Guyana vs Lesotho: Free country

Guyana
2
in 2025
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

Free country over time

  • Guyana
  • Lesotho
00.511.52197219982025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 1 0.875 0.125 Guyana
1980s 1 0.7778 0.2222 Guyana
1990s 1.7 0.9 0.8 Guyana
2000s 1.9 1.7 0.2 Guyana
2010s 2 1.3 0.7 Guyana
2020s 2 1.67 0.3333 Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free country, Guyana or Lesotho?
Guyana, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in free country between Guyana and Lesotho?
0, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Lesotho?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Lesotho rank globally for free country?
Guyana ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free country
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).