Lesotho vs Moldova
Lesotho has about the same population as Moldova: 2,363,325 vs 2,360,527, a gap of 2,798. Lesotho is growing faster (+1.10% vs −1.75% a year), adding about 26,045 people a year against −41,414. Moldova is the older society: 16.9% aged 65+ against 3.9% in Lesotho, while Lesotho has more children (34.1% under 15 vs 19.5%). People in Moldova live 13.5 years longer on average (71.3 vs 57.8). GDP per capita is 7.9× higher in Moldova ($8,622 vs $1,089).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Lesotho) and 2025 (Moldova); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Lesotho vs Moldova — side by side
 Lesotho |  Moldova | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,363,3252025 | 2,360,5272025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.10%2025 | −1.75%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 23.82024 | 10.62024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 10.52024 | 13.82024 |
| Children per woman | 2.662024 | 1.732024 |
| Life expectancy | 57.8 yrs2024 | 71.3 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 34.1%2025 | 19.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 3.9%2025 | 16.9%2025 |
| Density | 76.1 /km²2023 | 85.4 /km²2023 |
| Area | 30,360 km²2023 | 33,850 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 44.7%2025 | 43.7%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -5,1922025 | -29,7662025 |
| GDP per capita | $1,0892025 | $8,6222025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #144 | #145 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Lesotho: 3.2× from 1960 to 2025; Moldova: 1.1× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Moldova: Moldova vs Gabon, Moldova vs Botswana, Moldova vs Lesotho, Moldova vs Albania, Moldova vs Guinea-Bissau, Moldova vs Slovenia.
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