Dominican Republic vs Lesotho: Democracy
Dominican Republic
4
in 2025
Lesotho
4
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
16th
Lesotho rank
16th
Democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Lesotho
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 4 against 4 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 128 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 4 | 3.33 | 0.6667 | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?
- Dominican Republic, at 4 against 4 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).