Lesotho vs Namibia: Deliberative political institutions index
Lesotho
0.71
in 2025
Namibia
0.7
in 2025
Lesotho rank
74th
Namibia rank
77th
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Lesotho
- Namibia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.71 against 0.7 in Namibia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 74th and Namibia ranks 77th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 9 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.199 | 0.065 | 0.134 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.199 | 0.0634 | 0.1356 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.199 | 0.0735 | 0.1255 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.199 | 0.086 | 0.113 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.199 | 0.0826 | 0.1164 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.199 | 0.069 | 0.13 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.32 | 0.0708 | 0.2492 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.1664 | 0.0904 | 0.076 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.1711 | 0.2794 | 0.1083 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.4611 | 0.83 | 0.3689 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.5743 | 0.781 | 0.2067 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.6989 | 0.7619 | 0.063 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.7565 | 0.7063 | 0.0502 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Lesotho or Namibia?
- Lesotho, at 0.71 against 0.7 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Lesotho and Namibia?
- 0.01, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Lesotho ranks 74th and Namibia ranks 77th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.