Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Total GDP vs. GDP per capita

Lesotho
4.76 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
Sierra Leone
11.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
Lesotho rank
154th
Sierra Leone rank
151st

Total GDP vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sierra Leone
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B195019862022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 11.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices against 4.76 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in Lesotho, a difference of 6.92 billion international-$ in 2011 prices.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.5 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Lesotho ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 166 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 555.37 million international-$ in 2011 prices 2.29 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.73 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
1960s 945.44 million international-$ in 2011 prices 3.32 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
1970s 1.67 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.64 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.97 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
1980s 2.49 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 5.92 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 3.43 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
1990s 3.48 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.98 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
2000s 3.93 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 5.45 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
2010s 4.97 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 9.77 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.79 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
2020s 4.70 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 11.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 6.55 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total gdp vs. gdp per capita, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 11.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices against 4.76 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in total gdp vs. gdp per capita between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
6.92 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for total gdp vs. gdp per capita?
Lesotho ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices
Source
Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 15,675 data points, 1000–2022
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