Lesotho vs Liberia: Competitive elections
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Liberia
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for competitive elections?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.