Lesotho vs Puerto Rico: Free country

Lesotho
2
in 2025
Puerto Rico
2
in 2015
Lesotho rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
1st

Free country over time

  • Lesotho
  • Puerto Rico
00.511.52197219982025

How they compare

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

Across all 42 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 199 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8571 2 1.14 Puerto Rico
1980s 0.7778 2 1.22 Puerto Rico
1990s 0.9 2 1.1 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.7 2 0.3 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.5 2 0.5 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free country, Lesotho or Puerto Rico?
Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in free country between Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Puerto Rico rank globally for free country?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 199 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).