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Lesotho
Maseru · Africa · Southern Africa
Pop: 2.1M · Area: 30,355 km² · English, Sotho
📊 Spotlight
Lesotho's GDP per capita of $972 (2024) is 66% below the Africa average of $2,877. Life expectancy is 57.4 years (2023), 8.1 years below the Africa average. CO₂ emissions of 0.4 mt/capita are well below the Africa average of 1.2. V-Dem classifies Lesotho as a partial democracy with an electoral democracy score of 0.66 (2024).
💰 Economy
GDP $2.3B2024
GDP Growth 2.9%2024
Inflation 6.1%2024
Unemployment 16.3%2025
Govt Debt 3.0%2020
Trade 141.5%2023
FDI -0.6%2024
Gini 44.92017
🏥 Health
Healthy Life (HALE) 44.62021
Health Spending 12.6%2023
Physicians/1K 0.22022
Maternal Mortality 478.02023
Under-5 Mortality 45.72023
Neonatal Mortality 28.72023
Fertility Rate 2.72023
🗳️ Democracy
Electoral 0.662024
Liberal 0.522024
Participatory 0.412024
Deliberative 0.502024
Egalitarian 0.512024
Corruption 0.542024
Rule of Law 0.682024
Press Freedom 0.702024
🌍 Other
Internet Users 48.0%2023
Literacy 90.4%2024
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