Lesotho

Sub-Saharan Africa · Maseru

Rank #157 of 173

23.5Strength score

Photos

7th CSC soldiers support MEDRETE 14-1 in Lesotho 140206-A-NP785-002 — 7th CSC soldiers support MEDRETE 14-1 in Lesotho 140206-A-NP785-002Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance63
Air power—
Manpower51
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $40M #154
Budget as % of GDP: 1.63% #90
Spending per person: $17 #136
GDP: $2.6B #168
Population: 2,363,325 #142

Manpower

Active personnel: 2,000 (World Bank figure) #161
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 2,000 #161

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)