Lesotho vs Samoa: Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate)
Lesotho
0.4%
in 2018
Samoa
0.5%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
19th
Samoa rank
17th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) over time
- Lesotho
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 17th of 235 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, male (uis estimate), Lesotho or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, male (uis estimate) between Lesotho and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for outbound mobility ratio to south and west asia, male (uis estimate)?
- Lesotho ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 17th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release