Belize vs Lesotho: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Belize
-0.163
in 2020
Lesotho
-0.1528
in 2020
Belize rank
71st
Lesotho rank
70th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Belize
  • Lesotho
-0.4-0.2-00.2200320112020

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.1528 against -0.163 in Belize, a difference of 0.0102.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 70th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0639 -0.4188 0.4826 Belize
2010s -0.1993 -0.1951 0.0043 Lesotho
2020s -0.163 -0.1528 0.0102 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Belize or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -0.1528 against -0.163 in Belize as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Belize and Lesotho?
0.0102, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Belize ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 70th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 3,021 data points, 1973–2020
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.