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Equal Rights Protection Index in Lesotho

Lesotho: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.651 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.651
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.843
in 2010
All-time low
0.347
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Lesotho, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.651 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Lesotho peaked at 0.843 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.347, in 1900.

Lesotho ranks 87th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Lesotho, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.347 —
1901 0.347 +0.0%
1902 0.347 +0.0%
1903 0.347 +0.0%
1904 0.347 +0.0%
1905 0.347 +0.0%
1906 0.347 +0.0%
1907 0.347 +0.0%
1908 0.347 +0.0%
1909 0.347 +0.0%
1910 0.347 +0.0%
1911 0.347 +0.0%
1912 0.347 +0.0%
1913 0.347 +0.0%
1914 0.347 +0.0%
1915 0.347 +0.0%
1916 0.347 +0.0%
1917 0.347 +0.0%
1918 0.347 +0.0%
1919 0.347 +0.0%
1920 0.347 +0.0%
1921 0.347 +0.0%
1922 0.347 +0.0%
1923 0.347 +0.0%
1924 0.347 +0.0%
1925 0.347 +0.0%
1926 0.347 +0.0%
1927 0.347 +0.0%
1928 0.347 +0.0%
1929 0.347 +0.0%
1930 0.347 +0.0%
1931 0.347 +0.0%
1932 0.347 +0.0%
1933 0.347 +0.0%
1934 0.347 +0.0%
1935 0.347 +0.0%
1936 0.347 +0.0%
1937 0.347 +0.0%
1938 0.347 +0.0%
1939 0.347 +0.0%
1940 0.347 +0.0%
1941 0.347 +0.0%
1942 0.347 +0.0%
1943 0.347 +0.0%
1944 0.347 +0.0%
1945 0.347 +0.0%
1946 0.347 +0.0%
1947 0.347 +0.0%
1948 0.347 +0.0%
1949 0.347 +0.0%
1950 0.347 +0.0%
1951 0.347 +0.0%
1952 0.347 +0.0%
1953 0.347 +0.0%
1954 0.347 +0.0%
1955 0.347 +0.0%
1956 0.347 +0.0%
1957 0.347 +0.0%
1958 0.347 +0.0%
1959 0.347 +0.0%
1960 0.366 +5.5%
1961 0.366 +0.0%
1962 0.366 +0.0%
1963 0.366 +0.0%
1964 0.366 +0.0%
1965 0.366 +0.0%
1966 0.693 +89.3%
1967 0.693 +0.0%
1968 0.68 -1.9%
1969 0.683 +0.4%
1970 0.694 +1.6%
1971 0.694 +0.0%
1972 0.694 +0.0%
1973 0.694 +0.0%
1974 0.694 +0.0%
1975 0.694 +0.0%
1976 0.694 +0.0%
1977 0.694 +0.0%
1978 0.694 +0.0%
1979 0.694 +0.0%
1980 0.694 +0.0%
1981 0.694 +0.0%
1982 0.694 +0.0%
1983 0.694 +0.0%
1984 0.694 +0.0%
1985 0.694 +0.0%
1986 0.694 +0.0%
1987 0.694 +0.0%
1988 0.694 +0.0%
1989 0.694 +0.0%
1990 0.696 +0.3%
1991 0.696 +0.0%
1992 0.696 +0.0%
1993 0.825 +18.5%
1994 0.825 +0.0%
1995 0.825 +0.0%
1996 0.825 +0.0%
1997 0.825 +0.0%
1998 0.833 +1.0%
1999 0.833 +0.0%
2000 0.833 +0.0%
2001 0.833 +0.0%
2002 0.833 +0.0%
2003 0.833 +0.0%
2004 0.833 +0.0%
2005 0.833 +0.0%
2006 0.833 +0.0%
2007 0.833 +0.0%
2008 0.833 +0.0%
2009 0.823 -1.2%
2010 0.843 +2.4%
2011 0.843 +0.0%
2012 0.843 +0.0%
2013 0.833 -1.2%
2014 0.833 +0.0%
2015 0.838 +0.6%
2016 0.838 +0.0%
2017 0.803 -4.2%
2018 0.779 -3.0%
2019 0.767 -1.5%
2020 0.775 +1.0%
2021 0.805 +3.9%
2022 0.818 +1.6%
2023 0.685 -16.3%
2024 0.72 +5.1%
2025 0.651 -9.6%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.651 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.651 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.347 0.347 0.347 10
1910s 0.347 0.347 0.347 10
1920s 0.347 0.347 0.347 10
1930s 0.347 0.347 0.347 10
1940s 0.347 0.347 0.347 10
1950s 0.347 0.347 0.347 10
1960s 0.4945 0.366 0.693 10
1970s 0.694 0.694 0.694 10
1980s 0.694 0.694 0.694 10
1990s 0.7879 0.696 0.833 10
2000s 0.832 0.823 0.833 10
2010s 0.822 0.767 0.843 10
2020s 0.7423 0.651 0.818 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 84 Guyana 0.664 compare
  2. 85 Botswana 0.662 compare
  3. 86 Moldova 0.658 compare
  4. 87 Hungary 0.651 compare
  5. 89 Jordan 0.649 compare
  6. 90 East Timor 0.647 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Lesotho?
Equal rights protection index in Lesotho was 0.651 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.843 in 2010.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.347 in 1900.
How does Lesotho rank for equal rights protection index?
Lesotho ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.