Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 8.7 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 72.9% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.
be 52.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Ethiopia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 33.5 children do as of 2022.
have 31.7% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 34.8% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 30.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 47% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 44.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.1% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ethiopia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 71.7% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
Ethiopia: At a glance
How big is Ethiopia compared to Lesotho? See an in-depth size comparison.