Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) was 50.97 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance score in Lesotho, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance score in Lesotho is 50.97 0-100, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Lesotho peaked at 61.45 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 50.05 0-100, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 132nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59.68 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 59.54 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 61.08 0-100 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 61.45 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.38 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.97 0-100 | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 57.59 0-100 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 56.8 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.4 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.13 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 56.2 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 54.62 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 54.75 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 55.33 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.24 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.44 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 56.83 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56.01 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.8 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 53.11 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 53.59 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.21 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 51.53 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 50.46 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 50.05 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 51.4 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 50.97 0-100 | -0.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 50.97 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.29 0-100, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 50.97 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.06 0-100, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.61 0-100 | 59.54 0-100 | 59.68 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.89 0-100 | 53.97 0-100 | 61.45 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.07 0-100 | 53.11 0-100 | 56.83 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1 0-100 | 50.05 0-100 | 52.21 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 51.16 0-100 compare
- 130 Benin 51.12 0-100 compare
- 131 Azerbaijan 51.1 0-100 compare
- 133 Philippines 50.87 0-100 compare
- 134 Kenya 50.82 0-100 compare
- 135 Brazil 50.63 0-100 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 rule of law - governance score in Lesotho?
- Rule of law - governance score in Lesotho was 50.97 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 61.45 0-100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.05 0-100 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).