Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 30.3% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
be 52.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Spain, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
live 23.0 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Lesotho, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 94.5% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
be 29.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 16.8% as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lesotho, there are 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 188.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lesotho, 566.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.8% less likely to be literate
In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Lesotho, it is 81.0% as of 2021.
be 19.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lesotho, on the other hand, 48.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Spain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Lesotho, 50% of the population do as of 2021.
be 48.9% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lesotho, about 48.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Spain, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 83% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 89.1% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lesotho spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 10.3% more on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Lesotho: At a glance
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