Lesotho: 24 winsSouth Africa: 47 wins
Across 71 shared metrics
Analysis
South Africa leads in 47 of 71 shared metrics, while Lesotho leads in 24.
Lesotho's Broadband Access (%) is 66.3x that of South Africa (202 vs 3.00).
Lesotho's GDP Growth Rate is 4.3x that of South Africa (2.9% vs 0.5%).
Lesotho's Renewable Energy (%) is 2.6x that of South Africa (34.9% vs 9.7%).
Lesotho's Imports (% GDP) is 2.3x that of South Africa (98.6% vs 29.9%).
Lesotho's Protected Land (%) is 1.5x that of South Africa (23.4% vs 9.5%).
Key Comparisons
Broadband Access (%)Lesotho leads
202
3.00
GDP Growth RateLesotho leads
2.9%
0.5%
Renewable Energy (%)Lesotho leads
34.9%
9.7%
Imports (% GDP)Lesotho leads
98.6%
29.9%
Protected Land (%)Lesotho leads
23.4%
9.5%
Infant MortalityLesotho leads
55.4
24.4
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband Access (%) | 202 | 3.00 | 6633% higher | Lesotho |
| GDP Growth Rate | 2.9% | 0.5% | 434% higher | Lesotho |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 34.9% | 9.7% | 260% higher | Lesotho |
| Imports (% GDP) | 98.6% | 29.9% | 230% higher | Lesotho |
| Protected Land (%) | 23.4% | 9.5% | 146% higher | Lesotho |
| Infant Mortality | 55.4 | 24.4 | 127% higher | Lesotho |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 1.5% | 0.7% | 114% higher | Lesotho |
| Forest Area | 345.2 | 169.4K | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Water Withdrawal | 0.04 | 21.11 | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Scientific Publications | 47.96 | 16.7K | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Irrigated Land | 12 | 16.7K | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 1.15M | 446.70M | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Capacity | 104.0K | 65.99M | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Generation | 0.48 | 244.81 | 100% lower | South Africa |
| GDP (Nominal) | 2.27B | 401.14B | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Water Stress (%) | 0.8% | 47.1% | 98% lower | South Africa |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 0.1% | 5.7% | 98% lower | South Africa |
| Land Area | 30.4K | 1.21M | 97% lower | South Africa |
| Population | 2.22M | 61.09M | 96% lower | South Africa |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 3.0% | 79.4% | 96% lower | South Africa |
| Airports | 34 | 573 | 94% lower | South Africa |
| Active Military Personnel | 2.0K | 35.0K | 94% lower | South Africa |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 1.1% | 14.0% | 92% lower | South Africa |
| CO2 Per Capita | 1.10 | 6.87 | 84% lower | South Africa |
| Border Countries Count | 1.00 | 6.00 | 83% lower | South Africa |
| GNI Per Capita | 1.2K | 6.1K | 81% lower | South Africa |
| GDP Per Capita | $2.6K | $13.6K | 81% lower | South Africa |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 3.0K | 15.5K | 81% lower | South Africa |
| Land Boundaries Length | 1.1K | 5.2K | 79% lower | South Africa |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 133.702 | 569.841 | 77% lower | South Africa |
| Spirits Consumption | 0.27 | 1.07 | 75% lower | South Africa |
| Child Mortality | 58.9 | 34.7 | 70% higher | Lesotho |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 0.24 | 0.79 | 70% lower | South Africa |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 24.2% | 60.9% | 60% lower | South Africa |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 70 | 167 | 58% lower | South Africa |
| Death Rate | 10.2 | 6.56 | 55% higher | Lesotho |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 31.3% | 68.0% | 54% lower | South Africa |
| Unemployment Rate | 16.1% | 33.2% | 51% lower | South Africa |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 37.3% | 25.4% | 47% higher | Lesotho |
| Population Density | 76.135 | 52.109 | 46% higher | Lesotho |
| Beer Consumption | 1.74 | 3.15 | 45% lower | South Africa |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 25.0% | 44.7% | 44% lower | South Africa |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 12.7% | 8.8% | 44% higher | Lesotho |
| Elderly Population (%) | 3.9% | 6.7% | 42% lower | South Africa |
| Alcohol Consumption | 4.30 | 7.13 | 40% lower | South Africa |
| Inflation Rate | 6.1% | 4.4% | 39% higher | Lesotho |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 47.9% | 77.4% | 38% lower | South Africa |
| Teen Birth Rate | 70.642 | 51.56 | 37% higher | Lesotho |
| Internet Users (%) | 48.0% | 76.0% | 37% lower | South Africa |
| Obesity Rate | 19.3% | 30.0% | 36% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Access (%) | 57.3% | 87.7% | 35% lower | South Africa |
| Exports (% GDP) | 42.9% | 31.8% | 35% higher | Lesotho |
| Youth Population (%) | 34.5% | 25.9% | 33% higher | Lesotho |
| Urban Population (%) | 43.7% | 63.7% | 31% lower | South Africa |
| Dependency Ratio | 62.274 | 48.311 | 29% higher | Lesotho |
| Suicide Rate | 28.66 | 22.3 | 29% higher | Lesotho |
| Human Development Index | 0.55 | 0.74 | 26% lower | South Africa |
| Birth Rate | 21.68 | 17.21 | 26% higher | Lesotho |
| Median Age | 24.0 years | 30.7 years | 22% lower | South Africa |
| Smoking Rate | 24.3% | 20.7% | 17% higher | Lesotho |
| Life Expectancy | 57.4 years | 66.1 years | 13% lower | South Africa |
| Life Expectancy | 57.4 years | 66.1 years | 13% lower | South Africa |
| Fertility Rate | 2.49 | 2.23 | 12% higher | Lesotho |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 6.6% | 6.0% | 10% higher | Lesotho |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 77.8% | 79.4% | 2% lower | South Africa |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 90.5% | 91.2% | 1% lower | South Africa |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 23.439 | 23.753 | 1% lower | South Africa |
| Highest Elevation | 3.5K | 3.5K | 1% higher | Lesotho |
| Coastline Length | 0 | 2.8K | ranked lower | South Africa |
| Lowest Elevation | 1.4K | 0 | ranked higher | Lesotho |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | -0.6% | 0.6% | ranked lower | South Africa |