Lesotho vs Maldives: Democracy
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Maldives
2
in 2025
Lesotho rank
32nd
Maldives rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Maldives
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Maldives ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Maldives | 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Lesotho or Maldives?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Lesotho and Maldives?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd and Maldives 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.