Lesotho vs Seychelles: Free and fair elections
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Seychelles
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Lesotho
- Seychelles
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Seychelles | 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 Seychelles?
- Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Seychelles 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.