🇱🇸 Lesotho
LS / LSO #137
Nomad Score
47.0
Cities
8
Currency
LSL
📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
UN Member
Yes
Independent
Yes
CPI Score (2026)
37/100
Press Freedom (2025)
52.1/100
#107
Electoral Democracy (2025)
0.661
HDI
0.550
Regional Blocs
AU
🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS
Government Type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| King of Lesotho | Letsie III of Lesotho |
| Prime Minister of Lesotho | Sam Matekane |
💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
CPI Score (2026)
37 / 100
Interpretation
Significant corruption
📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX
Overall Score (2025)
52.1 / 100
Global Rank
#107 / 180
Rank Change
+15 vs previous year
RSF Zone
Afrique
Political #109
40.6
Economic #137
33.1
Legal #135
44.2
Social #103
56.6
Safety #64
85.9
📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS
🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX
Electoral (2025)
0.661
Liberal
0.512
Participatory
0.404
Deliberative
0.482
Egalitarian
0.490
📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.1 | 107 | 40.6 | 33.1 | 44.2 | 56.6 | 85.9 |
| 2024 | 48.9 | 122 | 45.5 | 36.7 | 45.4 | 56.9 | 60.2 |
| 2023 | 64.3 | 67 | 64.4 | 44.9 | 56.0 | 68.5 | 87.8 |
| 2022 | 59.4 | 88 | 57.4 | 40.1 | 57.3 | 74.0 | 68.1 |
| 2021 | 68.4 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2020 | 69.6 | 86 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 70.3 | 78 | - | - | - | - | 53.2 |
| 2018 | 71.2 | 68 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 71.2 | 68 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2016 | 71.2 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
| 2015 | 71.6 | 77 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 71.6 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.6 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 21.0 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 24.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 27.5 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 29.5 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 29.5 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 16.0 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 19.5 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - |
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