Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Jordan or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 0.76 against 0.757 in Jordan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lesotho?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Lesotho: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Jordan

0.757

in 2025

Lesotho

0.76

in 2025

Jordan rank

66th

Lesotho rank

64th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Jordan
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.76 against 0.757 in Jordan, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.3772	0.31	0.0672	Jordan
1930s	0.5557	0.31	0.2457	Jordan
1940s	0.5625	0.31	0.2525	Jordan
1950s	0.5735	0.339	0.2345	Jordan
1960s	0.5606	0.4455	0.1151	Jordan
1970s	0.4678	0.3964	0.0714	Jordan
1980s	0.5183	0.4115	0.1068	Jordan
1990s	0.5801	0.6204	0.0403	Lesotho
2000s	0.5261	0.6921	0.166	Lesotho
2010s	0.63	0.7253	0.0953	Lesotho
2020s	0.7225	0.7733	0.0508	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Jordan or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.76 against 0.757 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Jordan and Lesotho?: 0.003, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lesotho?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Lesotho rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Jordan ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.