Cuba vs Lesotho: Legislative Corruption Score
Cuba
-0.837
in 2025
Lesotho
-0.801
in 2025
Cuba rank
116th
Lesotho rank
115th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Cuba
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.801 against -0.837 in Cuba, a difference of 0.036.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and Lesotho ranks 115th of 174 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.798 | 3.08 | 3.88 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.6883 | 1.26 | 1.95 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -0.1583 | 0.474 | 0.6322 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -0.753 | 0.474 | 1.23 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.753 | 0.187 | 0.94 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.753 | 0.187 | 0.94 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.753 | 0.2156 | 0.9686 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.809 | -0.5345 | 0.2745 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Cuba or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.801 against -0.837 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Cuba and Lesotho?
- 0.036, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Lesotho?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Lesotho rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Lesotho ranks 115th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.