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be 16.6% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people.
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people.
In Ecuador, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Lesotho, that number is 23.8% of people.
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women). In Lesotho, that number is 53 years (53 years for men, 53 years for women).
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0%. In Lesotho, the top tax rate is 30.0%.
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $11,500, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $3,600.
In Ecuador, 4.6% of adults are unemployed. In Lesotho, that number is 28.1%.
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people. In Lesotho, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people.
In Ecuador, approximately 64.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Lesotho, 487.0 women do.
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 94.4%. In Lesotho, it is 79.4%.
In Ecuador, approximately 16.4 children die before they reach the age of one. In Lesotho, on the other hand, 46.1 children do.
In Ecuador, 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas). In Lesotho, that number is 17% of people on average (43% in urban areas, and 8% in rural areas).
In Ecuador, approximately 54.1% of the population has internet access. In Lesotho, about 27.4% do.
Ecuador spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education. Lesotho spends 11.4% of total GDP on education.
Ecuador spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Lesotho, that number is 10.6% of GDP.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
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