Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho

Guinea-Bissau 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.

• Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho have about the same number of people: 2.2 million and 2.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Guinea-Bissau ($1,124) is 3% higher than in Lesotho ($1,089) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Guinea-Bissau (5.8%) than in Lesotho (2%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Lesotho (4.3%) than in Guinea-Bissau (0.9%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Lesotho (16.3%) than in Guinea-Bissau (2.7%), a difference of 13.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Guinea-Bissau can expect to live 6.5 years longer than one born in Lesotho: 64.3 years against 57.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Lesotho is older: half of its people are over 21.4 years, against 18.9 years in Guinea-Bissau in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Lesotho (51.8%) than in Guinea-Bissau (29.8%), a difference of 22 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Lesotho (0.43 tonnes) are about 2.7 times as high as in Guinea-Bissau (0.16 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Guinea-Bissau (74.8%) than in Lesotho (1.1%), a difference of 73.7 percentage points in 2024.