Lesotho vs Liberia: Liberal democracy
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Liberia
2
in 2025
Lesotho rank
32nd
Liberia rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.4444 | 0.3333 | 0.1111 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.