Quality of life comparison

be 98.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 23.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Spain, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.

live 29.0 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 53 years (53 years for men, 53 years for women) as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.

be 43.4% more likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.

make 11.6 times more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2017, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,400 as of 2017.

be 38.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Spain, that number is 17.2% as of 2017.

be 63.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Lesotho, 57.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Spain, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2012.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.

be 99.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 23.9% more likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Spain, it is 98.4% as of 2018.

be 92.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 41.5 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Spain, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.

have 62.5% fewer children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Spain, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 30% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In Spain, 100% of the population do as of 2016.

be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Spain, about 86.1% do as of 2018.

be 27.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lesotho, approximately 78% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017.

spend 34.4% less on education

Lesotho spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.