Gambia vs Lesotho: Wages and salaries

Gambia
1.47 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
3.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
Gambia rank
47th
Lesotho rank
45th

Wages and salaries over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3.60 billion current LCU against 1.47 billion current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 2.13 billion current LCU.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.5 times Gambia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 47th and Lesotho ranks 45th of 51 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 101.97 million current LCU 165.05 million current LCU 63.08 million current LCU Lesotho
1990s 214.45 million current LCU 496.28 million current LCU 281.83 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s 604.73 million current LCU 1.45 billion current LCU 846.37 million current LCU Lesotho
2010s 1.40 billion current LCU 3.40 billion current LCU 2.00 billion current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Gambia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 3.60 billion current LCU against 1.47 billion current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Gambia and Lesotho?
2.13 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for wages and salaries?
Gambia ranks 47th and Lesotho ranks 45th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wages and salaries (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,362 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.