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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Lesotho vs Serbia: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Lesotho

0.546

in 2025

Serbia

0.549

in 2025

Lesotho rank

82nd

Serbia rank

80th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Lesotho
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.549 against 0.546 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Serbia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 82nd and Serbia ranks 80th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.152	0.215	0.063	Serbia
1910s	0.152	0.2182	0.0662	Serbia
1920s	0.152	0.2432	0.0912	Serbia
1930s	0.152	0.224	0.072	Serbia
1940s	0.152	0.1945	0.0425	Serbia
1950s	0.152	0.224	0.072	Serbia
1960s	0.173	0.224	0.051	Serbia
1970s	0.1536	0.224	0.0704	Serbia
1980s	0.1648	0.2433	0.0785	Serbia
1990s	0.304	0.4353	0.1313	Serbia
2000s	0.4463	0.6296	0.1833	Serbia
2010s	0.5372	0.5849	0.0477	Serbia
2020s	0.556	0.5433	0.0127	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Lesotho or Serbia?: Serbia, at 0.549 against 0.546 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Lesotho and Serbia?: 0.003, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Serbia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Serbia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Lesotho ranks 82nd and Serbia ranks 80th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory 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, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.