Lesotho vs Romania: Democracy

Lesotho
4
in 2025
Romania
4
in 2025
Lesotho rank
16th
Romania rank
16th

Democracy over time

  • Lesotho
  • Romania
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 4 against 4 in Romania, a difference of 0.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 16th and Romania ranks 16th of 128 countries.

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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
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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).