Lesotho vs Maldives: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Lesotho
0.71
in 2025
Maldives
0.715
in 2025
Lesotho rank
74th
Maldives rank
71st
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Lesotho
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.715 against 0.71 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 71st of 175 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.199 | 0.057 | 0.142 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.199 | 0.057 | 0.142 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.199 | 0.057 | 0.142 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.199 | 0.0914 | 0.1076 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.199 | 0.1 | 0.099 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.199 | 0.1 | 0.099 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.32 | 0.1016 | 0.2184 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.1664 | 0.0934 | 0.073 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.1711 | 0.057 | 0.1141 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.4611 | 0.0585 | 0.4026 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.5743 | 0.2997 | 0.2746 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.6989 | 0.5426 | 0.1563 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7565 | 0.7365 | 0.02 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Lesotho or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.715 against 0.71 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Lesotho and Maldives?
- 0.005, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Lesotho ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 71st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.