Gambia vs Lesotho: Population, total
Gambia
2.82 million
in 2025
Lesotho
2.36 million
in 2025
Gambia rank
141st
Lesotho rank
144th
Population, total over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.82 million against 2.36 million in Lesotho, a difference of 458,770.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Globally, Gambia ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 144th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.