Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
60.00 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 39/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Maseru
Rank #178 of scored countries.
Survival
26.6
Living
50.0
Governance
36.0
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.23 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 3/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
49.70 %(2017)
Normalized: 23/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
31.32 %(2024)
Normalized: 23/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
16.32 %(2025)
Normalized: 24/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
24.67 %(2025)
Normalized: 47/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
6.62 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 70/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
3,001 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 1/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
12.61 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 91/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
6.11 %(2024)
Normalized: 88/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
57.80 years(2024)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
44.90 0–100 index(2017)
Normalized: 26/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.30 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 36/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.65 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 30/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.41 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 40/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.16 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 48/100 · higher is better
History
Lesotho — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1986: -14.6 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37.0 | 178 | 24.9 | 51.3 | 36.3 |
| 2025 | 37.1 | 178 | 26.6 | 50.0 | 36.0 |
| 2024 | 37.0 | 178 | 26.9 | 49.4 | 35.7 |
| 2023 | 36.6 | 179 | 25.9 | 50.5 | 34.3 |
| 2022 | 36.4 | 179 | 25.8 | 49.9 | 34.5 |
| 2021 | 34.1 | 182 | 23.2 | 46.9 | 33.7 |
| 2020 | 35.1 | 181 | 23.5 | 48.1 | 35.3 |
| 2019 | 37.2 | 176 | 25.2 | 52.1 | 35.6 |
| 2018 | 37.1 | 174 | 26.1 | 50.4 | 36.2 |
| 2017 | 37.4 | 174 | 25.6 | 51.3 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 34.2 | 180 | 25.2 | 45.4 | 32.7 |
| 2015 | 35.6 | 177 | 24.6 | 49.3 | 34.0 |
| 2014 | 36.5 | 177 | 24.7 | 51.2 | 34.7 |
| 2013 | 37.5 | 173 | 24.6 | 53.4 | 36.1 |
| 2012 | 36.5 | 174 | 24.4 | 51.0 | 35.5 |
| 2011 | 35.5 | 174 | 23.1 | 49.5 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 35.8 | 178 | 22.4 | 50.9 | 36.3 |
| 2009 | 37.3 | 174 | 21.5 | 55.0 | 37.9 |
| 2008 | 32.7 | 183 | 20.9 | 43.2 | 36.8 |
| 2007 | 33.2 | 185 | 21.8 | 43.0 | 37.6 |
| 2006 | 33.8 | 183 | 23.0 | 41.5 | 40.3 |
| 2005 | 35.2 | 178 | 24.6 | 43.0 | 41.1 |
| 2004 | 35.3 | 180 | 25.8 | 44.2 | 38.0 |
| 2003 | 37.0 | 171 | 26.0 | 44.7 | 43.9 |
| 2002 | 34.6 | 176 | 26.6 | 37.4 | 43.4 |
| 2001 | 36.9 | 172 | 23.7 | 51.3 | 38.0 |
| 2000 | 35.9 | 170 | 24.0 | 47.8 | 38.2 |
| 1999 | 38.3 | 165 | 27.4 | 51.9 | 36.5 |
| 1998 | 39.6 | 162 | 28.2 | 54.8 | 36.5 |
| 1997 | 41.5 | 155 | 30.1 | 56.7 | 38.7 |
| 1996 | 42.3 | 152 | 30.7 | 58.1 | 38.7 |
| 1995 | 32.6 | 96 | 29.8 | 59.1 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | 32.4 | 91 | 30.7 | 57.6 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 39.2 | 85 | 38.2 | 60.4 | 11.2 |
| 1992 | 37.8 | 79 | 37.9 | 57.5 | 10.0 |
| 1991 | 37.6 | 69 | 37.1 | 57.6 | 10.3 |
| 1990 | 36.7 | 61 | 34.8 | 57.5 | 10.7 |
| 1989 | 42.1 | 57 | 35.2 | 73.9 | 8.9 |
| 1988 | 44.0 | 51 | 35.6 | 80.3 | 6.7 |
| 1987 | 50.8 | 38 | 52.9 | 79.9 | 6.8 |
| 1986 | 51.6 | 30 | 56.4 | 77.8 | 7.2 |
| 1985 | — | — | 34.2 | 80.1 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 33.0 | 76.3 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 32.3 | 77.5 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 31.6 | 61.7 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 30.9 | 60.1 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 30.1 | 57.0 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 29.7 | 57.3 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 29.2 | 57.5 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 28.3 | 55.9 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 27.7 | 57.2 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 27.2 | 51.8 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 27.1 | 50.3 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 27.0 | 50.3 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 26.8 | 47.0 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 26.8 | 53.2 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 26.6 | 40.5 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 26.6 | 39.7 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 26.4 | 39.2 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 26.2 | 39.1 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 26.2 | 39.2 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 26.2 | 39.8 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Lesotho.