Dominican Republic vs Lesotho: Electoral democracy
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Lesotho
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Lesotho ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Lesotho rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral 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 using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).