Political Stability - Number of sources in Lesotho
Lesotho: Political Stability - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 208 countries
All-time high
9
in 2013
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Number of sources in Lesotho, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - number of sources in Lesotho is 9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Lesotho peaked at 9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.
That places Lesotho 79th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Number of sources in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.22 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - number of sources in Lesotho?
- Political stability - number of sources in Lesotho was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for political stability - number of sources?
- Lesotho ranks 79th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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