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Australia vs Lesotho: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 67 of 115 metrics
Lesotho
lso
Leads on 36 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Lesotho: Lesotho leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (884,200) against Australia (14.91); Lesotho leads on Major Urban Areas Population (202,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Lesotho leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (5,000) against Australia (1.18). Across 115 compared metrics, Australia wins on 67 and Lesotho wins on 36.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)96.13 %★51.8 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★47.99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 48% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★52.07 points
Radios25.5NA (2002)
Televisions10.15NA
Waterways8,368none

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★180.83M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★2.30B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.87 %27.22 %★
Apple Import Volume1.04M tonnes4.20M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %6.75 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %11.58 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP9.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7988.2★
Electricity Consumption229.4847.3★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★0
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11100★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★1
Electricity Imports0373★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.5680,400★
Electricity Production243510★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★8.12 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.344.9★
Gross Fixed Investment28.236.6★
Gross National Saving21★20.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %2.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★6.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★2,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★1,690
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★49.7 people
Public Debt583★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.185,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★5,118
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.122★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.133.34★
Robotics Research Funding1.92 USD★0.05 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues23.630.4★
Top Exporting Countries463.12B USD★909.09M USD
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★16.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.54 %57.12 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M78,134★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.651.15★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byrelatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.48 sq km34.43 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★3.02

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %2.95 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★73.72
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★21,439 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,197.02 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★12

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★32.71 %
Administrative Divisions610★
Independence14★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★6.2
Health Care Spending per Capita9,382.2 USD★239.19 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★10.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★20.9 %
Hospital Bed Density3.9 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★478 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★20.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %16.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★280,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA10.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★2,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★44.3 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.44
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★62.25 years
Median age of population38.51 years★22 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★26,625.4 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★78.67 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★2.39M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.64
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %21.68 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★64.9 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★10.2 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★673,613 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91884,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★6.78 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people202,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★165.59
Military Service Age and Obligation1720★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★40.74 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.24 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.73 %
Population living in slums0.03 %17.13 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons22,773.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★58.42 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.6 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-5,758.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★65.76 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.02
Airports2,257★34
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft1

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Current Bank Rate4.35 %6.5 %★

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