Social Development in Lesotho 143 indicators covering social development for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478 2025 up 1,441.9% 130th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27 2025 up 68.8% 169th Political Rights Rating 2 2025 down 33.3% 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 down 33.3% 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 50.3% 163rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27 2025 up 68.8% 169th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 1,273.1% 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,313.8% 87th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 150.5% 28th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478 2025 up 1,441.9% 130th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8 % change on previous year 2025 — 71st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 54.7% 121st Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.835 2025 up 17.6% 65th Liberal Democracy Index 0.512 2025 up 15.1% 62nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.661 2025 up 10.7% 60th Freedom of Association Index 0.873 2025 up 4.2% 38th Freedom of Expression Index 0.728 2025 up 4.0% 84th Participatory Democracy Index 0.404 2025 up 12.2% 61st Varieties of democracy 0.661 2025 up 10.7% 60th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.835 2025 up 17.6% 65th Key features of human rights 0.835 2025 up 17.6% 65th Key features of electoral democracy 0.661 2025 up 10.7% 60th Key features of liberal democracy 0.512 2025 up 15.1% 62nd Executive Corruption Index 0.298 2025 down 41.8% 112th Judicial Corruption Score 1.11 2025 up 425.9% 50th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.657 2025 down 0.5% 67th Key features of democracy 0.661 2025 up 10.7% 60th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year 2025 up 135.7% 36th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0.9862 % change on previous year 2025 up 113.5% 51st Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.512 2025 up 15.1% 62nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year 2025 up 135.7% 36th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year 2025 up 150.1% 13th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year 2025 up 135.7% 36th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.661 2025 up 10.7% 59th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.49 2025 up 1.0% 54th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.482 2025 up 9.3% 57th Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 unchanged 128th Key media freedoms 1.05 2025 up 118.0% 64th Media Corruption Score 1.02 2025 down 9.3% 65th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.643 2025 down 3.7% 83rd Legislative Corruption Score -0.801 2025 down 610.2% 115th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1.5% 6th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 5.5% 8th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1.5% 6th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1.5% 6th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 67th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0105 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,000.0% 122nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 166th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.5943 2019 down 40.4% 103rd Page 1 of 3 Next →