Brazil vs Lesotho: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

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 106 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 70 and Lesotho wins on 29.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
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 points52.07 points
Radios71NA (2002)
Televisions36.5NA
Waterways50,000none

Economy

45 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 $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %6.75 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %11.58 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP9.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.188.2
Electricity Consumption509.1847.3
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels170
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64100
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables181
Electricity Imports41.31373
Electricity Installed Capacity150.880,400
Electricity Production567.9510
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita8.12 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.644.9
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 Consumption34.350
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.960
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.40
Oil Consumption2.652,000
Oil Exports699,0000
Oil Imports720,0001,690
Oil Production2.750
Oil Proved Reserves12.860
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people49.7 people
Public Debt833
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.965,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,0000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,4005,118
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.810
Remittances0.222
Revenue from Forest Resources0.623.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.9441.86
Taxes and Other Revenues1430.4
Unemployment Rate7.7 %16.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,38478,134
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
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year0.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.653.02

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %2.95 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.9273.72
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km21,439 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant1,197.02 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83312

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %32.71 %
Administrative Divisions2610
Independence74
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

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.66.2
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 km1.3 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 53.512.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,0002,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %44.3 %
Human Capital Index0.560.44
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years62.25 years
Median age of population35.25 years22 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons26,625.4 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km78.67 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons2.39M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.64
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 persons673,613 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79884,200
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years6.78 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people202,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55165.59
Military Service Age and Obligation1820
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %40.74 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km0.24 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 births65.76 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇸 LesothoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.02
Airports5,29734
Civil Air Travel1981

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