Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Institutionalized democracy
Institutionalized democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 8 against 8 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 51 countries.
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About this data
Democracy is conceived as three essential, interdependent elements. One is the presence of institutions and procedures through which citizens can express effective preferences about alternative policies and leaders. Second is the existence of institutionalized constraints on the exercise of power by the executive. Third is the guarantee of civil liberties to all citizens in their daily lives and in acts of political participation. Other aspects of plural democracy, such as the rule of law, systems of checks and balances, freedom of the press, and so on are means to, or specific manifestations of, these general principles. We do not include coded data on civil liberties.