Country Risk Profile · Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index
Overall GSCI Rank
#148
of 193 countries
Overall Score
39.9
Best: 61.0 (Finland)
Global Average
44.6
Gap to Lesotho: -4.7
10-year change (2015–2025)
-1.6
vs global trend
10-year outlook (projection)
-1.3
Population
2,337,423
Area
30,360 km²
Population Density
77 /km²
GDP (Nominal)
$2.3B
GDP per Capita
$972
How Lesotho compares to the global best and global average across the six GSCI dimensions.
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