Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 77.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.8 years less
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 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 40.0% lower top tax rate
Zimbabwe has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Lesotho, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 14.8% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Lesotho, that number is 28.1% as of 2014.
be 29.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 18.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lesotho, 544.0 women do as of 2017.
be 69.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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.
have 30.0% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lesotho, there are 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.3% more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lesotho, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
be 32.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 36% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lesotho spends 7.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.8% more on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 7.7% 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, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
Lesotho: At a glance
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