Civil Rights Score in Lesotho
Lesotho: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in Lesotho, 2009–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Lesotho is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Lesotho peaked at 6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2009.
That places Lesotho 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Civil Rights Score in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 31 Bolivia 6 compare
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- 31 Malawi 6 compare
- 31 Malaysia 6 compare
- 31 Namibia 6 compare
- 31 Nepal 6 compare
- 31 Panama 6 compare
- 31 Papua New Guinea 6 compare
- 31 Paraguay 6 compare
- 31 Peru 6 compare
- 31 Qatar 6 compare
- 31 Senegal 6 compare
- 31 Serbia 6 compare
- 31 Singapore 6 compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 6 compare
- 31 Ukraine 6 compare
- 31 Zambia 6 compare
More social development data for Lesotho
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Lesotho?
- Civil rights score in Lesotho was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for civil rights score?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.