Ecuador vs Lesotho: Elected Political Leaders Index
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Ecuador
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Ecuador or Lesotho?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Ecuador and Lesotho?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Lesotho rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).