India vs Lesotho: Democracy
India
6
in 2025
Lesotho
6
in 2025
India rank
78th
Lesotho rank
78th
Democracy over time
- India
- Lesotho
How they compare
India currently reports 6 against 6 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Lesotho ahead.
India ranks 78th and Lesotho ranks 78th of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | India |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | India |
| 1940s | 2.3 | 0 | 2.3 | India |
| 1950s | 7 | 0 | 7 | India |
| 1960s | 7 | 1.4 | 5.6 | India |
| 1970s | 6.7 | 0 | 6.7 | India |
| 1980s | 7 | 0.1 | 6.9 | India |
| 1990s | 7 | 1.1 | 5.9 | India |
| 2000s | 7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | India |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 6 | 0.8 | India |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, India or Lesotho?
- India, at 6 against 6 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between India and Lesotho?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lesotho?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do India and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
- India ranks 78th and Lesotho ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).