Iraq vs Lesotho: Democracy

Iraq
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Iraq rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Iraq
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

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

Across all 46 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5 1 0.5 Lesotho
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Lesotho
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 1.1 1.1 Lesotho
2000s 0 2 2 Lesotho
2010s 1.56 2 0.4444 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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