Dominican Republic vs Lesotho: Free and Fair Elections Index

Dominican Republic
0.768
in 2025
Lesotho
0.785
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
61st
Lesotho rank
58th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.785 against 0.768 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 61st and Lesotho ranks 58th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 10 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Lesotho Difference Ahead
1900s 0.031 0 0.031 Dominican Republic
1910s 0.0414 0 0.0414 Dominican Republic
1920s 0.1587 0 0.1587 Dominican Republic
1930s 0.0591 0 0.0591 Dominican Republic
1940s 0.0395 0 0.0395 Dominican Republic
1950s 0.0424 0 0.0424 Dominican Republic
1960s 0.1006 0.1692 0.0686 Lesotho
1970s 0.2035 0.0003 0.2032 Dominican Republic
1980s 0.4306 0 0.4306 Dominican Republic
1990s 0.3965 0.1095 0.287 Dominican Republic
2000s 0.6554 0.5344 0.121 Dominican Republic
2010s 0.5762 0.653 0.0768 Lesotho
2020s 0.6808 0.7307 0.0498 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.785 against 0.768 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?
0.017, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Lesotho rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Dominican Republic ranks 61st and Lesotho ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.