Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho

Lesotho: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.835 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.835
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
65th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.838
in 2022
All-time low
0.231
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, 1946–2025

0.20.40.60.8194619852025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.835.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.838 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.231, in 1946.

That places Lesotho 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.231 0.231 0.231 4
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

  1. 62 Liberia 0.838 compare
  2. 63 Benin 0.836 compare
  3. 63 Portugal 0.836 compare
  4. 66 United States 0.826 compare
  5. 67 Argentina 0.821 compare
  6. 68 Honduras 0.819 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.838 in 2022.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 1946.
How does Lesotho rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Lesotho ranks 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
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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.