What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Cape Verde and Lesotho?

188.46 million current GBP, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?

40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Cape Verde

1.14 billion current GBP

in 2014

Lesotho

1.33 billion current GBP

in 2014

Cape Verde rank

176th

Lesotho rank

173rd

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

Cape Verde
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.33 billion current GBP against 1.14 billion current GBP in Cape Verde, a difference of 188.46 million current GBP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 200 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	34.18 million current GBP	107.32 million current GBP	73.15 million current GBP	Lesotho
1980s	85.15 million current GBP	218.60 million current GBP	133.45 million current GBP	Lesotho
1990s	272.29 million current GBP	461.97 million current GBP	189.68 million current GBP	Lesotho
2000s	613.07 million current GBP	701.95 million current GBP	88.88 million current GBP	Lesotho
2010s	1.13 billion current GBP	1.45 billion current GBP	316.28 million current GBP	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Cape Verde or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 1.33 billion current GBP against 1.14 billion current GBP in Cape Verde as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 188.46 million current GBP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?: Cape Verde ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid, drawing on Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/national-gdp-fouquin-current-gbp/cabo-verde/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/national-gdp-fouquin-current-gbp/cabo-verde/lesotho/">Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Gross domestic product (GDP)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit: current GBP
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.