Lesotho vs Montenegro: Democracy
Lesotho
2
in 2018
Montenegro
2
in 2018
Lesotho rank
1st
Montenegro rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Montenegro
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in Montenegro, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Montenegro ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Montenegro in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 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, Lesotho or Montenegro?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in Montenegro as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Lesotho and Montenegro?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Montenegro?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and Montenegro rank globally for democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Montenegro 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).