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Brazil vs Lesotho: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 77 of 116 metrics
Lesotho
lso
Leads on 32 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Lesotho: Lesotho leads on Major Urban Areas Population (202,000 people) against Brazil (22.62 people); Lesotho leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (884,200) against Brazil (106.79); Brazil leads on Irrigated Land (91,833) against Lesotho (12). Across 116 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 77 and Lesotho wins on 32.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 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🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %★51.8 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★47.99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 48% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★52.07 points
Radios71NA (2002)
Televisions36.5NA
Waterways50,000none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★180.83M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★2.30B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)15.76 %27.22 %★
Apple Import Volume235.12M tonnes★4.20M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★6.75 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★11.58 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★9.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.188.2★
Electricity Consumption509.1847.3★
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17★0
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64100★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★1
Electricity Imports41.31373★
Electricity Installed Capacity150.880,400★
Electricity Production567.9★510
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★8.12 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★44.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.936.6★
Gross National Saving1520.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★2.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★6.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption34.35★0
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.96★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★0
Oil Consumption2.652,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★1,690
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★49.7 people
Public Debt833★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.965,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★5,118
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.222★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.623.34★
Robotics Research Funding1.19 USD★0.09 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.94★41.86
Taxes and Other Revenues1430.4★
Top Exporting Countries393.73B USD★909.09M USD
Unemployment Rate7.7 %★16.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %57.12 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★78,134
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.771.15★
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeirorelatively 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 Adaptation30.75 sq km34.43 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★0.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65★3.02

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %2.95 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★73.72
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★21,439 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,197.02 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★12

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %★32.71 %
Administrative Divisions26★10
Independence7★4
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water88.62 %★31.32 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★6.2
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USD★239.19 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP10.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★20.9 %
Hospital Bed Density2.3 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★478 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %16.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000280,000★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★12.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★2,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %★44.3 %
Human Capital Index0.56★0.44
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★62.25 years
Median age of population35.25 years★22 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★26,625.4 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★78.67 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★2.39M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.64
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %21.68 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★64.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %★10.2 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★673,613 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79884,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★6.78 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people202,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★165.59
Military Service Age and Obligation1820★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★40.74 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.24 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.73 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %17.13 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons22,773.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★58.42 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.6 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-5,758.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★65.76 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.02
Airports5,297★34
Civil Air Travel198★1

Other

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Current Bank Rate14.5 %★6.5 %

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