Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Lesotho or United States?

Lesotho, at 0.482 against 0.481 in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs United States: Deliberative Democracy Index

Lesotho

0.482

in 2025

United States

0.481

in 2025

Lesotho rank

57th

United States rank

58th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Lesotho
United States

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.482 against 0.481 in United States, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

Lesotho ranks 57th and United States ranks 58th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.053	0.337	0.284	United States
1910s	0.053	0.3494	0.2964	United States
1920s	0.053	0.4109	0.3579	United States
1930s	0.053	0.4651	0.4121	United States
1940s	0.053	0.4824	0.4294	United States
1950s	0.0556	0.5138	0.4582	United States
1960s	0.1141	0.5975	0.4834	United States
1970s	0.0525	0.7089	0.6564	United States
1980s	0.0544	0.7722	0.7178	United States
1990s	0.1986	0.8152	0.6166	United States
2000s	0.342	0.7936	0.4516	United States
2010s	0.4281	0.7836	0.3555	United States
2020s	0.495	0.6707	0.1757	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Lesotho or United States?: Lesotho, at 0.482 against 0.481 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Lesotho and United States?: 0.001, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and United States rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Lesotho ranks 57th and United States ranks 58th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.