Democratic change in Lesotho
Lesotho: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1960
All-time low
0
in 1969
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Democratic change in Lesotho, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2 for democratic change in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Lesotho peaked at 2 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1969.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Lesotho
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5102 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.4131 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 221.03 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic change in Lesotho?
- Democratic change in Lesotho was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1960.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1969.
- How does Lesotho rank for democratic change?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.