| Attribute |
Turks and Caicos Islands × | 
Lesotho × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 948 | 30,355 |
| Continent | North America | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 948 | 30,355 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 1,106 |
| Border countries | - | |
| Coastline (km) | 389 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | - | 2,161 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 1,400 |
| Highest point (m) | 48 | 3,482 |
| People | | |
| Population | 55,926 | 1,969,334 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Protestant | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | - | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Short country name | Turks and Caicos Islands | Lesotho |
| Long local name | - | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Short local name | - | Lesotho |
| Former name | - | |
| Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Grand Turk | Maseru |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 632,000,000 | 6,656,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | - | 2,749,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 11.2 | -1.6 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 29,100 | 3,300 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | - | 20.3 |
| Labor force | 4,848 | 930,800 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 10 | 28.1 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | - | 57 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 247,300,000 | 1,090,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 224,300,000 | 1,255,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 1.81 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | - | 39.7 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | - | -6 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | - | 33.7 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 4 | 5.3 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 6.75 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | - | 11.58 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | - | 420,800,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | - | 420,800,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | - | 442,300,000 |
| 1↑Current account balance (USD) | - | -102,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 24,770,000 | 1,028,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 591,300,000 | 1,826,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | - | 657,700,000 |
| External debt (USD) | - | 934,600,000 |
| National currency | US Dollar | maloti |
| National currency (code) | USD | LSL |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | L |
| National currency rate to USD | - | 14.48 |