🇱🇸 Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Maseru
Money1.3 / 10
Health1.3 / 10
Quality of life3.9 / 10
Passport4.0 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money1.3 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$3,184184 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$1,280179 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth2.0 %146 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation4.3 %136 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment16.3 %174 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)44.9136 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2017
Central government debt3.0 % GDP1 of 65World Bank · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2020
Reserves$1B143 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2024
◈Safety
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✚Health1.3 / 10
Life expectancy57.8 yr213 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100056.3186 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$123140 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending12.6 % GDP8 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.23156 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
☀Quality of life3.9 / 10
Internet users51.8 %160 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending6.6 % GDP17 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2024
Urban population44.7 %162 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$1B164 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$3B158 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP154 %20 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$-5,771,494177 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2025
Inbound tourism1.1M ppl91 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2019
☗People and environment
Population2.4M144 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth1.1 %96 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman2.768 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10070.3179 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity60.6 %187 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.43 t38 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy34.9 %70 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2022
Military spending1.6 % GDP74 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport4.0 / 10
No visa needed in advance73 of 198118 of 199
Visa free44 of 198
Visa on arrival25 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)4 of 198
E-visa33 of 198
Visa required92 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not