Lesotho vs Qatar: Justified Political Positions Score
Lesotho
0.418
in 2025
Qatar
0.424
in 2025
Lesotho rank
101st
Qatar rank
98th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Lesotho
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.424 against 0.418 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 101st and Qatar ranks 98th of 175 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.13 | -2.65 | 1.52 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -1.13 | -2.36 | 1.23 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | -1.13 | -1.19 | 0.068 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -1.13 | -1.19 | 0.068 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | -1.13 | -1.19 | 0.068 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -1.13 | -1.19 | 0.068 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -0.596 | -1.19 | 0.598 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -0.6151 | -1.93 | 1.32 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -0.745 | -1.8 | 1.05 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.1038 | -1.58 | 1.48 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.5816 | -0.453 | 1.03 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.8897 | -0.453 | 1.34 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.03 | -0.1607 | 1.19 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Lesotho or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.424 against 0.418 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Lesotho and Qatar?
- 0.006, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Qatar rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Lesotho ranks 101st and Qatar ranks 98th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.