Lesotho vs Niger: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Lesotho
2,316 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Niger
1,919 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Lesotho rank
169th
Niger rank
171st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Niger
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2,316 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,919 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Niger, a difference of 397 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Lesotho ranks 169th and Niger ranks 171st of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 1,494 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,551 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,057 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Niger
1970s 2,072 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,058 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 14.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Lesotho
1980s 2,156 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,635 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 521.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Lesotho
1990s 2,658 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,234 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,424 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Lesotho
2000s 3,063 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,186 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,877 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Lesotho
2010s 3,165 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,331 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,833 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Lesotho
2020s 2,324 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,713 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 611.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Lesotho or Niger?
Lesotho, at 2,316 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,919 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Lesotho and Niger?
397 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Lesotho ranks 169th and Niger ranks 171st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.