Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Lesotho
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 33.0% against 27.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Lesotho ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 22.0% | 6.5% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 23.1% | 0.7% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 26.5% | 5.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 27.5% | 5.6% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Lesotho or Upper middle income?
- Lesotho, at 33.0% against 27.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Lesotho and Upper middle income?
- 5.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Lesotho ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).