Country comparison Lesotho vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.9%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,099Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,272Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€898chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$972chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,259
Debt ($M) [+]20231,361
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.51%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€540
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$584
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023150
Deficit ($M) [+]2023162
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20237.32%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,010.5
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,093.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024139.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024150.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.37%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023121.5chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023131.4chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.83%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202432.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202435.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.53%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.39%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€434
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$469
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€59
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$64
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€53chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$57chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€14
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$15
Fitch Rating [+]08/19/2019B
Corruption Index [+]202339chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019131º
Fragile States Index [+]202474.6chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2015118º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$102.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017124º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020122º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202221.3%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20181,173,000
Exports [+]2023€762.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$824.8Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202337.28%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,594.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,724.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202377.94%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-831.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-978.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-40.66%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202477chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024125ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017414.9
% Immigrant [+]20200.54%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.97%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202324.11‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.65‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.69chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201749.7%
Population [+]20242,337,423chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202012,060chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020202,164chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.521
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202498º
Life expectancy [+]202357.38chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015221chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.44chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2015897
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201543.56
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.36chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023833chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023482chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025709chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202536,140chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2023938,088
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025303.33chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20231,339,097
Lesotho
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN