Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 59.58 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Voice and Accountability - 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
Lesotho recorded 59.58 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Lesotho peaked at 62.08 0-100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 51.84 0-100, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 99th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 57.29 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 51.84 0-100 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 58.1 0-100 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 58.67 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 60.91 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 59.73 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 61.19 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 62.08 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 59.56 0-100 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 56.86 0-100 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 57.13 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.13 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.99 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.07 0-100 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 59.66 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 57.54 0-100 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 57.67 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.61 0-100 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 56.03 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 56.6 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.83 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.79 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.75 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.59 0-100 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 57.91 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 58.96 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 59.58 0-100 | +1.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 59.58 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.49 0-100, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 59.58 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.56 0-100 | 51.84 0-100 | 57.29 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.36 0-100 | 56.86 0-100 | 62.08 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.31 0-100 | 55.61 0-100 | 59.66 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.93 0-100 | 55.75 0-100 | 59.58 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 voice and accountability - governance score in Lesotho?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Lesotho was 59.58 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 voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 62.08 0-100 in 2006.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.84 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. 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).