Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Lesotho
Lesotho: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Lesotho, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Lesotho is 11, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Lesotho peaked at 11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.67 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
- 54 Argentina 11 compare
- 54 Belize 11 compare
- 54 Bolivia 11 compare
- 54 Botswana 11 compare
- 54 Dominica 11 compare
- 54 East Timor 11 compare
- 54 Grenada 11 compare
- 54 India 11 compare
- 54 Indonesia 11 compare
- 54 Jamaica 11 compare
- 54 Kiribati 11 compare
- 54 Liberia 11 compare
- 54 Mauritius 11 compare
- 54 Mongolia 11 compare
- 54 Nauru 11 compare
- 54 Saint Lucia 11 compare
- 54 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 compare
- 54 Sao Tome and Principe 11 compare
- 54 South Korea 11 compare
- 54 Sri Lanka 11 compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 11 compare
- 54 United States 11 compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- 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 democratic electoral institutions score in Lesotho?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Lesotho was 11 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Lesotho ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.