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Lesotho is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 945.9 USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.55 (2023)

Comoros is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 1.41 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.6 (2025)

Zambia is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 1.37 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.6 (2023)

Technology readiness and innovation

Global Cybersecurity Index

Ranking
163

Score
30.58

Year: 2024

Ranking
145

Score
39.22

Year: 2024

Ranking
57

Score
92.58

Year: 2024

ICT Development Index

Ranking
143

Score
48.8

Year: 2024

Ranking
147

Score
46.5

Year: 2024

Ranking
137

Score
55.6

Year: 2024

Network Readiness Index

Ranking
123

Score
25

Year: 2025

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
113

Score
33.95

Year: 2025

Global Innovation Index

Ranking
132

Score
14.93

Year: 2025

Ranking

Score

Year:

Ranking
112

Score
19.58

Year: 2025

Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation

Ranking
97

Score
26

Year: 2020

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
16

Score
65.5

Year: 2020

B2C E-Commerce Index

Ranking
127

Score
27.4

Year: 2020

Ranking
149

Score
12

Year: 2020

Ranking
120

Score
30

Year: 2020

Open Data Inventory Index

Ranking
137

Score
39.37

Year: 2022

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
163

Score
33.28

Year: 2022

Global Knowledge Index

Ranking
118

Score
36

Year: 2024

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
110

Score
38.1

Year: 2024

E-Participation index

Ranking
159

Score
0.21

Year: 2024

Ranking
192

Score
0.01

Year: 2022

Ranking
108

Score
0.41

Year: 2024

E-Government Development Index

Ranking
157

Score
0.41

Year: 2024

Ranking
180

Score
0.26

Year: 2024

Ranking
130

Score
0.54

Year: 2024

AI Readiness Index

Ranking
131

Score
28.97

Year: 2025

Ranking
171

Score
20.69

Year: 2025

Ranking
82

Score
43.91

Year: 2025

Inclusive Internet Index

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
82

Score
56.3

Year: 2024

Open Data Policies

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
63

Score
63.32

Year: 2022

Gender

Global Gender Gap Index

Ranking
100

Score
0.69

Year: 2026

Ranking
103

Score
0.69

Year: 2026

Ranking
108

Score
0.68

Year: 2026

Women Business and the Law index 1.0

Ranking
53

Score
90

Year: 2026

Ranking
152

Score
65

Year: 2026

Ranking
80

Score
83.75

Year: 2026

Women Peace and Security Index

Ranking
126

Score
0.61

Year: 2025

Ranking
135

Score
0.59

Year: 2025

Ranking
142

Score
0.57

Year: 2025

Gender Development Index

Ranking
25

Score
1.01

Year: 2025

Ranking
141

Score
0.93

Year: 2025

Ranking
123

Score
0.95

Year: 2025

Women Business and the Law index 2.0

Ranking
107

Score
66.73

Year: 2026

Ranking
180

Score
34.38

Year: 2026

Ranking
69

Score
76.66

Year: 2026

Economic diversification, competitiveness

Doing Business Index

Ranking
122

Score
59.43

Year: 2020

Ranking
160

Score
47.88

Year: 2020

Ranking
85

Score
66.94

Year: 2020

B2C E-Commerce Index

Ranking
127

Score
27.4

Year: 2020

Ranking
149

Score
12

Year: 2020

Ranking
120

Score
30

Year: 2020

Global Innovation Index

Ranking
132

Score
14.93

Year: 2025

Ranking

Score

Year:

Ranking
112

Score
19.58

Year: 2025

Human Capital Index

Ranking
146

Score
0.4

Year: 2020

Ranking
145

Score
0.4

Year: 2020

Ranking
150

Score
0.4

Year: 2020

Globalization Index

Ranking
15

Score
0.34

Year: 2021

Ranking
132

Score
0.07

Year: 2021

Ranking
82

Score
0.14

Year: 2021

FDI Restrictiveness Index

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Score

Year:

Ranking

Score

Year:

Ranking

Score

Year:

Global Competitiveness Index

Ranking
131

Score
42.9

Year: 2020

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
120

Score
46.51

Year: 2020

Financial Inclusiveness Index

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
109

Score
0.41

Year: 2025

Travel and Tourism Development Index

Ranking
111

Score
2.96

Year: 2022

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
104

Score
3.34

Year: 2024

Logistic Performance Index

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Score

Year:

Ranking

Score

Year:

Ranking

Score

Year:

Global Development Index

Ranking
143

Score
0.37

Year: 2023

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
117

Score
0.43

Year: 2023

B-Ready Index

Ranking
83

Score
49.68

Year: 2025

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Governance

Sustainable Development Index

Ranking
145

Score
54.87

Year: 2026

Ranking
147

Score
54.39

Year: 2026

Ranking
150

Score
53.87

Year: 2026

World Press Freedom Index

Ranking
89

Score
54.37

Year: 2026

Ranking
72

Score
60.23

Year: 2026

Ranking
77

Score
58.58

Year: 2026

Public Administration Index

Ranking
96

Score
45.52

Year: 2024

Ranking
137

Score
32.86

Year: 2024

Ranking
78

Score
49.79

Year: 2024

E-Participation index

Ranking
159

Score
0.21

Year: 2024

Ranking
192

Score
0.01

Year: 2022

Ranking
108

Score
0.41

Year: 2024

E-Government Development Index

Ranking
157

Score
0.41

Year: 2024

Ranking
180

Score
0.26

Year: 2024

Ranking
130

Score
0.54

Year: 2024

Ibrahim Index of African Governance

Ranking
21

Score
53.9

Year: 2024

Ranking
40

Score
42.8

Year: 2024

Ranking
17

Score
56.6

Year: 2024

WJP Rule of Law Index

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N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
103

Score
0.45

Year: 2025

World Bank GovTech Maturity Index

Ranking
133

Score
0.39

Year: 2022

Ranking
164

Score
0.26

Year: 2022

Ranking
104

Score
0.55

Year: 2022

BTI — Bertelsmann Stiftung Transformation Index

Ranking
43

Score
5.69

Year: 2026

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
57

Score
5.15

Year: 2026

Inequality

Food Security Index

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N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
102

Score
43.5

Year: 2022

Human Development Index

Ranking
167

Score
0.55

Year: 2025

Ranking
152

Score
0.6

Year: 2025

Ranking
154

Score
0.59

Year: 2025

Planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index

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N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
113

Score
0.58

Year: 2025

Global Hunger Index

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N/A

Score
N/A

Year: N/A

Ranking
79

Score
17.2

Year: 2025

Ranking
110

Score
29.6

Year: 2025

Leaving No One Behind Index

Ranking
31

Score
45.42

Year: 2026

Ranking
32

Score
45.24

Year: 2026

Ranking
24

Score
47.08

Year: 2026

Environmental Performance Index

Ranking
100

Score
39.01

Year: 2026

Ranking
132

Score
33.53

Year: 2026

Ranking
113

Score
37.17

Year: 2026

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