Level of national compliance with labor rights in Lesotho

Lesotho: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 2.21 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
2.21
in 2021
All-time low
1.27
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Lesotho, 2015–2023

00.511.522015201920232015: 1.32016: 1.32017: 1.42018: 1.42019: 1.42020: 1.42021: 2.22022: 2.22023: 2.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, level of national compliance with labor rights in Lesotho stood at 2.21. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Lesotho peaked at 2.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2015.

Lesotho ranks 73rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Lesotho, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 1.27
2016 1.27 +0.0%
2017 1.44 +13.4%
2018 1.44 +0.0%
2019 1.44 +0.0%
2020 1.44 +0.0%
2021 2.21 +53.5%
2022 2.21 +0.0%
2023 2.21 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.37 1.27 1.44 5
2020s 2.02 1.44 2.21 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 70 Liberia 2.3 compare
  2. 71 Angola 2.27 compare
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  4. 73 Zambia 2.21 compare
  5. 75 South Sudan 2.18 compare
  6. 76 Chile 2.16 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Lesotho?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Lesotho was 2.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2.21 in 2021.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2015.
How does Lesotho rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 1,674 data points, 2015–2023
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