Albania vs Lesotho: Democracy

Albania
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Albania rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Albania
  • Lesotho
00.511.52191419662018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.

Albania ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1 1 Lesotho
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Lesotho
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1 1.1 0.1 Lesotho
2000s 1.8 2 0.2 Lesotho
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Albania or Lesotho?
Albania, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Albania and Lesotho?
0, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lesotho?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Albania and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
Albania ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).