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.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho

Name: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1946–2025

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

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.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, 1946 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1946	0.231	—
1947	0.231	+0.0%
1948	0.231	+0.0%
1949	0.231	+0.0%
1950	0.243	+5.2%
1951	0.243	+0.0%
1952	0.266	+9.5%
1953	0.266	+0.0%
1954	0.266	+0.0%
1955	0.266	+0.0%
1956	0.266	+0.0%
1957	0.266	+0.0%
1958	0.266	+0.0%
1959	0.266	+0.0%
1960	0.314	+18.0%
1961	0.318	+1.3%
1962	0.318	+0.0%
1963	0.318	+0.0%
1964	0.322	+1.3%
1965	0.34	+5.6%
1966	0.529	+55.6%
1967	0.529	+0.0%
1968	0.529	+0.0%
1969	0.529	+0.0%
1970	0.353	-33.3%
1971	0.336	-4.8%
1972	0.336	+0.0%
1973	0.336	+0.0%
1974	0.336	+0.0%
1975	0.336	+0.0%
1976	0.336	+0.0%
1977	0.336	+0.0%
1978	0.335	-0.3%
1979	0.359	+7.2%
1980	0.359	+0.0%
1981	0.359	+0.0%
1982	0.365	+1.7%
1983	0.358	-1.9%
1984	0.358	+0.0%
1985	0.363	+1.4%
1986	0.388	+6.9%
1987	0.459	+18.3%
1988	0.462	+0.7%
1989	0.462	+0.0%
1990	0.501	+8.4%
1991	0.505	+0.8%
1992	0.542	+7.3%
1993	0.724	+33.6%
1994	0.727	+0.4%
1995	0.744	+2.3%
1996	0.744	+0.0%
1997	0.744	+0.0%
1998	0.735	-1.2%
1999	0.761	+3.5%
2000	0.756	-0.7%
2001	0.756	+0.0%
2002	0.756	+0.0%
2003	0.759	+0.4%
2004	0.76	+0.1%
2005	0.76	+0.0%
2006	0.764	+0.5%
2007	0.764	+0.0%
2008	0.771	+0.9%
2009	0.769	-0.3%
2010	0.792	+3.0%
2011	0.792	+0.0%
2012	0.789	-0.4%
2013	0.785	-0.5%
2014	0.794	+1.1%
2015	0.71	-10.6%
2016	0.682	-3.9%
2017	0.697	+2.2%
2018	0.761	+9.2%
2019	0.752	-1.2%
2020	0.806	+7.2%
2021	0.807	+0.1%
2022	0.838	+3.8%
2023	0.806	-3.8%
2024	0.793	-1.6%
2025	0.835	+5.3%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 0.835 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 0.835 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1966	+55.6%	0.34	0.529
1993	+33.6%	0.542	0.724
1970	-33.3%	0.529	0.353

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

62 Liberia 0.838 compare
63 Benin 0.836 compare
63 Portugal 0.836 compare
66 United States 0.826 compare
67 Argentina 0.821 compare
68 Honduras 0.819 compare

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More economy & growth data for Lesotho

SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)

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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
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

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.