Botswana vs Lesotho: Democracy
Botswana
2
in 2025
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
32nd
Lesotho rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 0.1667 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.