Lesotho vs Liberia: Democracy
Lesotho
4
in 2025
Liberia
4
in 2025
Lesotho rank
16th
Liberia rank
16th
Democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4 against 4 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 16th and Liberia ranks 16th of 128 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 4 | 0.8 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 4 | 0.6667 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 4 against 4 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 16th and Liberia 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).