Lesotho vs Tanzania: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Lesotho
1.77
in 2025
Tanzania
1.77
in 2025
Lesotho rank
27th
Tanzania rank
27th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Lesotho
- Tanzania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.77 against 1.77 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 9 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.421 | -1.99 | 1.56 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | -0.421 | -1.99 | 1.56 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -0.421 | -1.99 | 1.56 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | -0.421 | -1.99 | 1.56 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.421 | -1.84 | 1.42 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.1898 | 1.54 | 1.35 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.28 | 2.01 | 0.727 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.28 | 1.77 | 0.494 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.62 | 1.5 | 0.1234 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.44 | 0.334 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.51 | 0.1565 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.78 | 1.56 | 0.2223 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Lesotho or Tanzania?
- Lesotho, at 1.77 against 1.77 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Lesotho and Tanzania?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Tanzania rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Lesotho ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 27th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.