Lesotho vs Uganda: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table
Lesotho
2,721 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Uganda
2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Lesotho rank
183rd
Uganda rank
181st
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table over time
- Lesotho
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,721 international-$ in 2021 prices in Lesotho, a difference of 259 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 183rd and Uganda ranks 181st of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,682 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,259 international-$ in 2021 prices | 422.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2,252 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,792 international-$ in 2021 prices | 459.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2,873 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,485 international-$ in 2021 prices | 388.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2,608 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,790 international-$ in 2021 prices | 181.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table, Lesotho or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,721 international-$ in 2021 prices in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table between Lesotho and Uganda?
- 259 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table?
- Lesotho ranks 183rd and Uganda ranks 181st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.