| Attribute |
Lesotho × | 
Belarus × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 30,355 | 207,600 |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
| Land area (km²) | 30,355 | 202,900 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 4,700 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 1,106 | 3,642 |
| Border countries | | - Latvia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Russia
- Ukraine
|
| Coastline (km) | 0 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 2,161 | 160 |
| Lowest point (m) | 1,400 | 90 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,482 | 346 |
| People | | |
| Population | 1,969,334 | 9,477,918 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Protestant | Orthodox |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Kingdom of Lesotho | Republic of Belarus |
| Short country name | Lesotho | Belarus |
| Long local name | Kingdom of Lesotho | Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus' |
| Short local name | Lesotho | Byelarus'/Belarus' |
| Former name | | - Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
|
| Government type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship |
| Capital | Maseru | Minsk |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 6,656,000,000 | 179,400,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 2,749,000,000 | 54,440,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | -1.6 | 2.4 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 3,300 | 18,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 20.3 | 24.5 |
| Labor force | 930,800 | 4,381,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 28.1 | 0.8 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 57 | 5.7 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 1,090,000,000 | 22,150,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,255,000,000 | 20,570,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.81 | 1.27 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 39.7 | 40.7 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6 | 2.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 33.7 | 53.4 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.3 | 6 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 6.75 | 14 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 11.58 | 9.66 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 420,800,000 | 3,702,000,000 |
| 1↑Stock of broad money (USD) | 420,800,000 | 3,702,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 442,300,000 | 19,810,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -102,000,000 | -931,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 1,028,000,000 | 28,650,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,826,000,000 | 31,580,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 657,700,000 | 7,315,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 934,600,000 | 39,920,000,000 |
| National currency | maloti | Belarusian rubles |
| National currency (code) | LSL | BYB |
| National currency (symbol) | L | - |
| National currency rate to USD | 14.48 | 1.9 |