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
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
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.