Lesotho

Metrics

1. population
   2M
   150 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $2B
   166 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $916
   155 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $34M
   143 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   1.6%
   72 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   30K km²
   143 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   66.7 /km²
   77 of 144
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   57.4 yr
   173 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   48%
   124 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    0.43 t
    115 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    44%
    108 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    2.7
    45 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    0.6%
    121 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    21%
    8 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    92 of 106
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. researchers per million
    32
    92 of 100
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
17. scientific articles / yr
    48
    125 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
18. high-tech exports %
    0%
    130 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
19. gini inequality
    44.9
    11 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
20. youth unemployment
    25%
    25 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
21. adult literacy
    90%
    43 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.51
    46 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
23. cpi (clean gov)
    37
    75 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
24. press freedom
    31.6
    81 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
25. human development
    0.550
    120 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
26. refugees hosted
    419
    116 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
27. refugees produced
    25
    129 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data