Yes they are , but not totally sure if it's fair to compare the 2. The 200 series stands on it's own. The 200 was my wife's DD, so the 250 was for her. Both cars are overbuilt for our current use. Mall crawler with the occasional hunting club / light offroad trips. I prefer to have her in a full time 4WD SUV. I really wanted to trade up to a newer 2020/21 200 series, but even now the newest ones are already 4 years old. The prices for the lower mile 200's are comparable (if not higher) to the price of the new 250LC.
I couldn't sell her on the 1958 trim due to lack of creature comforts that she was used to in the 200. So we got a LC250 in the Land Cruiser trim, with the premium package. The LC250 interior is sharp and very comfortable. Really good fit and finish. Tech/infotainment is light years ahead. I've never owned a hybrid before, nor did I want to. From 0 to 45mph, the 250 is peppy, but you can tell it's not a V8. To me the 250 really shines at 55mph +. Cruises really nice. We probably wouldn't have made the swap had we not did some 65mph cruising on the test drive. The 250 is a little smaller on the inside vs 200 series. Some of the driver assist features are neat and annoying at the same time. I'll give it some time before looking into turning some of them off. We've only had it a couple weeks, so I can only provide limited feedback for now.
Time will tell, but I believe we'll enjoy this LC for many years.