Lesotho vs Liberia: Democracy

Lesotho
4
in 2025
Liberia
4
in 2025
Lesotho rank
16th
Liberia rank
16th

Democracy over time

  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
1234200520152025

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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

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).