Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho

Lesotho: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2445 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2445
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
98th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.365
in 1996
All-time low
0.2445
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, 1996–2024

00.10.20.30.41996201020241996: 0.3651998: 0.3442000: 0.3352002: 0.3352003: 0.3352004: 0.3352005: 0.3352006: 0.2892007: 0.2892008: 0.2822009: 0.2532010: 0.2532011: 0.2532012: 0.2532013: 0.2462014: 0.2462015: 0.2462016: 0.2462017: 0.2462018: 0.2462019: 0.2462020: 0.2462021: 0.2462022: 0.2462023: 0.2492024: 0.244

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.2445 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho peaked at 0.365 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2445, in 2024.

That places Lesotho 98th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.365 —
1998 0.3435 -5.9%
2000 0.3354 -2.4%
2002 0.3354 +0.0%
2003 0.3354 +0.0%
2004 0.3354 +0.0%
2005 0.3354 +0.0%
2006 0.2891 -13.8%
2007 0.2891 +0.0%
2008 0.2815 -2.6%
2009 0.2535 -10.0%
2010 0.2535 +0.0%
2011 0.2535 +0.0%
2012 0.2535 +0.0%
2013 0.2462 -2.9%
2014 0.2462 +0.0%
2015 0.2462 +0.0%
2016 0.2462 +0.0%
2017 0.2462 +0.0%
2018 0.2462 +0.0%
2019 0.2462 +0.0%
2020 0.2462 +0.0%
2021 0.2462 +0.0%
2022 0.2462 +0.0%
2023 0.249 +1.1%
2024 0.2445 -1.8%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.2445 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2382, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.2445 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2382, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3543 0.3435 0.365 2
2000s 0.31 0.2535 0.3354 9
2010s 0.2484 0.2462 0.2535 10
2020s 0.2464 0.2445 0.249 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 97 Libya 0.2445 compare
  2. 98 Chad 0.2445 compare
  3. 100 Denmark 0.2441 compare
  4. 100 Finland 0.2441 compare
  5. 100 Japan 0.2441 compare
  6. 100 Luxembourg 0.2441 compare
  7. 100 Netherlands 0.2441 compare
  8. 100 Norway 0.2441 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho?
Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho was 0.2445 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.365 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2445 in 2024.
How does Lesotho rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Lesotho ranks 98th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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