Lesotho vs Somalia: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Lesotho

57.38 years

in 2023

Somalia

58.82 years

in 2023

Lesotho rank

234th

Somalia rank

231st

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Somalia currently reports 58.82 years against 57.38 years in Lesotho, a difference of 1.44 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 234th and Somalia ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.