Colombia vs Lesotho: Democracy

Colombia
6
in 2025
Lesotho
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Colombia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 11 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 1.8 0 1.8 Colombia
1920s 3 0 3 Colombia
1930s 3 0 3 Colombia
1940s 3 0 3 Colombia
1950s 1.5 0 1.5 Colombia
1960s 3 1.1 1.9 Colombia
1970s 3.3 0.3 3 Colombia
1980s 3.3 0 3.3 Colombia
1990s 4.9 1.2 3.7 Colombia
2000s 5.4 4.6 0.8 Colombia
2010s 6 5.9 0.1 Colombia
2020s 6 6.17 0.1667 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Lesotho?
Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Lesotho?
0, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Lesotho?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
Colombia 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.