Comoros vs Lesotho

Comoros and Lesotho compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Lesotho has about 2.7 times as many people as Comoros: 2.4 million against 882,847 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Comoros ($2,056) is 89% higher than in Lesotho ($1,089) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Comoros (3.8%) than in Lesotho (2%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Lesotho (4.3%) than in Comoros (3.2%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Lesotho (16.3%) than in Comoros (3.8%), a difference of 12.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Comoros can expect to live 9.2 years longer than one born in Lesotho: 67 years against 57.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Lesotho is older: half of its people are over 21.4 years, against 20.3 years in Comoros in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Lesotho (51.8%) than in Comoros (32.5%), a difference of 19.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Comoros (0.51 tonnes) are 19% higher than in Lesotho (0.43 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Comoros (17.8%) than in Lesotho (1.1%), a difference of 16.7 percentage points in 2024.