Ghana vs Lesotho: Political Stability/No Violence

Ghana
0.1454
in 2011
Lesotho
0.2667
in 2011
Ghana rank
12th
Lesotho rank
11th

Political Stability/No Violence over time

  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
-0.4-0.2-00.20.4199620032011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.2667 against 0.1454 in Ghana, a difference of 0.1213.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ghana ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 53 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s -0.2841 -0.0517 0.2324 Lesotho
2000s -0.0541 -0.0126 0.0415 Lesotho
2010s 0.0842 0.3685 0.2842 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political stability/no violence, Ghana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.2667 against 0.1454 in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in political stability/no violence between Ghana and Lesotho?
0.1213, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for political stability/no violence?
Ghana ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Institute, published as Political Stability/No Violence (estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Stability/No Violence (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Political stability and absence of violence measures the perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including domestic violence or terrorism. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.