Lesotho vs Romania: Liberal democracy
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Romania
2
in 2025
Lesotho rank
32nd
Romania rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Lesotho
- Romania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Romania |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Romania |
| 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 Romania?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Lesotho and Romania?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Romania rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd and Romania 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.