Lebanon vs Lesotho: Democracy

Lebanon
2
in 2018
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Lebanon rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
00.511.52194319802018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lebanon ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Lebanon
1980s 1 0 1 Lebanon
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

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).