Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Democracy

Bulgaria
6
in 2025
Lesotho
6
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6 against 6 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lesotho Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 1.8 0 1.8 Bulgaria
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 1.1 1.1 Lesotho
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Lesotho
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 6 1.2 4.8 Bulgaria
2000s 6 4.6 1.4 Bulgaria
2010s 6 5.9 0.1 Bulgaria
2020s 6 6.17 0.1667 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
Bulgaria, at 6 against 6 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.