Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Lesotho

Lesotho: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was 0.753 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.753
Change on year
up 1,611.4%
World rank
63rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.753
in 2025
All-time low
-1.85
in 1971
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Lesotho, 1900–2025

-2-101190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.753 for rigorous and impartial public administration score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,611.4% on the previous year and up 1,294.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Lesotho peaked at 0.753 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.85, in 1971.

That places Lesotho 63rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s -1.02 -1.02 -1.02 10
1910s -1.02 -1.02 -1.02 10
1920s -1.02 -1.02 -1.02 10
1930s -1.02 -1.02 -1.02 10
1940s -1.02 -1.02 -1.02 10
1950s -1.02 -1.02 -1.02 10
1960s -0.634 -0.634 -0.634 10
1970s -1.8 -1.85 -1.38 10
1980s -0.9463 -1.17 -0.546 10
1990s -0.0014 -0.546 0.232 10
2000s 0.232 0.232 0.232 10
2010s 0.077 -0.136 0.427 10
2020s 0.4818 0.044 0.753 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 60 Suriname 0.799 compare
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  3. 61 Serbia 0.786 compare
  4. 64 East Timor 0.745 compare
  5. 65 Trinidad and Tobago 0.743 compare
  6. 66 Moldova 0.711 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Lesotho?
Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Lesotho was 0.753 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.753 in 2025.
What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was -1.85 in 1971.
How does Lesotho rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Lesotho ranks 63rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,294.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.