Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Democracy
Central African Republic
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Central African Republic rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Central African Republic
- Lesotho
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic 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 | Central African Republic | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 2 | 0.6667 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Central African Republic or Lesotho?
- Central African Republic, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Central African Republic and Lesotho?
- 0, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
- Central African Republic 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
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).