Effective Power to Govern Score in Lesotho
Lesotho: Effective Power to Govern Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective Power to Govern Score in Lesotho, 2009–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, effective power to govern score in Lesotho stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Lesotho peaked at 8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2015.
Lesotho ranks 23rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 2.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.2 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 effective power to govern score in Lesotho?
- Effective power to govern score in Lesotho was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for effective power to govern score?
- Lesotho ranks 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.