Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population, total, per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.0009 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
21st

Population, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
00.0050.010.0150.02196019922025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 214 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP 0.0045 units per US$ of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1970s 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Lesotho, at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0007 units per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population, total, per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.