What is human rights index in Lesotho?

Human rights index in Lesotho was 0.835 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 0.838 in 2022.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 1910.

How does Lesotho rank for human rights index?

Lesotho ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Lesotho

Name: Human Rights Index in Lesotho
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lesotho: Human Rights Index was 0.835 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.835

Change on year

up 5.3%

World rank

65th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.838

in 2022

All-time low

0.231

in 1910

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Lesotho, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.835 for human rights index in 2025.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Lesotho peaked at 0.838 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.231, in 1910.

That places Lesotho 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human Rights Index in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Lesotho, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.233	—
1901	0.233	+0.0%
1902	0.233	+0.0%
1903	0.233	+0.0%
1904	0.233	+0.0%
1905	0.233	+0.0%
1906	0.233	+0.0%
1907	0.233	+0.0%
1908	0.233	+0.0%
1909	0.233	+0.0%
1910	0.231	-0.9%
1911	0.231	+0.0%
1912	0.231	+0.0%
1913	0.231	+0.0%
1914	0.231	+0.0%
1915	0.231	+0.0%
1916	0.231	+0.0%
1917	0.231	+0.0%
1918	0.231	+0.0%
1919	0.231	+0.0%
1920	0.231	+0.0%
1921	0.231	+0.0%
1922	0.231	+0.0%
1923	0.231	+0.0%
1924	0.231	+0.0%
1925	0.231	+0.0%
1926	0.231	+0.0%
1927	0.231	+0.0%
1928	0.231	+0.0%
1929	0.231	+0.0%
1930	0.231	+0.0%
1931	0.231	+0.0%
1932	0.231	+0.0%
1933	0.231	+0.0%
1934	0.231	+0.0%
1935	0.231	+0.0%
1936	0.231	+0.0%
1937	0.231	+0.0%
1938	0.231	+0.0%
1939	0.231	+0.0%
1940	0.231	+0.0%
1941	0.231	+0.0%
1942	0.231	+0.0%
1943	0.231	+0.0%
1944	0.231	+0.0%
1945	0.231	+0.0%
1946	0.231	+0.0%
1947	0.231	+0.0%
1948	0.231	+0.0%
1949	0.231	+0.0%
1950	0.243	+5.2%
1951	0.243	+0.0%
1952	0.266	+9.5%
1953	0.266	+0.0%
1954	0.266	+0.0%
1955	0.266	+0.0%
1956	0.266	+0.0%
1957	0.266	+0.0%
1958	0.266	+0.0%
1959	0.266	+0.0%
1960	0.314	+18.0%
1961	0.318	+1.3%
1962	0.318	+0.0%
1963	0.318	+0.0%
1964	0.322	+1.3%
1965	0.34	+5.6%
1966	0.529	+55.6%
1967	0.529	+0.0%
1968	0.529	+0.0%
1969	0.529	+0.0%
1970	0.353	-33.3%
1971	0.336	-4.8%
1972	0.336	+0.0%
1973	0.336	+0.0%
1974	0.336	+0.0%
1975	0.336	+0.0%
1976	0.336	+0.0%
1977	0.336	+0.0%
1978	0.335	-0.3%
1979	0.359	+7.2%
1980	0.359	+0.0%
1981	0.359	+0.0%
1982	0.365	+1.7%
1983	0.358	-1.9%
1984	0.358	+0.0%
1985	0.363	+1.4%
1986	0.388	+6.9%
1987	0.459	+18.3%
1988	0.462	+0.7%
1989	0.462	+0.0%
1990	0.501	+8.4%
1991	0.505	+0.8%
1992	0.542	+7.3%
1993	0.724	+33.6%
1994	0.727	+0.4%
1995	0.744	+2.3%
1996	0.744	+0.0%
1997	0.744	+0.0%
1998	0.735	-1.2%
1999	0.761	+3.5%
2000	0.756	-0.7%
2001	0.756	+0.0%
2002	0.756	+0.0%
2003	0.759	+0.4%
2004	0.76	+0.1%
2005	0.76	+0.0%
2006	0.764	+0.5%
2007	0.764	+0.0%
2008	0.771	+0.9%
2009	0.769	-0.3%
2010	0.792	+3.0%
2011	0.792	+0.0%
2012	0.789	-0.4%
2013	0.785	-0.5%
2014	0.794	+1.1%
2015	0.71	-10.6%
2016	0.682	-3.9%
2017	0.697	+2.2%
2018	0.761	+9.2%
2019	0.752	-1.2%
2020	0.806	+7.2%
2021	0.807	+0.1%
2022	0.838	+3.8%
2023	0.806	-3.8%
2024	0.793	-1.6%
2025	0.835	+5.3%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 0.835 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 0.835 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.233	0.233	0.233	10
1910s	0.231	0.231	0.231	10
1920s	0.231	0.231	0.231	10
1930s	0.231	0.231	0.231	10
1940s	0.231	0.231	0.231	10
1950s	0.2614	0.243	0.266	10
1960s	0.4046	0.314	0.529	10
1970s	0.3399	0.335	0.359	10
1980s	0.3933	0.358	0.462	10
1990s	0.6727	0.501	0.761	10
2000s	0.7615	0.756	0.771	10
2010s	0.7554	0.682	0.794	10
2020s	0.8142	0.793	0.838	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

62 Liberia 0.838 compare
63 Benin 0.836 compare
63 Portugal 0.836 compare
66 United States 0.826 compare
67 Argentina 0.821 compare
68 Honduras 0.819 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Lesotho?: Human rights index in Lesotho was 0.835 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.838 in 2022.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 1910.
How does Lesotho rank for human rights index?: Lesotho ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.