Lesotho

In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 31.9 (2019). World rank 168 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 41 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 28.7 (2021). World rank 185 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 54 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 65.4 (2025). World rank 118 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 11 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 62.4 → 65.4 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (South Africa): political stability and absence of violence. Worse than all its neighbours (South Africa): road deaths per 100,000 people and suicides per 100,000 people.