Lesotho vs New Zealand: Democracy
Lesotho
2
in 2018
New Zealand
2
in 2018
Lesotho rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Lesotho
- New Zealand
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 168 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 2 | 1.7 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | New Zealand |
| 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 New Zealand?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and New Zealand rank globally for democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and New Zealand 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).