Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1928 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1928 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho peaked at 0.444 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1928, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.444 | 0.444 | 0.444 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3098 | 0.2192 | 0.444 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2059 | 0.1997 | 0.2192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.197 | 0.1928 | 0.2059 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- 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)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 49.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.06 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho was 0.1928 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.444 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1928 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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