Control of Corruption - Governance score in Lesotho

Lesotho: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 41.73 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
41.73 0-100
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
114th
of 205 countries
All-time high
52.87 0-100
in 2013
All-time low
38.34 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Lesotho, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 42.6 0-1001998: 38.5 0-1002000: 38.3 0-1002002: 38.5 0-1002003: 38.7 0-1002004: 41.5 0-1002005: 45.3 0-1002006: 49.4 0-1002007: 48.3 0-1002008: 50 0-1002009: 51.9 0-1002010: 51.5 0-1002011: 51.9 0-1002012: 50.8 0-1002013: 52.9 0-1002014: 50.4 0-1002015: 48.9 0-1002016: 48.3 0-1002017: 48.8 0-1002018: 48.3 0-1002019: 47.3 0-1002020: 47.7 0-1002021: 44.7 0-1002022: 44.9 0-1002023: 41.8 0-1002024: 41.7 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, control of corruption - governance score in Lesotho stood at 41.73 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Lesotho peaked at 52.87 0-100 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 38.34 0-100, in 2000.

Lesotho ranks 114th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Lesotho, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 42.64 0-100 —
1998 38.51 0-100 -9.7%
2000 38.34 0-100 -0.4%
2002 38.53 0-100 +0.5%
2003 38.71 0-100 +0.5%
2004 41.49 0-100 +7.2%
2005 45.33 0-100 +9.3%
2006 49.38 0-100 +8.9%
2007 48.34 0-100 -2.1%
2008 50.02 0-100 +3.5%
2009 51.85 0-100 +3.7%
2010 51.48 0-100 -0.7%
2011 51.92 0-100 +0.9%
2012 50.79 0-100 -2.2%
2013 52.87 0-100 +4.1%
2014 50.38 0-100 -4.7%
2015 48.86 0-100 -3.0%
2016 48.27 0-100 -1.2%
2017 48.81 0-100 +1.1%
2018 48.27 0-100 -1.1%
2019 47.28 0-100 -2.0%
2020 47.66 0-100 +0.8%
2021 44.73 0-100 -6.1%
2022 44.89 0-100 +0.4%
2023 41.77 0-100 -7.0%
2024 41.73 0-100 -0.1%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 41.73 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.72 0-100, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 41.73 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.79 0-100, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.58 0-100 38.51 0-100 42.64 0-100 2
2000s 44.67 0-100 38.34 0-100 51.85 0-100 9
2010s 49.89 0-100 47.28 0-100 52.87 0-100 10
2020s 44.16 0-100 41.73 0-100 47.66 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 111 Colombia 41.91 0-100 compare
  2. 112 Tanzania 41.9 0-100 compare
  3. 113 India 41.88 0-100 compare
  4. 115 Argentina 41.26 0-100 compare
  5. 116 North Macedonia 41.19 0-100 compare
  6. 117 Gambia 41.09 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Lesotho?
Control of corruption - governance score in Lesotho was 41.73 0-100 in 2024, 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 52.87 0-100 in 2013.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 38.34 0-100 in 2000.
How does Lesotho rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Lesotho ranks 114th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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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Indicator
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,191 data points, 1996–2024
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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).