Country comparison Ireland vs Lesotho

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202K
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€2,099M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$2,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€9012024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$9752024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart1,2592023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart1,3612023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart61.51%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€5402023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$5842023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart1502023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart1622023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart7.32%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart1,010.52023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart1,093.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart139.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart150.42024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart10.37%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart121.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart131.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart11.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,137.9chart31.42023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,230.4chart34.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.02%chart2.73%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart49.39%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€4342023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$4692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€602024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$652024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$572023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€215chart€132023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$231chart$152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AA
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-B08/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart392023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart131º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart74.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449º
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart118º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155K
NMW [+]2025$2,587.6chart$102.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart124º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/15/20250.8508
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/15/20253.05%
Risk Premium [+]12/15/202520
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/15/202533.04%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20253.2%
HICP [+]November 20253.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 2025-3.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart122º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20258.7%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart21.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart1,173,0002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€762.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$824.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart37.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€1,594.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$1,724.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart77.94%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€-831.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-978.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-40.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20251.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515º
Density [+]202477chart772023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart125º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart414.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart0.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart8.97%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart24.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart1.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart10.65‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart2.692023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart49.7%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart2,330,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart12,0602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart202,1642020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.5212022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart98º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart57.382023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart2212015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart10.442015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart8972015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart43.562015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart0.362023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart8332023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart4822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20259,740chart70911/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20251,752,555chart36,14011/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart938,08803/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20251,790.47chart304.2911/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart1,339,09703/19/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Lesotho