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Lesotho geopolitical profile

National context alongside 69 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Lesotho. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

69Mixed
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2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES

Current-year economic outlook

IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.

GDP$3BESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual not stated
GDP per capita$1.2KESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual not stated
Real GDP growth1.1%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual not stated
Inflation4.2%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+469 directions reviewed
Average from reviewed countries+469 directions reviewed
Cooperative or stronger0Scores of +10 or above
Competitive or worse0Scores of −10 or below
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Lesotho

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
South AfricaLSO → ZAF+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceMoroccoLSO → MAR+7Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAlgeriaLSO → DZA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAngolaLSO → AGO+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBangladeshLSO → BGD+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEgyptLSO → EGY+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEthiopiaLSO → ETH+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGhanaLSO → GHA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKenyaLSO → KEN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMalaysiaLSO → MYS+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaLSO → NGA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSingaporeLSO → SGP+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBrazilLSO → BRA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyChileLSO → CHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaLSO → COL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDominican RepublicLSO → DOM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEcuadorLSO → ECU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGuatemalaLSO → GTM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIndonesiaLSO → IDN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIraqLSO → IRQ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKazakhstanLSO → KAZ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKuwaitLSO → KWT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMexicoLSO → MEX+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPakistanLSO → PAK+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPeruLSO → PER+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPhilippinesLSO → PHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyQatarLSO → QAT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyRussiaLSO → RUS+5Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidenceSaudi ArabiaLSO → SAU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySwitzerlandLSO → CHE+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceThailandLSO → THA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited Arab EmiratesLSO → ARE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUzbekistanLSO → UZB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyVietnamLSO → VNM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAustraliaLSO → AUS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAustriaLSO → AUT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBelgiumLSO → BEL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBulgariaLSO → BGR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceChinaLSO → CHN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCroatiaLSO → HRV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDenmarkLSO → DNK+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFinlandLSO → FIN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGermanyLSO → DEU+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGreeceLSO → GRC+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIndiaLSO → IND+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIrelandLSO → IRL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJapanLSO → JPN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNetherlandsLSO → NLD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNew ZealandLSO → NZL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePortugalLSO → PRT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSpainLSO → ESP+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSwedenLSO → SWE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCanadaLSO → CAN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCzechiaLSO → CZE+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFranceLSO → FRA+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceHungaryLSO → HUN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIranLSO → IRN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyItalyLSO → ITA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorwayLSO → NOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPolandLSO → POL+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRomaniaLSO → ROU+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSlovakiaLSO → SVK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth KoreaLSO → KOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyeLSO → TUR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited KingdomLSO → GBR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceArgentinaLSO → ARG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUkraineLSO → UKR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited StatesLSO → USA-1Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidenceIsraelLSO → ISR-5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only
Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.