Political Stability/No Violence in Lesotho
Lesotho: Political Stability/No Violence was 0.3119 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Political Stability/No Violence in Lesotho, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, political stability/no violence in Lesotho stood at 0.3119 standard error.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability/no violence in Lesotho peaked at 0.4831 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2741 standard error, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 4th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4645 standard error | 0.4459 standard error | 0.4831 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3622 standard error | 0.2801 standard error | 0.4653 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.293 standard error | 0.2741 standard error | 0.3119 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 Comoros 0.3928 standard error compare
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 0.3525 standard error compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3253 standard error compare
- 4 Cape Verde 0.3119 standard error compare
- 6 Gambia 0.2905 standard error compare
- 7 Mauritius 0.2842 standard error compare
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 political stability/no violence in Lesotho?
- Political stability/no violence in Lesotho was 0.3119 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest political stability/no violence recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4831 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability/no violence recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2741 standard error in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for political stability/no violence?
- Lesotho ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is political stability/no violence rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Political Stability/No Violence (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.POLI.ST.SD. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.