Germany vs Lesotho: Democracy
Germany
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Germany
- Lesotho
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2 against 2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Germany |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Germany or Lesotho?
- Germany, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Lesotho?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lesotho?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
- Germany 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
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).