Bolivia vs Lesotho: Participatory Democracy Index
Bolivia
0.414
in 2025
Lesotho
0.404
in 2025
Bolivia rank
59th
Lesotho rank
61st
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Bolivia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 0.414 against 0.404 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 61st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 10 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0456 | 0.04 | 0.0056 | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 0.046 | 0.04 | 0.006 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 0.0472 | 0.04 | 0.0072 | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 0.0481 | 0.04 | 0.0081 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 0.0507 | 0.04 | 0.0107 | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 0.0763 | 0.0426 | 0.0337 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 0.07 | 0.0707 | 0.0007 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.0374 | 0.0496 | 0.0122 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.186 | 0.0534 | 0.1326 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 0.4023 | 0.1446 | 0.2577 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 0.5084 | 0.2884 | 0.22 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.4822 | 0.3549 | 0.1273 | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 0.3813 | 0.3985 | 0.0172 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bolivia or Lesotho?
- Bolivia, at 0.414 against 0.404 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bolivia and Lesotho?
- 0.01, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Lesotho rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Bolivia ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 61st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.