Cote d'Ivoire vs Lesotho: Total natural resource rents
Cote d'Ivoire
4.7%
in 2021
Lesotho
4.3%
in 2021
Cote d'Ivoire rank
78th
Lesotho rank
81st
Total natural resource rents over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 4.7% against 4.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 78th and Lesotho ranks 81st of 211 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 9.1% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 7.2% | 2.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 4.4% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 5.0% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 4.4% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Cote d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 4.7% against 4.3% in Lesotho as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
- 0.4%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 78th and Lesotho ranks 81st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.