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CountriesLesotho (LS)

Lesotho.

Kingdom of Lesotho · Maseru · 2.2M people · africa

Governmentparliamentary constitutional monarchyArea30.4K km²Active conflicts0CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
85.3
Moderate risk
31-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Lesotho becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Lesotho · 90-day event volume
1
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 1
LESOTHO DELEGA2026-06-032026-07-182026-08-31
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 94
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
70/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 5.23%inflation pct: 6.11%unemployment pct: 16.34%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
100/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 0is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
64/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 57.8literacy rate: 90.40%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
36Moderate
Security
0Stable
Economic
38Moderate
Regulatory
0Stable
Operational
10Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 38 of 56
01Republic of the Sudan
34.6
02Federal Republic of Nigeria
41.8
03Federal Republic of Somalia
44.0
04Republic of South Sudan
44.8
05Arab Republic of Egypt
48.4
06State of Libya
53.7
07Republic of South Africa
58.4
08Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
58.8
38Kingdom of Lesotho· this country
85.3
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$2.4B
$261.4M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$1.0K
$102 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
6.1%
0.2% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
16.3%
0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
2.3M
26.0K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
1.57%
0.06% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
57.8 yrs
0.4 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
51.8%
2.8% YoY
Security1 recent events · 0 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
1
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-07-30
SEV 2
Lesotho Delegation Visit
Diplomatic Visit
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Lesotho-tagged articles · last 30 days
Letsile Tebogo
personlast · Aug 27
18
Thabang Lekhela
personlast · Aug 21
8
Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane
personlast · Aug 24
2
Mr. Thabang Lekhela
personlast · Aug 21
2
Thabang P Lekhela
personlast · Aug 20
2
Tebello Ramakongoana
personlast · Aug 30
1
Dr. Llang Maama
personlast · Aug 30
1
Blandina Motaung
personlast · Aug 30
1
Ntlhane Sehloho
personlast · Aug 30
1
Refiloe Thai
personlast · Aug 22
1
+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Lesotho will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.