Croatia vs Lesotho: Democracy

Croatia
6
in 2025
Lesotho
6
in 2025
Croatia rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Lesotho ahead.

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

Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 1.1 1.1 Lesotho
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Lesotho
1980s 1 0 1 Croatia
1990s 2.5 1.2 1.3 Croatia
2000s 6.6 4.6 2 Croatia
2010s 6.4 5.9 0.5 Croatia
2020s 6.33 6.17 0.1667 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Croatia or Lesotho?
Croatia, at 6 against 6 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Lesotho?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lesotho?
85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
Croatia 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.