Lesotho vs Myanmar: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Lesotho
0.274
in 2025
Myanmar
0.214
in 2025
Lesotho rank
81st
Myanmar rank
84th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- Lesotho
- Myanmar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.274 against 0.214 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.06.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Myanmar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 81st and Myanmar ranks 84th of 175 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.025 | 0.025 | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.025 | 0.025 | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.0554 | 0.0554 | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.063 | 0.063 | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2727 | 0.2727 | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6896 | 0.6896 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.3273 | 0.3273 | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.264 | 0.264 | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.264 | 0.264 | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.264 | 0.264 | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.148 | 0.264 | 0.116 | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.2992 | 0.7243 | 0.4251 | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.2972 | 0.382 | 0.0848 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Lesotho or Myanmar?
- Lesotho, at 0.274 against 0.214 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 0.06, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Myanmar rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Lesotho ranks 81st and Myanmar ranks 84th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.