Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Lesotho

Lesotho: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
16
in 2016
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Lesotho, 1996–2024

57.51012.5151996201020241996: 41998: 42000: 52002: 62003: 72004: 92005: 102006: 122007: 122008: 132009: 132010: 132011: 132012: 142013: 152014: 152015: 152016: 162017: 162018: 142019: 132020: 132021: 132022: 132023: 122024: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - number of sources in Lesotho stood at 12.

That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Lesotho peaked at 16 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

That places Lesotho 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Lesotho, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 4
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 5 +25.0%
2002 6 +20.0%
2003 7 +16.7%
2004 9 +28.6%
2005 10 +11.1%
2006 12 +20.0%
2007 12 +0.0%
2008 13 +8.3%
2009 13 +0.0%
2010 13 +0.0%
2011 13 +0.0%
2012 14 +7.7%
2013 15 +7.1%
2014 15 +0.0%
2015 15 +0.0%
2016 16 +6.7%
2017 16 +0.0%
2018 14 -12.5%
2019 13 -7.1%
2020 13 +0.0%
2021 13 +0.0%
2022 13 +0.0%
2023 12 -7.7%
2024 12 +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 9.67 5 13 9
2010s 14.4 13 16 10
2020s 12.6 12 13 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 33 Angola 12 compare
  2. 33 Argentina 12 compare
  3. 33 Bangladesh 12 compare
  4. 33 Bulgaria 12 compare
  5. 33 Chad 12 compare
  6. 33 Chile 12 compare
  7. 33 Colombia 12 compare
  8. 33 Congo 12 compare
  9. 33 Croatia 12 compare
  10. 33 Czechia 12 compare
  11. 33 Eswatini 12 compare
  12. 33 Honduras 12 compare
  13. 33 Hungary 12 compare
  14. 33 Indonesia 12 compare
  15. 33 Jordan 12 compare
  16. 33 Kazakhstan 12 compare
  17. 33 South Korea 12 compare
  18. 33 Kyrgyzstan 12 compare
  19. 33 Mongolia 12 compare
  20. 33 Morocco 12 compare
  21. 33 Nicaragua 12 compare
  22. 33 Peru 12 compare
  23. 33 Poland 12 compare
  24. 33 Romania 12 compare
  25. 33 Rwanda 12 compare
  26. 33 Slovakia 12 compare
  27. 33 Slovenia 12 compare
  28. 33 Sri Lanka 12 compare
  29. 33 Thailand 12 compare
  30. 33 Venezuela 12 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Lesotho?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Lesotho was 12 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 16 in 2016.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Lesotho rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Lesotho ranks 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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