Lesotho vs South Africa: Institutionalized democracy
Institutionalized democracy over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9 against 8 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd 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.