Lesotho vs Netherlands: Electoral democracy
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Netherlands
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Lesotho or Netherlands?
- Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Lesotho and Netherlands?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Netherlands rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).