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Lesotho - Ranking Positions (Facts)

RANKING  VALUE  POSITION Geography Area - total 30,355.00 sq km 139 Area - land 30,355.00 sq km 135 Area - water 0.00 sq km 145 Land boundaries 909.00 km 122 Coastline 0.00 km 176 Elevation extremes - highest point 3,482 m 53 Land use - arable land 10.87 % 101 Land use - permanent crops 0.13 % 175 Land use - other 89.00 % 95 People Population 2,125,262 142 Age structure: 0-14 years 35.70 % 71 Age structure: 15-64 years 59.30 % 144 Age structure: 65 years and over 5.00 % 115 Population growth rate 0.14 % 178 Birth rate 24.72 births/1,000 population 71 Death rate 22.49 deaths/1,000 population 204 Net migration rate -0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population 59 Sex ratio - total population 0.96 male(s)/female 146 Infant mortality rate 79.85 deaths/1,000 live births 181 Life expectancy at birth - total population 39.97 years 204 Life expectancy at birth - male 40.73 years 202 Life expectancy at birth - female 39.18 years 204 Total fertility rate 3.21 children born/woman 64 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 28.90 % 164 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 320,000 138 HIV/AIDS - deaths 29,000 133 Literacy - total population 84.80 % 136 Economy GDP - real growth rate 3.00 % 153 GDP per capita - purchasing power parity 2,600 $ 154 GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) 16.10 % 76 GDP - composition by sector (industry) 43.00 % 28 GDP - composition by sector (services) 40.90 % 163 Population below poverty line 49.00 % 105 Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% 0.90 % 104 Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% 43.40 % 106 Inflation rate (consumer prices) 5.00 % 119 Labor force 838,000 136 Unemployment rate 45.00 % 173 Budget - revenues 778,900,000 $ 144 Electricity - production 250,000,000 kWh 164 Electricity - consumption 244,500,000 kWh 165 Electricity - exports 0 kWh 83 Exports 779,100,000 $ 150 Imports 1,401,000,000 $ 150 Debt - external 735,000,000 $ 156 Communications Telephones - main lines in use 48,000 158 Telephones - mobile cellular 249,800 149 Internet users 51,500 155 Transportation Roadways - total 5,940.00 km 147 Airports with paved runways - total 3 154 Airports - with unpaved runways - total 25 103 Military Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.60 % 58