Lesotho vs Norway: Free and fair elections

Lesotho
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Lesotho
  • Norway
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Norway 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, Lesotho or Norway?
Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Lesotho and Norway?
0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
32 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for free and fair elections?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Norway 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.