Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Lesotho
United States
Population
2.3M 147th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$2.3B 188th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$972 200th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$3,580 177th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
2.9% 121st
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
30,360 km² 139th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
77.0 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
2.7 71st
1.6 135th
Urban Population
43.7% 164th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
3.9% 167th
17.9% 45th

Health

Lesotho
United States
Life Expectancy
57.4 yrs 216th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
55.4 188th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
478.0 184th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$123 141st
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
12.6% 8th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.23 170th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.30 140th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Lesotho
United States
Unemployment Rate
16.3% 175th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
2.77 48th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
6.5%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
30.9%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
48.0%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
42.9%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
98.6%
14.3%

Education & Society

Lesotho
United States
Literacy Rate
90.4% 93rd
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
6.6% 17th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
44.9 152nd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
41.9% 154th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
38.2 186th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
25.0% 102nd
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
48.5% 123rd
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.6% 89th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Lesotho
United States
Internet Users
48.0% 161st
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
69.4 182nd
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
57.3% 188th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
78.1% 178th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
47.9% 180th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
34.9% 71st
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
1.1% 194th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Lesotho

Population pyramid of Lesotho

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Lesotho

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Lesotho

United States

Population Over Time

Lesotho

United States

GDP Over Time

Lesotho

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Lesotho

United States

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