Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Free and fair elections
Burkina Faso
1
in 2022
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.