Lesotho vs Niger: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Lesotho
0.704
in 2025
Niger
0.733
in 2025
Lesotho rank
132nd
Niger rank
130th
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.733 against 0.704 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.029.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 132nd and Niger ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -2.72 | -3.02 | 0.304 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -2.72 | -3.02 | 0.304 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | -2.72 | -3.02 | 0.304 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -2.72 | -2.93 | 0.205 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -0.7944 | 0.577 | 1.37 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.321 | 0.577 | 0.256 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.321 | 0.577 | 0.256 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.321 | 0.937 | 0.616 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.321 | 0.9892 | 0.6682 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.3978 | 1.05 | 0.655 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.704 | 0.9132 | 0.2092 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign policy free from interference of other states score, Lesotho or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.733 against 0.704 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign policy free from interference of other states score between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0.029, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd and Niger ranks 130th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States 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 foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.