Which has higher safety and rule of law, Lesotho, Kingdom of or Zambia?

Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 68.9 against 64.43 in Zambia as of 2011.

What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Lesotho, Kingdom of and Zambia?

4.47, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and Zambia?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho, Kingdom of vs Zambia: Safety and Rule of Law

Lesotho, Kingdom of

68.9

in 2011

Zambia

64.43

in 2011

Lesotho, Kingdom of rank

8th

Zambia rank

11th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

Lesotho, Kingdom of
Zambia

How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports 68.9 against 64.43 in Zambia, a difference of 4.47.

That makes Lesotho, Kingdom of's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Lesotho, Kingdom of has been ahead every year.

Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th of 52 countries.

Lesotho, Kingdom of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho, Kingdom of	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	68.42	64.35	4.06	Lesotho, Kingdom of
2010s	68.75	62.95	5.79	Lesotho, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Lesotho, Kingdom of or Zambia?: Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 68.9 against 64.43 in Zambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Lesotho, Kingdom of and Zambia?: 4.47, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and Zambia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Lesotho, Kingdom of and Zambia rank globally for safety and rule of law?: Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Safety and Rule of Law
Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.