Voice and Accountability in Lesotho
Lesotho: Voice and Accountability was 0.1426 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability in Lesotho, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, voice and accountability in Lesotho stood at 0.1426 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Lesotho peaked at 0.3315 standard error in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1426 standard error, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 9th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2994 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.3315 standard error | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2675 standard error | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2371 standard error | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2195 standard error | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2288 standard error | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2177 standard error | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1657 standard error | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1462 standard error | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1459 standard error | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1476 standard error | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1439 standard error | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1426 standard error | -0.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1426 standard error is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1161 standard error, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1426 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1248 standard error, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3154 standard error | 0.2994 standard error | 0.3315 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1973 standard error | 0.1459 standard error | 0.2675 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1433 standard error | 0.1426 standard error | 0.1439 standard error | 2 |
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 in Lesotho?
- Voice and accountability in Lesotho was 0.1426 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3315 standard error in 1998.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1426 standard error in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for voice and accountability?
- Lesotho ranks 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 Voice and Accountability (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.VOIC.AC.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.