Lesotho vs Suriname: Electoral democracy
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Suriname
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Suriname | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 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 Suriname?
- Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Lesotho and Suriname?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Suriname 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).