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
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, 1996–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 - 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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