Lesotho vs Vanuatu: Engaged Society Score
Lesotho
0.782
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.86
in 2025
Lesotho rank
87th
Vanuatu rank
84th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Lesotho
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.86 against 0.782 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.078.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 8 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.648 | -2.23 | 1.58 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -0.648 | -2.23 | 1.58 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | -0.648 | -2.23 | 1.58 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -0.648 | -2.23 | 1.58 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | -0.648 | -2.23 | 1.58 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.648 | -2.23 | 1.58 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -0.4865 | -2.23 | 1.74 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -1.22 | -2.23 | 1.01 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -0.7312 | 0.955 | 1.69 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.5791 | 0.955 | 0.3759 | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.78 | 1.37 | 0.5855 | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.9879 | 1.78 | 0.7881 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.18 | 0.0505 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Lesotho or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.86 against 0.782 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Lesotho and Vanuatu?
- 0.078, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Vanuatu rank globally for engaged society score?
- Lesotho ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society 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 ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.