bissau: 0.17 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 4.15 1991 Guinea-Bissau: 0.21 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.1 1992 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 4.01 1993 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 3.97 1994 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 3.94 1995 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 3.99 1996 Guinea-Bissau: 0.18 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 4.01 1997 Guinea-Bissau: 0.18 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 4.02 1998 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.06 World: 3.98 1999 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.07 World: 3.95 2000 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 Lesotho: 0.18 World: 4.01 2001 Guinea-Bissau: 0.17 Lesotho: 0.18 World: 4.01 2002 Guinea-Bissau: 0.17 Lesotho: 0.19 World: 4.02 2003 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.2 World: 4.15 2004 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.21 World: 4.28 2005 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.21 World: 4.39 2006 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.21 World: 4.48 2007 Guinea-Bissau: 0.21 Lesotho: 0.27 World: 4.59 2008 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.22 World: 4.56 2009 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.26 World: 4.45 2010 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.26 World: 4.67 2011 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.27 World: 4.76 2012 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.28 World: 4.77 2013 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 Lesotho: 0.28 World: 4.81 2014 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.29 World: 4.78 2015 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 Lesotho: 0.28 World: 4.7 2016 Guinea-Bissau: 0.21 Lesotho: 0.31 World: 4.65 2017 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 Lesotho: 0.33 World: 4.67 2018 Guinea-Bissau: 0.18 Lesotho: 0.35 World: 4.73 2019 Guinea-Bissau: 0.18 Lesotho: 0.35 World: 4.7 2020 Guinea-Bissau: 0.17 Lesotho: 0.31 World: 4.47 2021 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 Lesotho: 0.34 World: 4.68 2022 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 Lesotho: 0.43 World: 4.67 2023 Guinea-Bissau: 0.15 Lesotho: 0.43 World: 4.68 2024 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 Lesotho: 0.43 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Guinea-Bissau Lesotho World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Guinea-Bissau: 1.9 Lesotho: 2.58 World: 15.6 2006 Guinea-Bissau: 2.06 Lesotho: 2.98 World: 17.2 2007 Guinea-Bissau: 2.21 Lesotho: 3.45 World: 20.2 2008 Guinea-Bissau: 2.35 Lesotho: 3.58 World: 22.8 2009 Guinea-Bissau: 2.3 Lesotho: 3.72 World: 25.3 2010 Guinea-Bissau: 2.45 Lesotho: 3.86 World: 28.4 2011 Guinea-Bissau: 2.67 Lesotho: 7 World: 30.9 2012 Guinea-Bissau: 2.89 Lesotho: 10 World: 33.3 2013 Guinea-Bissau: 3.1 Lesotho: 15 World: 35.3 2014 Guinea-Bissau: 3.32 Lesotho: 22 World: 37.4 2015 Guinea-Bissau: 6.1 Lesotho: 25 World: 39.9 2016 Guinea-Bissau: 13.8 Lesotho: 32.45 World: 43.6 2017 Guinea-Bissau: 14.8 Lesotho: 39 World: 46.3 2018 Guinea-Bissau: 15.7 Lesotho: 40.8 World: 49.4 2019 Guinea-Bissau: 17.92 Lesotho: 42.3 World: 53.9 2020 Guinea-Bissau: 20.46 Lesotho: 43.66 World: 60.1 2021 Guinea-Bissau: 23.35 Lesotho: 45.06 World: 63.8 2022 Guinea-Bissau: 27.67 Lesotho: 48.07 World: 67 2023 Guinea-Bissau: 28.71 Lesotho: 48.99 World: 69.2 2024 Guinea-Bissau: 29.78 Lesotho: 51.8 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Population 2.2 mn 2025
147th of 215		 2.4 mn 2025
144th of 215
Population density 76.6 /km² 2023
126th of 214		 76.1 /km² 2023
127th of 214
Population growth 2.16 % 2025
41st of 215		 1.10 % 2025
95th of 215
Life expectancy 64.3 years 2024
191st of 215		 57.8 years 2024
211th of 215
Fertility rate 3.76 2024
34th of 215		 2.66 2024
68th of 215
Birth rate 29.6 ‰ 2024
33rd of 215		 23.8 ‰ 2024
56th of 215
Infant mortality 42.1 ‰ 2024
172nd of 196		 56.3 ‰ 2024
186th of 196
Urban population 46.7 % 2025
156th of 215		 44.7 % 2025
161st of 215
Aged 65+ 3.2 % 2025
185th of 215		 3.9 % 2025
167th of 215
Living in cities 34.3 % 2025
124th of 215		 12.1 % 2025
179th of 215
Living in towns 20.0 % 2025
184th of 215		 28.1 % 2025
124th of 215
Living in rural areas 45.7 % 2025
28th of 215		 59.8 % 2025
10th of 215

Human development

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Human Development Index 0.514 2023
174th of 193		 0.550 2023
167th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.331 2023
150th of 169		 0.357 2023
143rd of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.632 2023
166th of 172		 0.534 2023
144th of 172

Economy

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
GDP 2.5 bn US$ 2025
166th of 186		 2.6 bn US$ 2025
165th of 186
GDP per capita 1,124 US$ 2025
171st of 186		 1,089 US$ 2025
173rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,293 int. $ 2025
170th of 185		 3,184 int. $ 2025
171st of 185
GNI per capita 1,090 US$ 2025
168th of 182		 1,280 US$ 2025
161st of 182
GDP growth 5.8 % 2025
34th of 186		 2.0 % 2025
135th of 186
Inflation 0.9 % 2025
135th of 165		 4.3 % 2025
44th of 165
Trade 40.9 % 2025
118th of 138		 154.0 % 2025
13th of 138
Exports 13.9 % 2025
127th of 138		 49.5 % 2025
38th of 138
FDI inflows 1.2 % 2024
137th of 192		 -0.2 % 2025
177th of 192
Manufacturing 8.6 % 2025
88th of 132		 12.1 % 2024
Agriculture 40.6 % 2025
2nd of 158		 6.5 % 2025
80th of 158
Tax revenue 8.3 % 2024
82nd of 89		 35.4 % 2024
1st of 89
Military spending 1.2 % 2023 1.6 % 2024
77th of 147
Government debt - 3.0 % 2020
12th of 56

Labour

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Unemployment 2.7 % 2025
27th of 181		 16.3 % 2025
169th of 181
Youth unemployment 2.8 % 2025
10th of 181		 24.7 % 2025
151st of 181
Women in the labour force 60.3 % 2025
48th of 181		 48.1 % 2025
122nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 61.1 % 2025
12th of 181		 30.9 % 2025
55th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.9 h 2025
41st of 181		 50.0 h 2025
2nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 13.6 % 2025
63rd of 181		 38.1 % 2025
172nd of 181
Labour income share 37.3 % 2025
92nd of 114		 54.4 % 2023
Output per hour 3.2 $ 2025
168th of 181		 3.3 $ 2025
167th of 181

Health

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Health spending 8.8 % 2023
48th of 192		 12.6 % 2023
8th of 192
Health spending per person 82 US$ 2023
151st of 191		 123 US$ 2023
138th of 191
Physicians 0.25 /1,000 2022
91st of 125		 0.24 /1,000 2022
94th of 125
Under-5 mortality 67.3 ‰ 2024
182nd of 196		 60.0 ‰ 2024
176th of 196
Maternal mortality 505 /100k 2023
186th of 194		 478 /100k 2023
184th of 194
Tobacco use 8.2 % 2024
21st of 166		 28.0 % 2024
129th of 166
Safe drinking water 24.0 % 2024
132nd of 147		 31.3 % 2024
123rd of 147

Food

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Calories per person 2,560 kcal 2023
123rd of 155		 -
Protein supply 51.5 g 2022
165th of 174		 49.4 g 2022
167th of 174
Animal protein supply 9.1 g 2022
169th of 174		 15.9 g 2022
152nd of 174
Fat supply 79.0 g 2022
114th of 174		 38.3 g 2022
169th of 174
Food insecurity 62.5 % 2022 61.6 % 2024
117th of 134
Severe food insecurity 9.0 % 2022 24.3 % 2024
110th of 124
Cereal import dependency 50.7 % 2022
69th of 160		 68.4 % 2022
52nd of 160

Education

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Literacy 63.9 % 2022 90.5 % 2024
20th of 29
Education spending 2.0 % 2013 6.6 % 2024
6th of 121
Expected schooling 10.6 yrs 2023
167th of 195		 11.0 yrs 2023
158th of 195
Mean schooling 3.7 yrs 2023
181st of 193		 7.7 yrs 2023
129th of 193
Secondary enrolment - 59.4 % 2017
Tertiary enrolment - 9.9 % 2018

Society

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Income inequality 33.4 2021
42nd of 93		 44.9 2017
Extreme poverty 39.9 % 2021
86th of 93		 41.9 % 2017
Internet use 29.8 % 2024
165th of 182		 51.8 % 2024
144th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 147.2 /100 2024
27th of 151		 70.3 /100 2024
140th of 151
Electricity access 43.7 % 2024
200th of 213		 60.6 % 2024
185th of 213
Women in parliament 9.8 % 2024 25.0 % 2025
99th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Refugees hosted 24 2025
148th of 177		 478 2025
130th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
155th of 177		 0.2 ‰ 2025
115th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 30 2025
145th of 177		 202 2025
126th of 177
Refugees from the country 1,800 2025
96th of 199		 27 2025
169th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.8 ‰ 2025
66th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
162nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Control of corruption 20.6 /100 2024
191st of 207		 41.7 /100 2024
116th of 207
Government effectiveness 24.7 /100 2024
192nd of 205		 38.8 /100 2024
153rd of 205
Rule of law 35.7 /100 2024
185th of 207		 50.0 /100 2024
128th of 207
Regulatory quality 36.1 /100 2024
184th of 205		 47.2 /100 2024
134th of 205
Voice and accountability 43.2 /100 2024
142nd of 205		 54.1 /100 2024
113th of 205
Political stability 55.3 /100 2024
157th of 207		 61.5 /100 2024
128th of 207

Environment

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
CO₂ per capita 0.16 t 2024
19th of 202		 0.43 t 2024
38th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.3 Mt 2024
188th of 204		 2.6 Mt 2024
151st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
188th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
151st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
188th of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
153rd of 204
GHG per capita 1.45 t 2024
36th of 202		 1.31 t 2024
31st of 202
Renewable energy 87.4 % 2022
8th of 211		 34.9 % 2022
74th of 211
Forest area 69.5 % 2023
17th of 212		 1.1 % 2023
193rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 32.3 µg/m³ 2023
160th of 200		 26.4 µg/m³ 2023
143rd of 200
Water stress 1.5 % 2022
21st of 176		 2.6 % 2022
36th of 176
Land area 28,120 km² 2023
139th of 214		 30,360 km² 2023
137th of 214

Energy

Indicator Guinea-Bissau Lesotho
Renewable electricity 0.0 % 2024
189th of 190		 100.0 % 2022
Wind and solar 0.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 0.0 % 2022
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
79th of 180		 0.0 % 2022
Low-carbon electricity 0.0 % 2024
189th of 190		 100.0 % 2022
Fossil electricity 100.0 % 2024
189th of 190		 0.0 % 2022
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
42nd of 188		 0.0 % 2022
Carbon intensity of power 663 g/kWh 2024
169th of 190		 23 g/kWh 2022
Electricity per capita 0.04 MWh 2024
188th of 191		 0.25 MWh 2024
165th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.