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Botswana vs Lesotho: Population by income level

Botswana
2.56 million
in 2025
Lesotho
2.36 million
in 2025
Botswana rank
143rd
Lesotho rank
144th

Population by income level over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.56 million against 2.36 million in Lesotho, a difference of 198,800.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 144th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by income level
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
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Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.