Lesotho vs East Timor: Democratic change

Lesotho
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Democratic change over time

  • Lesotho
  • East Timor
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.

Lesotho ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho East Timor Difference Ahead
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1.7 1 0.7 Lesotho
1970s 0.8 1 0.2 East Timor
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1.2 1.2 0
2000s 1.2 2 0.8 East Timor
2010s 0.9 2 1.1 East Timor
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democratic change, Lesotho or East Timor?
Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in democratic change between Lesotho and East Timor?
0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for democratic change?
Lesotho ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democratic change
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.