Government transparency in Lesotho

Lesotho: Government transparency was -0.6145 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
-0.6145
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
92nd
of 125 countries
All-time high
-0.532
in 2004
All-time low
-0.621
in 1985
Years of data
31
1980–2010

Government transparency in Lesotho, 1980–2010

-0.62-0.6-0.58-0.56-0.541980199520101980: -0.6161981: -0.621982: -0.6191983: -0.6141984: -0.6151985: -0.6211986: -0.6131987: -0.6161988: -0.6111989: -0.6131990: -0.6161991: -0.6161992: -0.6181993: -0.6111994: -0.6161995: -0.6121996: -0.6141997: -0.5881998: -0.6161999: -0.5662000: -0.5632001: -0.5562002: -0.5572003: -0.5552004: -0.5322005: -0.5872006: -0.5842007: -0.5972008: -0.5412009: -0.5742010: -0.614

Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded -0.6145 for government transparency in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government transparency in Lesotho peaked at -0.532 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.621, in 1985.

Lesotho ranks 92nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -0.6158 -0.621 -0.6106 10
1990s -0.6074 -0.6182 -0.5663 10
2000s -0.5647 -0.5967 -0.532 10
2010s -0.6145 -0.6145 -0.6145 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 89 Haiti -0.5878 compare
  2. 90 Laos -0.5939 compare
  3. 91 Trinidad and Tobago -0.6105 compare
  4. 93 Guyana -0.6243 compare
  5. 94 Kuwait -0.6321 compare
  6. 95 Iraq -0.6349 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government transparency in Lesotho?
Government transparency in Lesotho was -0.6145 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest government transparency recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was -0.532 in 2004.
What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was -0.621 in 1985.
How does Lesotho rank for government transparency?
Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
Is government transparency rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government transparency
Source
Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 3,875 data points, 1980–2010
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