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