Croatia vs Lesotho: Democracy

Croatia
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Croatia rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Lesotho
00.511.52192119692018

How they compare

Croatia 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.

Croatia ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Croatia or Lesotho?
Croatia, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Lesotho?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lesotho?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Croatia and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 168 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).