Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 23.9% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
be 211.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cyprus, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
live 20.2 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Lesotho, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 93.9% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 28.1% as of 2014.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lesotho, there are 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 90.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lesotho, 544.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.9% less likely to be literate
In Cyprus, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2015. In Lesotho, it is 79.4% as of 2015.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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 Cyprus, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Lesotho, 36% of the population do as of 2019.
be 52.7% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lesotho, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cyprus, 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 27.6% more on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Lesotho spends 7.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 61.4% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% 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: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Lesotho: At a glance
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