Regulatory Quality in Lesotho
Lesotho: Regulatory Quality was 0.1711 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Lesotho, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality in Lesotho is 0.1711 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Lesotho peaked at 0.4238 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1711 standard error, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3643 standard error | 0.3047 standard error | 0.4238 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2181 standard error | 0.1746 standard error | 0.2822 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1718 standard error | 0.1711 standard error | 0.1724 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 12 Gabon 0.1847 standard error compare
- 13 Eritrea 0.1742 standard error compare
- 14 Sudan 0.1719 standard error compare
- 15 Burundi 0.1711 standard error compare
- 15 Rwanda 0.1711 standard error compare
- 18 Guinea 0.1708 standard error compare
- 18 Liberia 0.1708 standard error compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 0.1708 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 regulatory quality in Lesotho?
- Regulatory quality in Lesotho was 0.1711 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4238 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1711 standard error in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for regulatory quality?
- Lesotho ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 Regulatory Quality (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.REGL.LA.ES. 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.