Iraq vs Lesotho: Democracy
Iraq
6
in 2025
Lesotho
6
in 2025
Iraq rank
78th
Lesotho rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Iraq
- Lesotho
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 6 against 6 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Lesotho ahead.
Iraq ranks 78th and Lesotho ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 5.4 | 2.1 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iraq or Lesotho?
- Iraq, at 6 against 6 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and Lesotho?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
- Iraq 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).