Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Lesotho

Lesotho: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 44.9% in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
44.9%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
157th
of 205 countries
All-time high
70.5%
in 2002
All-time low
42.9%
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Lesotho, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 70.21998: 702000: 70.12002: 70.52003: 70.22004: 52.92005: 55.32006: 49.42007: 48.62008: 48.92009: 51.82010: 51.52011: 512012: 49.62013: 48.92014: 482015: 46.62016: 45.62017: 45.42018: 45.42019: 44.82020: 44.12021: 43.82022: 432023: 42.92024: 44.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Lesotho stood at 44.9%.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Lesotho peaked at 70.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2023.

That places Lesotho 157th out of 205 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70.1% 70.0% 70.2% 2
2000s 57.5% 48.6% 70.5% 9
2010s 47.7% 44.8% 51.5% 10
2020s 43.7% 42.9% 44.9% 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 154 Vanuatu 45.3% compare
  2. 155 Iran 45.2% compare
  3. 156 Ethiopia 44.9% compare
  4. 158 Solomon Islands 44.4% compare
  5. 159 Sao Tome and Principe 44.2% compare
  6. 160 Mozambique 43.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Lesotho?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Lesotho was 44.9% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2002.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2023.
How does Lesotho rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Lesotho ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
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