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GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions in Lesotho

Lesotho: GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions was 0.571 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.571 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 42.8%
World rank
143rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.778 5 year moving average
in 2018
All-time low
0 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions in Lesotho, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0 5 year moving average2005: 0.429 5 year moving average2006: 0.333 5 year moving average2007: 0.333 5 year moving average2008: 0.333 5 year moving average2009: 0.444 5 year moving average2010: 0.5 5 year moving average2011: 0.5 5 year moving average2012: 0.5 5 year moving average2013: 0.5 5 year moving average2014: 0.375 5 year moving average2015: 0.444 5 year moving average2016: 0.556 5 year moving average2017: 0.556 5 year moving average2018: 0.778 5 year moving average2019: 0.778 5 year moving average2020: 0.667 5 year moving average2021: 0.6 5 year moving average2022: 0.4 5 year moving average2023: 0.571 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.571 5 year moving average for goal 16: peace and justice strong institutions in 2023.

The figure is up 42.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 16: peace and justice strong institutions in Lesotho peaked at 0.778 5 year moving average in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 5 year moving average, in 2004.

Lesotho ranks 143rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions in Lesotho, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0 5 year moving average —
2005 0.429 5 year moving average —
2006 0.333 5 year moving average -22.4%
2007 0.333 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.333 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.444 5 year moving average +33.3%
2010 0.5 5 year moving average +12.6%
2011 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.375 5 year moving average -25.0%
2015 0.444 5 year moving average +18.4%
2016 0.556 5 year moving average +25.2%
2017 0.556 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.778 5 year moving average +39.9%
2019 0.778 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.667 5 year moving average -14.3%
2021 0.6 5 year moving average -10.0%
2022 0.4 5 year moving average -33.3%
2023 0.571 5 year moving average +42.7%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.571 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.714 5 year moving average, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.571 5 year moving average is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.714 5 year moving average, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.312 5 year moving average 0 5 year moving average 0.444 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.5487 5 year moving average 0.375 5 year moving average 0.778 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.5595 5 year moving average 0.4 5 year moving average 0.667 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 143 Bahrain 0.571 5 year moving average compare
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  3. 143 Brunei 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  4. 143 Burundi 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  5. 143 Cameroon 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  6. 143 China 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  7. 143 Comoros 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  8. 143 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  9. 143 Cuba 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  10. 143 Dominica 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  11. 143 Ethiopia 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  12. 143 Gabon 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  13. 143 Grenada 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  14. 143 Guinea-Bissau 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  15. 143 Haiti 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  16. 143 Iran 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  17. 143 Iraq 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  18. 143 Kiribati 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  19. 143 Maldives 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  20. 143 Mauritius 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  21. 143 Mozambique 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  22. 143 Myanmar 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  23. 143 Palau 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  24. 143 Papua New Guinea 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  25. 143 Qatar 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  26. 143 Sao Tome and Principe 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  27. 143 South Sudan 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  28. 143 Saint Lucia 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  29. 143 Suriname 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  30. 143 Tonga 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  31. 143 Turkmenistan 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  32. 143 Tuvalu 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  33. 143 United Arab Emirates 0.571 5 year moving average compare
  34. 143 Zambia 0.571 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 16: peace and justice strong institutions in Lesotho?
Goal 16: peace and justice strong institutions in Lesotho was 0.571 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 16: peace and justice strong institutions recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.778 5 year moving average in 2018.
What is the lowest goal 16: peace and justice strong institutions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Lesotho rank for goal 16: peace and justice strong institutions?
Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 16: peace and justice strong institutions rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 16 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database