Rule of Law in Lesotho
Lesotho: Rule of Law was 0.1424 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Lesotho, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1424 standard error for rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Lesotho peaked at 0.3362 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1424 standard error, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 17th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Rule of Law in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3362 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2894 standard error | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2331 standard error | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2326 standard error | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2251 standard error | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2124 standard error | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1998 standard error | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1589 standard error | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1582 standard error | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1537 standard error | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1503 standard error | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1478 standard error | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1424 standard error | -3.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1424 standard error is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.132 standard error, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1424 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1348 standard error, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3128 standard error | 0.2894 standard error | 0.3362 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1916 standard error | 0.1503 standard error | 0.2331 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1451 standard error | 0.1424 standard error | 0.1478 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 14 Eswatini 0.1443 standard error compare
- 15 Cape Verde 0.1442 standard error compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 0.1431 standard error compare
- 18 Rwanda 0.1411 standard error compare
- 19 Liberia 0.1406 standard error compare
- 20 Central African Republic 0.1387 standard error 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 in Lesotho?
- Rule of law in Lesotho was 0.1424 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3362 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1424 standard error in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for rule of law?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.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.