Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2499 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2499
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3752
in 1996
All-time low
0.2446
in 2013
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2499 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho peaked at 0.3752 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2446, in 2013.
That places Lesotho 82nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3752 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3521 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3427 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3427 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3427 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3427 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3427 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2884 | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2884 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2805 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2519 | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2519 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2519 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2519 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2446 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2499 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2499 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2403, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2499 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2394, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3637 | 0.3521 | 0.3752 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3136 | 0.2519 | 0.3427 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2468 | 0.2446 | 0.2519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2472 | 0.2446 | 0.2499 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 82 Burundi 0.2499 compare
- 82 Central African Republic 0.2499 compare
- 82 Chad 0.2499 compare
- 82 Djibouti 0.2499 compare
- 82 Equatorial Guinea 0.2499 compare
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 0.2499 in 2025, 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 0.3752 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2446 in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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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