Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lesotho or East Timor?

Lesotho, at 0.49 against 0.473 in East Timor as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?

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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs East Timor: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Lesotho

0.49

in 2025

East Timor

0.473

in 2025

Lesotho rank

54th

East Timor rank

56th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Lesotho
East Timor

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.49 against 0.473 in East Timor, a difference of 0.017.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 54th and East Timor ranks 56th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.083	0.013	0.07	Lesotho
1910s	0.083	0.013	0.07	Lesotho
1920s	0.083	0.013	0.07	Lesotho
1930s	0.083	0.013	0.07	Lesotho
1940s	0.094	0.0146	0.0794	Lesotho
1950s	0.0994	0.014	0.0854	Lesotho
1960s	0.1629	0.014	0.1489	Lesotho
1970s	0.174	0.0476	0.1264	Lesotho
1980s	0.1766	0.078	0.0986	Lesotho
1990s	0.2894	0.0767	0.2127	Lesotho
2000s	0.439	0.3242	0.1148	Lesotho
2010s	0.4749	0.4107	0.0642	Lesotho
2020s	0.4988	0.4515	0.0473	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lesotho or East Timor?: Lesotho, at 0.49 against 0.473 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Lesotho and East Timor?: 0.017, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Lesotho ranks 54th and East Timor ranks 56th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.