Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 50.3% more likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maryland, that number is 33.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 77.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 16.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
make 63.5 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $1,089 as of 2025, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 76.8% more likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 51.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Maryland, about 91.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
