Political rights rating fh in Lesotho
Lesotho: Political rights rating fh was 2 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1972
All-time low
2
in 2002
Years of data
53
1972β2025
Political rights rating fh in Lesotho, 1972β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating fh in Lesotho stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Lesotho peaked at 7 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.25 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.22 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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More social development data for Lesotho
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 478 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 27 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Lesotho?
- Political rights rating fh in Lesotho was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for political rights rating fh?
- Lesotho ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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