Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Democracy
Guinea-Bissau
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2 against 2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 2 | 0.2222 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 0, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
- Guinea-Bissau 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).