Lesotho vs Timor-Leste

Lesotho and Timor-Leste 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 1.7 times as many people as Timor-Leste: 2.4 million against 1.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Timor-Leste ($1,341) is 23% higher than in Lesotho ($1,089) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Timor-Leste (7%) than in Lesotho (2%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Lesotho (4.3%) than in Timor-Leste (0.4%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Lesotho (16.3%) than in Timor-Leste (1.6%), a difference of 14.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Timor-Leste can expect to live 10.1 years longer than one born in Lesotho: 67.9 years against 57.8 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 21.4 years in both Lesotho and Timor-Leste in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Lesotho (51.8% in 2024) than in Timor-Leste (35% in 2021), a difference of 16.8 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Timor-Leste (0.5 tonnes) are 16% higher than in Lesotho (0.43 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Timor-Leste (71%) than in Lesotho (1.1%), a difference of 69.9 percentage points in 2024.