North Korea vs Lesotho: Transparent laws

North Korea
0
in 2025
Lesotho
0
in 2025
North Korea rank
44th
Lesotho rank
44th

Transparent laws over time

  • North Korea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.

Across all 92 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 44th of 176 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0.7 0.7 Lesotho
2000s 0 1 1 Lesotho
2010s 0 0.3 0.3 Lesotho
2020s 0 0.1667 0.1667 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transparent laws, North Korea or Lesotho?
North Korea, at 0 against 0 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in transparent laws between North Korea and Lesotho?
0, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Lesotho?
92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Lesotho rank globally for transparent laws?
North Korea ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Transparent laws
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,229 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.