Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 42.51 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Lesotho, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, control of corruption - governance score in Lesotho stood at 42.51 0-100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Lesotho peaked at 52.19 0-100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.54 0-100, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 112th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 42.85 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 38.7 0-100 | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 38.54 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.99 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.03 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 42.52 0-100 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 45.65 0-100 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 49.63 0-100 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 48.63 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.35 0-100 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 52.19 0-100 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 51.81 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 52.09 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.25 0-100 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 51.36 0-100 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 50.24 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 48.72 0-100 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 48.15 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 48.88 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.33 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.95 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 47.53 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 44.64 0-100 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 44.93 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.33 0-100 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 41.78 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 42.51 0-100 | +1.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 42.51 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.33 0-100, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 42.51 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.07 0-100, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.78 0-100 | 38.7 0-100 | 42.85 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.17 0-100 | 38.54 0-100 | 52.19 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.68 0-100 | 47.95 0-100 | 52.09 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.79 0-100 | 41.33 0-100 | 47.53 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Lesotho?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Lesotho was 42.51 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 52.19 0-100 in 2009.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.54 0-100 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).