Latvia vs Lesotho: Elite Consultations Score
Latvia
1.43
in 2025
Lesotho
1.46
in 2025
Latvia rank
51st
Lesotho rank
50th
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Latvia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.46 against 1.43 in Latvia, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Latvia ranks 51st and Lesotho ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 11 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.51 | -1.37 | 0.1393 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -0.9845 | -1.37 | 0.3895 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0.909 | -1.37 | 2.28 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.1054 | -1.37 | 1.48 | Latvia |
| 1940s | -2.02 | -1.37 | 0.6496 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.982 | -1.37 | 0.392 | Latvia |
| 1960s | -0.502 | -0.8644 | 0.3624 | Latvia |
| 1970s | -0.556 | -0.6344 | 0.0784 | Latvia |
| 1980s | -0.3866 | -1.01 | 0.619 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.18 | -0.0323 | 1.21 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 0.536 | 0.7377 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.06 | 0.7568 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 1.37 | 0.19 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Latvia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.46 against 1.43 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Latvia and Lesotho?
- 0.03, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Lesotho rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Latvia ranks 51st and Lesotho ranks 50th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. 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 consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.