Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Health

be 211.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.

live 18.4 years less

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 15.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 33.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 28.1% as of 2014.

make 83.9% less money

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2020, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Lesotho, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lesotho, there are 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 54.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lesotho, 544.0 women do as of 2017.

be 19.4% less likely to be literate

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the literacy rate is 98.5% as of 2015. In Lesotho, it is 79.4% as of 2015.

be 9.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lesotho, on the other hand, 48.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 64.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Lesotho, 36% of the population do as of 2019.

be 41.1% less likely to have internet access

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lesotho, about 43.0% do as of 2020.

be 17.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 83% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 24.2% more on healthcare

Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Lesotho: At a glance

Lesotho is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 30,355 sq km. Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. The Basuto National Party ruled the country during its first two decades. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990, but returned to Lesotho in 1992 and was reinstated in 1995 and subsequently succeeded by his son, King LETSIE III, in 1996. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after seven years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody intervention by South African and Batswana military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Subsequent constitutional reforms restored relative political stability. Peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002, but the National Assembly elections of February 2007 were hotly contested and aggrieved parties disputed how the electoral law was applied to award proportional seats in the Assembly. In May 2012, competitive elections involving 18 parties saw Prime Minister Motsoahae Thomas THABANE form a coalition government - the first in the country's history - that ousted the 14-year incumbent, Pakalitha MOSISILI, who peacefully transferred power the following month.
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