Lesotho vs Liberia

Lesotho (Africa) and Liberia (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$ · 1960-2025

Lesotho Liberia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Lesotho: 46.95 Liberia: 167.17 World: 452.65 1961 Lesotho: 47.05 Liberia: 157.5 World: 471.93 1962 Lesotho: 53.54 Liberia: 160.28 World: 496.11 1963 Lesotho: 58.41 Liberia: 163.13 World: 525.19 1964 Lesotho: 62.62 Liberia: 173.93 World: 563.85 1965 Lesotho: 64.26 Liberia: 177.56 World: 601.89 1966 Lesotho: 64.3 Liberia: 184.58 World: 638.97 1967 Lesotho: 64.84 Liberia: 192.15 World: 664.4 1968 Lesotho: 64.81 Liberia: 198.65 World: 703.46 1969 Lesotho: 67.1 Liberia: 214.72 World: 761.11 1970 Lesotho: 67.44 Liberia: 220.29 World: 817.68 1971 Lesotho: 72.41 Liberia: 227.08 World: 884.88 1972 Lesotho: 73.96 Liberia: 238.61 World: 1,002 1973 Lesotho: 106.99 Liberia: 244.36 World: 1,201.53 1974 Lesotho: 128.67 Liberia: 299.41 World: 1,362.19 1975 Lesotho: 123.23 Liberia: 345.65 World: 1,488.94 1976 Lesotho: 117.83 Liberia: 347.5 World: 1,589.73 1977 Lesotho: 149.86 Liberia: 381.09 World: 1,766.28 1978 Lesotho: 200.85 Liberia: 394.47 World: 2,055.49 1979 Lesotho: 212.37 Liberia: 434.7 World: 2,335.19 1980 Lesotho: 306.82 Liberia: 443.03 World: 2,587.01 1981 Lesotho: 299.84 Liberia: 426.05 World: 2,628.62 1982 Lesotho: 233.94 Liberia: 422.45 World: 2,554.08 1983 Lesotho: 252.02 Liberia: 390.76 World: 2,561.17 1984 Lesotho: 211 Liberia: 390.41 World: 2,614.33 1985 Lesotho: 165.37 Liberia: 379.95 World: 2,690.59 1986 Lesotho: 191.38 Liberia: 364.29 World: 3,118.57 1987 Lesotho: 236.45 Liberia: 409.22 World: 3,487.88 1988 Lesotho: 270.37 Liberia: 424.33 World: 3,829.99 1989 Lesotho: 279.04 Liberia: 312.29 World: 3,930.51 1990 Lesotho: 329.56 Liberia: 172.87 World: 4,338.94 1991 Lesotho: 382.29 Liberia: 177.87 World: 4,453.9 1992 Lesotho: 443.62 Liberia: 107.84 World: 4,679.98 1993 Lesotho: 439.37 Liberia: 74.43 World: 4,685.3 1994 Lesotho: 455.59 Liberia: 61.49 World: 4,967.01 1995 Lesotho: 513.41 Liberia: 62.14 World: 5,463.2 1996 Lesotho: 479.67 Liberia: 71.41 World: 5,507.22 1997 Lesotho: 501.98 Liberia: 122.63 World: 5,408.57 1998 Lesotho: 464.68 Liberia: 134.68 World: 5,302.34 1999 Lesotho: 455.65 Liberia: 156.57 World: 5,401.23 2000 Lesotho: 442.78 Liberia: 298.49 World: 5,512.56 2001 Lesotho: 412.68 Liberia: 300.46 World: 5,404.2 2002 Lesotho: 388.92 Liberia: 299.54 World: 5,539.32 2003 Lesotho: 583.27 Liberia: 239.78 World: 6,129.87 2004 Lesotho: 766.69 Liberia: 284.14 World: 6,818 2005 Lesotho: 861.38 Liberia: 287.49 World: 7,290.57 2006 Lesotho: 925.47 Liberia: 320.56 World: 7,803.19 2007 Lesotho: 861.19 Liberia: 374.21 World: 8,685.33 2008 Lesotho: 898.48 Liberia: 451.71 World: 9,425.74 2009 Lesotho: 878.85 Liberia: 448.39 World: 8,827.04 2010 Lesotho: 1,119.48 Liberia: 492.25 World: 9,555.07 2011 Lesotho: 1,280.73 Liberia: 568.09 World: 10,496.93 2012 Lesotho: 1,217.93 Liberia: 638.37 World: 10,597.85 2013 Lesotho: 1,151.04 Liberia: 710.74 World: 10,759.35 2014 Lesotho: 1,173.54 Liberia: 706.71 World: 10,912.24 2015 Lesotho: 1,121.2 Liberia: 692.59 World: 10,191.98 2016 Lesotho: 992.49 Liberia: 714.61 World: 10,239.47 2017 Lesotho: 1,069.37 Liberia: 699.27 World: 10,784.4 2018 Lesotho: 1,170.66 Liberia: 692.2 World: 11,344.73 2019 Lesotho: 1,082.06 Liberia: 658.16 World: 11,417.6 2020 Lesotho: 918.58 Liberia: 616.79 World: 10,999.49 2021 Lesotho: 1,066.59 Liberia: 667.97 World: 12,472.91 2022 Lesotho: 1,030.13 Liberia: 744.62 World: 12,876.24 2023 Lesotho: 921.44 Liberia: 799.19 World: 13,313.86 2024 Lesotho: 1,023.04 Liberia: 851.5 World: 13,717.09 2025 Lesotho: 1,088.96 Liberia: 915.33 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Lesotho Liberia World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Lesotho: 50.17 Liberia: 38.07 World: 50.94 1961 Lesotho: 50.28 Liberia: 38.1 World: 52.8 1962 Lesotho: 50.31 Liberia: 38.17 World: 55.29 1963 Lesotho: 50.26 Liberia: 38.31 World: 55.65 1964 Lesotho: 50.31 Liberia: 38.45 World: 56.1 1965 Lesotho: 50.33 Liberia: 38.69 World: 55.93 1966 Lesotho: 50.38 Liberia: 38.96 World: 56.45 1967 Lesotho: 50.51 Liberia: 39.26 World: 56.9 1968 Lesotho: 50.79 Liberia: 39.59 World: 57.34 1969 Lesotho: 51.12 Liberia: 39.99 World: 57.68 1970 Lesotho: 51.5 Liberia: 40.36 World: 57.94 1971 Lesotho: 51.85 Liberia: 40.72 World: 58.02 1972 Lesotho: 52.26 Liberia: 41.2 World: 58.84 1973 Lesotho: 52.62 Liberia: 41.62 World: 59.3 1974 Lesotho: 52.94 Liberia: 42.06 World: 59.7 1975 Lesotho: 53.45 Liberia: 42.46 World: 60.13 1976 Lesotho: 53.93 Liberia: 42.85 World: 60.45 1977 Lesotho: 54.53 Liberia: 43.22 World: 61.04 1978 Lesotho: 55.17 Liberia: 43.57 World: 61.39 1979 Lesotho: 55.84 Liberia: 43.89 World: 61.84 1980 Lesotho: 56.53 Liberia: 44.09 World: 62.15 1981 Lesotho: 57.31 Liberia: 44.34 World: 62.52 1982 Lesotho: 57.98 Liberia: 44.45 World: 62.87 1983 Lesotho: 58.5 Liberia: 44.58 World: 63.13 1984 Lesotho: 58.96 Liberia: 44.68 World: 63.44 1985 Lesotho: 59.21 Liberia: 44.03 World: 63.73 1986 Lesotho: 59.35 Liberia: 44.49 World: 64.12 1987 Lesotho: 59.56 Liberia: 44.27 World: 64.46 1988 Lesotho: 59.57 Liberia: 44.07 World: 64.67 1989 Lesotho: 59.51 Liberia: 43.86 World: 64.96 1990 Lesotho: 59.32 Liberia: 37.64 World: 65.11 1991 Lesotho: 59.06 Liberia: 43.58 World: 65.3 1992 Lesotho: 58.64 Liberia: 43.57 World: 65.55 1993 Lesotho: 58.06 Liberia: 43.02 World: 65.74 1994 Lesotho: 57.29 Liberia: 42.62 World: 65.96 1995 Lesotho: 56.37 Liberia: 44.57 World: 66.2 1996 Lesotho: 55.14 Liberia: 44.95 World: 66.52 1997 Lesotho: 53.73 Liberia: 48.3 World: 66.83 1998 Lesotho: 52.03 Liberia: 49.37 World: 67.07 1999 Lesotho: 50.39 Liberia: 50.41 World: 67.31 2000 Lesotho: 48.78 Liberia: 51.85 World: 67.65 2001 Lesotho: 47.15 Liberia: 53.11 World: 67.95 2002 Lesotho: 45.95 Liberia: 54.06 World: 68.23 2003 Lesotho: 44.92 Liberia: 53.05 World: 68.52 2004 Lesotho: 44.04 Liberia: 55.95 World: 68.77 2005 Lesotho: 43.61 Liberia: 56.77 World: 69.11 2006 Lesotho: 43.18 Liberia: 57.5 World: 69.47 2007 Lesotho: 43.66 Liberia: 58.15 World: 69.81 2008 Lesotho: 44.3 Liberia: 58.68 World: 70 2009 Lesotho: 45.06 Liberia: 59.11 World: 70.38 2010 Lesotho: 46.05 Liberia: 59.36 World: 70.68 2011 Lesotho: 46.93 Liberia: 59.49 World: 70.97 2012 Lesotho: 48.24 Liberia: 59.79 World: 71.26 2013 Lesotho: 49.55 Liberia: 59.99 World: 71.53 2014 Lesotho: 50.79 Liberia: 59.21 World: 71.78 2015 Lesotho: 51.83 Liberia: 59.25 World: 71.97 2016 Lesotho: 52.91 Liberia: 60.48 World: 72.19 2017 Lesotho: 53.87 Liberia: 60.78 World: 72.37 2018 Lesotho: 54.64 Liberia: 61 World: 72.64 2019 Lesotho: 55.25 Liberia: 61.23 World: 72.87 2020 Lesotho: 55.13 Liberia: 61.27 World: 72.18 2021 Lesotho: 54.21 Liberia: 61.17 World: 71.22 2022 Lesotho: 56.81 Liberia: 61.93 World: 72.97 2023 Lesotho: 57.38 Liberia: 62.16 World: 73.33 2024 Lesotho: 57.8 Liberia: 62.32 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Lesotho Liberia World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Lesotho: 5.78 Liberia: 6.39 World: 4.69 1961 Lesotho: 5.79 Liberia: 6.45 World: 4.56 1962 Lesotho: 5.79 Liberia: 6.5 World: 5.02 1963 Lesotho: 5.78 Liberia: 6.56 World: 5.31 1964 Lesotho: 5.77 Liberia: 6.59 World: 5.13 1965 Lesotho: 5.77 Liberia: 6.62 World: 5.08 1966 Lesotho: 5.76 Liberia: 6.63 World: 4.97 1967 Lesotho: 5.75 Liberia: 6.65 World: 4.87 1968 Lesotho: 5.73 Liberia: 6.66 World: 4.98 1969 Lesotho: 5.7 Liberia: 6.64 World: 4.88 1970 Lesotho: 5.7 Liberia: 6.58 World: 4.84 1971 Lesotho: 5.7 Liberia: 6.54 World: 4.69 1972 Lesotho: 5.69 Liberia: 6.6 World: 4.55 1973 Lesotho: 5.69 Liberia: 6.65 World: 4.42 1974 Lesotho: 5.75 Liberia: 6.69 World: 4.26 1975 Lesotho: 5.83 Liberia: 6.74 World: 4.07 1976 Lesotho: 5.87 Liberia: 6.79 World: 3.97 1977 Lesotho: 5.85 Liberia: 6.84 World: 3.84 1978 Lesotho: 5.82 Liberia: 6.88 World: 3.77 1979 Lesotho: 5.79 Liberia: 6.92 World: 3.76 1980 Lesotho: 5.75 Liberia: 6.87 World: 3.73 1981 Lesotho: 5.69 Liberia: 6.83 World: 3.71 1982 Lesotho: 5.63 Liberia: 6.79 World: 3.72 1983 Lesotho: 5.56 Liberia: 6.76 World: 3.59 1984 Lesotho: 5.48 Liberia: 6.73 World: 3.57 1985 Lesotho: 5.4 Liberia: 6.69 World: 3.53 1986 Lesotho: 5.32 Liberia: 6.64 World: 3.51 1987 Lesotho: 5.22 Liberia: 6.57 World: 3.48 1988 Lesotho: 5.1 Liberia: 6.51 World: 3.39 1989 Lesotho: 4.96 Liberia: 6.43 World: 3.35 1990 Lesotho: 4.81 Liberia: 6.37 World: 3.31 1991 Lesotho: 4.68 Liberia: 6.32 World: 3.13 1992 Lesotho: 4.54 Liberia: 6.28 World: 3.04 1993 Lesotho: 4.37 Liberia: 6.25 World: 2.97 1994 Lesotho: 4.21 Liberia: 6.21 World: 2.92 1995 Lesotho: 4.13 Liberia: 6.17 World: 2.87 1996 Lesotho: 4.06 Liberia: 6.13 World: 2.82 1997 Lesotho: 3.98 Liberia: 6.08 World: 2.78 1998 Lesotho: 3.82 Liberia: 6.02 World: 2.75 1999 Lesotho: 3.67 Liberia: 5.95 World: 2.72 2000 Lesotho: 3.61 Liberia: 5.88 World: 2.73 2001 Lesotho: 3.63 Liberia: 5.77 World: 2.69 2002 Lesotho: 3.68 Liberia: 5.65 World: 2.66 2003 Lesotho: 3.62 Liberia: 5.55 World: 2.64 2004 Lesotho: 3.51 Liberia: 5.51 World: 2.63 2005 Lesotho: 3.43 Liberia: 5.52 World: 2.61 2006 Lesotho: 3.41 Liberia: 5.53 World: 2.61 2007 Lesotho: 3.44 Liberia: 5.46 World: 2.6 2008 Lesotho: 3.39 Liberia: 5.33 World: 2.6 2009 Lesotho: 3.31 Liberia: 5.17 World: 2.59 2010 Lesotho: 3.25 Liberia: 5.06 World: 2.57 2011 Lesotho: 3.34 Liberia: 4.97 World: 2.55 2012 Lesotho: 3.3 Liberia: 4.88 World: 2.56 2013 Lesotho: 3.28 Liberia: 4.75 World: 2.53 2014 Lesotho: 3.24 Liberia: 4.62 World: 2.52 2015 Lesotho: 3.22 Liberia: 4.52 World: 2.49 2016 Lesotho: 3.18 Liberia: 4.46 World: 2.49 2017 Lesotho: 3.11 Liberia: 4.4 World: 2.46 2018 Lesotho: 3.02 Liberia: 4.34 World: 2.39 2019 Lesotho: 2.92 Liberia: 4.26 World: 2.35 2020 Lesotho: 2.85 Liberia: 4.17 World: 2.28 2021 Lesotho: 2.77 Liberia: 4.09 World: 2.25 2022 Lesotho: 2.72 Liberia: 4.02 World: 2.22 2023 Lesotho: 2.69 Liberia: 3.95 World: 2.2 2024 Lesotho: 2.66 Liberia: 3.86 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Lesotho Liberia World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Lesotho: 15.5 Liberia: 2.74 World: 5.12 1992 Lesotho: 15.45 Liberia: 2.72 World: 5.28 1993 Lesotho: 15.57 Liberia: 2.71 World: 5.54 1994 Lesotho: 15.62 Liberia: 2.65 World: 5.79 1995 Lesotho: 15.8 Liberia: 2.59 World: 5.92 1996 Lesotho: 15.71 Liberia: 2.4 World: 5.98 1997 Lesotho: 15.82 Liberia: 2.2 World: 6.01 1998 Lesotho: 15.91 Liberia: 2.06 World: 6.16 1999 Lesotho: 16.17 Liberia: 2.01 World: 6.28 2000 Lesotho: 16.17 Liberia: 2.02 World: 6.11 2001 Lesotho: 16.08 Liberia: 2.1 World: 6.19 2002 Lesotho: 16.08 Liberia: 2.22 World: 6.41 2003 Lesotho: 16.06 Liberia: 2.42 World: 6.48 2004 Lesotho: 16.15 Liberia: 2.42 World: 6.33 2005 Lesotho: 16.03 Liberia: 2.41 World: 6.22 2006 Lesotho: 16.05 Liberia: 2.28 World: 5.97 2007 Lesotho: 15.94 Liberia: 2.23 World: 5.77 2008 Lesotho: 15.85 Liberia: 2.22 World: 5.82 2009 Lesotho: 16.12 Liberia: 2.24 World: 6.41 2010 Lesotho: 16.07 Liberia: 2.27 World: 6.28 2011 Lesotho: 16.12 Liberia: 2.21 World: 6.15 2012 Lesotho: 15.76 Liberia: 2.15 World: 6.15 2013 Lesotho: 15.93 Liberia: 2.08 World: 6.1 2014 Lesotho: 16.07 Liberia: 2.08 World: 5.96 2015 Lesotho: 16.22 Liberia: 2.56 World: 6 2016 Lesotho: 16.14 Liberia: 3.08 World: 5.97 2017 Lesotho: 16.38 Liberia: 3.07 World: 5.9 2018 Lesotho: 16.61 Liberia: 3.06 World: 5.76 2019 Lesotho: 16.88 Liberia: 3.07 World: 5.59 2020 Lesotho: 18.39 Liberia: 4.1 World: 6.59 2021 Lesotho: 18.21 Liberia: 3.84 World: 6.05 2022 Lesotho: 16.62 Liberia: 2.96 World: 5.23 2023 Lesotho: 16.35 Liberia: 2.91 World: 4.85 2024 Lesotho: 16.34 Liberia: 2.91 World: 4.81 2025 Lesotho: 16.32 Liberia: 2.88 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Lesotho Liberia World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.66 World: 4.14 1971 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.64 World: 4.04 1972 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.63 World: 4.16 1973 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.63 World: 4.32 1974 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.66 World: 4.23 1975 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.67 World: 4.14 1976 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.68 World: 4.31 1977 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.68 World: 4.36 1978 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.68 World: 4.42 1979 Lesotho: 0.08 Liberia: 0.77 World: 4.46 1980 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.71 World: 4.33 1981 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.61 World: 4.18 1982 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.55 World: 4.05 1983 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.58 World: 4.01 1984 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.5 World: 4.07 1985 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.49 World: 4.05 1986 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.37 World: 4.04 1987 Lesotho: 0.1 Liberia: 0.38 World: 4.1 1988 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.44 World: 4.16 1989 Lesotho: 0.08 Liberia: 0.32 World: 4.16 1990 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.17 World: 4.15 1991 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.13 World: 4.1 1992 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.11 World: 4.01 1993 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.12 World: 3.97 1994 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.12 World: 3.94 1995 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.12 World: 3.99 1996 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.12 World: 4.01 1997 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.11 World: 4.02 1998 Lesotho: 0.06 Liberia: 0.11 World: 3.98 1999 Lesotho: 0.07 Liberia: 0.11 World: 3.95 2000 Lesotho: 0.18 Liberia: 0.14 World: 4.01 2001 Lesotho: 0.18 Liberia: 0.15 World: 4.01 2002 Lesotho: 0.19 Liberia: 0.15 World: 4.02 2003 Lesotho: 0.2 Liberia: 0.16 World: 4.15 2004 Lesotho: 0.21 Liberia: 0.17 World: 4.28 2005 Lesotho: 0.21 Liberia: 0.21 World: 4.39 2006 Lesotho: 0.21 Liberia: 0.21 World: 4.48 2007 Lesotho: 0.27 Liberia: 0.18 World: 4.59 2008 Lesotho: 0.22 Liberia: 0.15 World: 4.56 2009 Lesotho: 0.26 Liberia: 0.13 World: 4.45 2010 Lesotho: 0.26 Liberia: 0.2 World: 4.67 2011 Lesotho: 0.27 Liberia: 0.21 World: 4.76 2012 Lesotho: 0.28 Liberia: 0.22 World: 4.77 2013 Lesotho: 0.28 Liberia: 0.2 World: 4.81 2014 Lesotho: 0.29 Liberia: 0.26 World: 4.78 2015 Lesotho: 0.28 Liberia: 0.26 World: 4.7 2016 Lesotho: 0.31 Liberia: 0.29 World: 4.65 2017 Lesotho: 0.33 Liberia: 0.25 World: 4.67 2018 Lesotho: 0.35 Liberia: 0.13 World: 4.73 2019 Lesotho: 0.35 Liberia: 0.2 World: 4.7 2020 Lesotho: 0.31 Liberia: 0.16 World: 4.47 2021 Lesotho: 0.34 Liberia: 0.16 World: 4.68 2022 Lesotho: 0.43 Liberia: 0.16 World: 4.67 2023 Lesotho: 0.43 Liberia: 0.15 World: 4.68 2024 Lesotho: 0.43 Liberia: 0.15 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Lesotho Liberia World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Lesotho: 2.58 Liberia: 0.55 World: 15.6 2006 Lesotho: 2.98 Liberia: 0.53 World: 17.2 2007 Lesotho: 3.45 Liberia: 0.55 World: 20.2 2008 Lesotho: 3.58 Liberia: 0.53 World: 22.8 2009 Lesotho: 3.72 Liberia: 2 World: 25.3 2010 Lesotho: 3.86 Liberia: 2.3 World: 28.4 2011 Lesotho: 7 Liberia: 2.5 World: 30.9 2012 Lesotho: 10 Liberia: 2.6 World: 33.3 2013 Lesotho: 15 Liberia: 3.2 World: 35.3 2014 Lesotho: 22 Liberia: 5.41 World: 37.4 2015 Lesotho: 25 Liberia: 10 World: 39.9 2016 Lesotho: 32.45 Liberia: 15.7 World: 43.6 2017 Lesotho: 39 Liberia: 16.3 World: 46.3 2018 Lesotho: 40.8 Liberia: 17.28 World: 49.4 2019 Lesotho: 42.3 Liberia: 19.9 World: 53.9 2020 Lesotho: 43.66 Liberia: 22.91 World: 60.1 2021 Lesotho: 45.06 Liberia: 26.38 World: 63.8 2022 Lesotho: 48.07 Liberia: 30.38 World: 67 2023 Lesotho: 48.99 Liberia: 31.22 World: 69.2 2024 Lesotho: 51.8 Liberia: 32.23 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Population 2.4 mn 2025
144th of 215		 5.7 mn 2025
116th of 215
Population density 76.1 /km² 2023
127th of 214		 57.0 /km² 2023
145th of 214
Population growth 1.10 % 2025
95th of 215		 2.09 % 2025
44th of 215
Life expectancy 57.8 years 2024
211th of 215		 62.3 years 2024
200th of 215
Fertility rate 2.66 2024
68th of 215		 3.86 2024
29th of 215
Birth rate 23.8 ‰ 2024
56th of 215		 30.6 ‰ 2024
27th of 215
Infant mortality 56.3 ‰ 2024
186th of 196		 63.2 ‰ 2024
192nd of 196
Urban population 44.7 % 2025
161st of 215		 56.1 % 2025
137th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.9 % 2025
167th of 215		 3.3 % 2025
181st of 215
Living in cities 12.1 % 2025
179th of 215		 42.8 % 2025
89th of 215
Living in towns 28.1 % 2025
124th of 215		 16.3 % 2025
198th of 215
Living in rural areas 59.8 % 2025
10th of 215		 40.9 % 2025
43rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Human Development Index 0.550 2023
167th of 193		 0.510 2023
177th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.357 2023
143rd of 169		 0.326 2023
154th of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.534 2023
144th of 172		 0.646 2023
167th of 172
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.505 2023
135th of 156

Economy

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
GDP 2.6 bn US$ 2025
165th of 186		 5.2 bn US$ 2025
153rd of 186
GDP per capita 1,089 US$ 2025
173rd of 186		 915 US$ 2025
177th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,184 int. $ 2025
171st of 185		 1,981 int. $ 2025
178th of 185
GNI per capita 1,280 US$ 2025
161st of 182		 830 US$ 2025
173rd of 182
GDP growth 2.0 % 2025
135th of 186		 5.0 % 2025
45th of 186
Inflation 4.3 % 2025
44th of 165		 8.3 % 2025
23rd of 165
Trade 154.0 % 2025
13th of 138		 -
Exports 49.5 % 2025
38th of 138		 -
FDI inflows -0.2 % 2025
177th of 192		 9.9 % 2024
21st of 192
Manufacturing 12.1 % 2024 2.3 % 2011
Agriculture 6.5 % 2025
80th of 158		 32.7 % 2025
8th of 158
Tax revenue 35.4 % 2024
1st of 89		 -
Government debt 3.0 % 2020
12th of 56		 -
Military spending 1.6 % 2024
77th of 147		 0.7 % 2024
127th of 147

Labour

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Unemployment 16.3 % 2025
169th of 181		 2.9 % 2025
36th of 181
Youth unemployment 24.7 % 2025
151st of 181		 2.3 % 2025
6th of 181
Women in the labour force 48.1 % 2025
122nd of 181		 72.0 % 2025
16th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 30.9 % 2025
55th of 181		 41.1 % 2025
38th of 181
Weekly hours worked 50.0 h 2025
2nd of 181		 48.1 h 2025
8th of 181
Youth NEET rate 38.1 % 2025
172nd of 181		 14.8 % 2025
69th of 181
Labour income share 54.4 % 2023 35.7 % 2025
98th of 114
Output per hour 3.3 $ 2025
167th of 181		 1.5 $ 2025
179th of 181

Health

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Health spending 12.6 % 2023
8th of 192		 13.0 % 2023
6th of 192
Health spending per person 123 US$ 2023
138th of 191		 104 US$ 2023
141st of 191
Physicians 0.24 /1,000 2022
94th of 125		 0.18 /1,000 2022
101st of 125
Under-5 mortality 60.0 ‰ 2024
176th of 196		 86.4 ‰ 2024
187th of 196
Maternal mortality 478 /100k 2023
184th of 194		 628 /100k 2023
190th of 194
Tobacco use 28.0 % 2024
129th of 166		 5.2 % 2024
5th of 166
Safe drinking water 31.3 % 2024
123rd of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Protein supply 49.4 g 2022
167th of 174		 45.4 g 2022
172nd of 174
Animal protein supply 15.9 g 2022
152nd of 174		 12.7 g 2022
163rd of 174
Fat supply 38.3 g 2022
169th of 174		 41.6 g 2022
166th of 174
Food insecurity 61.6 % 2024
117th of 134		 79.0 % 2024
129th of 134
Severe food insecurity 24.3 % 2024
110th of 124		 35.5 % 2024
120th of 124
Cereal import dependency 68.4 % 2022
52nd of 160		 72.3 % 2022
50th of 160
Calories per person - 2,100 kcal 2024
151st of 155

Education

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Literacy 90.5 % 2024
20th of 29		 -
Secondary enrolment 59.4 % 2017 37.7 % 2020
Tertiary enrolment 9.9 % 2018 10.8 % 2012
Education spending 6.6 % 2024
6th of 121		 2.3 % 2023
101st of 121
Expected schooling 11.0 yrs 2023
158th of 195		 10.5 yrs 2023
169th of 195
Mean schooling 7.7 yrs 2023
129th of 193		 6.2 yrs 2023
151st of 193

Society

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Income inequality 44.9 2017 35.3 2016
Extreme poverty 41.9 % 2017 33.6 % 2016
Internet use 51.8 % 2024
144th of 182		 32.2 % 2024
162nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 70.3 /100 2024
140th of 151		 32.1 /100 2022
Electricity access 60.6 % 2024
185th of 213		 34.9 % 2024
205th of 213
Women in parliament 25.0 % 2025
99th of 184		 11.0 % 2025
161st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Refugees hosted 478 2025
130th of 177		 1,172 2025
123rd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
115th of 177		 0.2 ‰ 2025
114th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 202 2025
126th of 177		 725 2025
104th of 177
Refugees from the country 27 2025
169th of 199		 5,117 2025
79th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
162nd of 199		 0.9 ‰ 2025
64th of 199

Governance

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Control of corruption 41.7 /100 2024
116th of 207		 26.7 /100 2024
170th of 207
Government effectiveness 38.8 /100 2024
153rd of 205		 27.1 /100 2024
189th of 205
Rule of law 50.0 /100 2024
128th of 207		 42.0 /100 2024
156th of 207
Regulatory quality 47.2 /100 2024
134th of 205		 41.6 /100 2024
169th of 205
Voice and accountability 54.1 /100 2024
113th of 205		 54.9 /100 2024
109th of 205
Political stability 61.5 /100 2024
128th of 207		 62.0 /100 2024
124th of 207

Environment

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
CO₂ per capita 0.43 t 2024
38th of 202		 0.15 t 2024
18th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 2.6 Mt 2024
151st of 204		 0.9 Mt 2024
169th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
151st of 204		 0.00 % 2024
169th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
153rd of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
160th of 204
GHG per capita 1.31 t 2024
31st of 202		 0.79 t 2024
15th of 202
Renewable energy 34.9 % 2022
74th of 211		 92.8 % 2022
3rd of 211
Forest area 1.1 % 2023
193rd of 212		 78.1 % 2023
10th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 26.4 µg/m³ 2023
143rd of 200		 17.9 µg/m³ 2023
102nd of 200
Water stress 2.6 % 2022
36th of 176		 0.3 % 2022
6th of 176
Land area 30,360 km² 2023
137th of 214		 96,320 km² 2023
107th of 214

Energy

Indicator Lesotho Liberia
Renewable electricity 100.0 % 2022 54.4 % 2024
61st of 190
Wind and solar 0.0 % 2022 1.8 % 2024
134th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2022 0.0 % 2024
105th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 100.0 % 2022 54.4 % 2024
72nd of 190
Fossil electricity 0.0 % 2022 45.6 % 2024
72nd of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2022 0.0 % 2024
58th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 23 g/kWh 2022 314 g/kWh 2024
67th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.25 MWh 2024
165th of 191		 0.10 MWh 2024
180th 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.