Guyana vs Lesotho: Political civil liberties index

Guyana
0.855
in 2025
Lesotho
0.857
in 2025
Guyana rank
61st
Lesotho rank
59th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Guyana
  • Lesotho
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.857 against 0.855 in Guyana, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 61st and Lesotho ranks 59th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 11 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1900s 0.5509 0.242 0.3089 Guyana
1910s 0.551 0.242 0.309 Guyana
1920s 0.5504 0.242 0.3084 Guyana
1930s 0.5564 0.242 0.3144 Guyana
1940s 0.5745 0.242 0.3325 Guyana
1950s 0.5978 0.333 0.2648 Guyana
1960s 0.6719 0.4213 0.2506 Guyana
1970s 0.6094 0.2249 0.3845 Guyana
1980s 0.5107 0.303 0.2077 Guyana
1990s 0.6854 0.699 0.0136 Lesotho
2000s 0.7869 0.7991 0.0122 Lesotho
2010s 0.8659 0.8028 0.0631 Guyana
2020s 0.8613 0.847 0.0143 Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Guyana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.857 against 0.855 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Guyana and Lesotho?
0.002, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Lesotho?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Lesotho rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Guyana ranks 61st and Lesotho ranks 59th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed