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Lesotho: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate

0.10ordinal scale (-2.5 to +2.5) · 2025+3856.4% since 2015

Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1996 to 2025.

19962025

Every year

YearValue (ordinal scale (-2.5 to +2.5))Note
20250.101
20240.068
20230.01
20220.048
2021-0.108
2020-0.051
2019-0.049
2018-0.061
2017-0.092
2016-0.115
2015-0.003
2014-0.01
20130.105
20120.073
2011-0.04
2010-0.032
2009-0.032
2008-0.047
20070.1
20060.238
20050.189
20040.11
20030.174
20020.051
20000.021
1998-0.321
1996-0.023

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World Bank (2026). Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-voice-and-accountability-governance-estimate (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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