Lesotho vs Marshall Islands: Electoral democracy
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Marshall Islands
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Marshall Islands | 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Marshall Islands |
| 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, Lesotho or Marshall Islands?
- Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Marshall Islands rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 198 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).