Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Lesotho

Lesotho: Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score was 60 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 191 countries
All-time high
60
in 2022
All-time low
35
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Lesotho, 2016–2023

02040602016201920232016: 352017: 402018: 402019: 402020: 402021: 552022: 602023: 60

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 60 for pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.4% over ten years.

That places Lesotho 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Lesotho, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 35
2017 40 +14.3%
2018 40 +0.0%
2019 40 +0.0%
2020 40 +0.0%
2021 55 +37.5%
2022 60 +9.1%
2023 60 +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 60 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 60 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 38.75 35 40 4
2020s 53.75 40 60 4

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  11. 95 Mozambique 60 compare
  12. 95 Myanmar 60 compare
  13. 95 Namibia 60 compare
  14. 95 Pakistan 60 compare
  15. 95 Panama 60 compare
  16. 95 Samoa 60 compare
  17. 95 Sri Lanka 60 compare
  18. 95 Togo 60 compare
  19. 95 Tunisia 60 compare
  20. 95 Zimbabwe 60 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in Lesotho?
Pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in Lesotho was 60 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 60 in 2022.
What is the lowest pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2016.
How does Lesotho rank for pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score?
Lesotho ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. 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 Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score
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
191 places, 1,522 data points, 2016–2023
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