Lesotho

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · pop. 2.4 m

Index, 2024

43.7

out of 100

Rank

143

of 182 ranked

Indicator coverage

93%

26 of 28 indicators

UNDP HDI (cross-check)

0.550

2023 value, HDI rank 167 (HDR 2025)

Index history

Country Standard Index, 0–100, against the median of all ranked countries. Goalposts are fixed across years, so movement reflects the country's own numbers changing, not other countries.

Index score, 0–100

How the score is built

Year

43.7

Rank 143 in 2024. Each bar segment is a component's contribution in index points (weight share × component score). Click a component to see its history and the indicators behind it.