Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1589 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1589
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2395
in 1996
All-time low
0.1485
in 2016
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho stood at 0.1589.
The figure is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho peaked at 0.2395 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1485, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 99th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2395 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2395 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2253 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2253 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2158 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2078 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2016 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.175 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1574 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1574 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1574 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1574 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1571 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1499 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1499 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1499 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1485 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1485 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1573 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1578 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1578 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1578 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1578 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1589 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1589 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1589 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1589 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1519, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1589 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.14, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2395 | 0.2395 | 0.2395 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1934 | 0.1574 | 0.2253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1534 | 0.1485 | 0.1578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1584 | 0.1578 | 0.1589 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 96 Burundi 0.1595 compare
- 96 Central African Republic 0.1595 compare
- 98 Chad 0.1593 compare
- 100 Cambodia 0.1589 compare
- 101 Afghanistan 0.1589 compare
- 101 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1589 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 voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho?
- Voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho was 0.1589 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2395 in 1996.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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