Lesotho vs Liberia: Political civil liberties index
Lesotho
0.857
in 2025
Liberia
0.845
in 2025
Lesotho rank
59th
Liberia rank
62nd
Political civil liberties index over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.857 against 0.845 in Liberia, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 59th and Liberia ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.242 | 0.484 | 0.242 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.242 | 0.474 | 0.232 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.242 | 0.474 | 0.232 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.242 | 0.47 | 0.228 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.242 | 0.3624 | 0.1204 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.333 | 0.2145 | 0.1185 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.4213 | 0.184 | 0.2373 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.2249 | 0.3217 | 0.0968 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.303 | 0.188 | 0.115 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.699 | 0.4391 | 0.2599 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7991 | 0.6927 | 0.1064 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.8028 | 0.8902 | 0.0874 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.847 | 0.8608 | 0.0138 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 0.857 against 0.845 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 0.012, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Lesotho ranks 59th and Liberia ranks 62nd 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.