Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 21.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lesotho, that number is 16.5% as of 2023.
be 15.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
make 76.4% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2023, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2023.
Life
be 29.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lesotho, 566.0 women do as of 2020.
be 22.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 39.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 50% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 18.6% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lesotho, about 48.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 74.0% more on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Lesotho spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 81.5% more on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% 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.
Lesotho: At a glance
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