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Lesotho
Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of the three sovereign enclaves.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.6
- Economy 5.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Maseru
- Population
- 2,116,427 inh.
- Area
- 30,355 km²
- Currency
- LSL
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Letsie III du Lesotho
Head of Government
Sam Matekane
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
120 seats
Sénat
33 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
3 G$
GDP / capita
1,089 $
Growth
2.0 %
Inflation
4.3 %
Unemployment
16.3 %
Debt / GDP
3.0 %
Defense / GDP
1.6 %
Life expectancy
57.8 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.66/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
67/100
Corruption (CPI)
37/100
Press freedom (RSF)
54/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#139
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
1.6 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
3 Md$
Balance
-2 Md$
Top exports
- 48% Vêtements
- 22% Diamants
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
34%
-
Afrique du Sud
31%
Import partners
-
Afrique du Sud
81%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
-
GBR
33%
-
FRA
36%
-
DEU
36%
-
RUS
53%
-
CHN
62%
-
IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.55/1
Refugees hosted
478
Refugees originating
27
National anthem
Lesōthō fatše la bo ntat'a rōna
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- African Union
- SADC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,418 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,113, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)