Which has higher gender of the head of state, Central African Republic or Lesotho?

Central African Republic, at 0 against 0 in Lesotho as of 2025.

What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Central African Republic and Lesotho?

0, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Gender of the head of state

Central African Republic

in 2025

Lesotho

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

18th

Lesotho rank

18th

Gender of the head of state over time

Central African Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0 against 0 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Lesotho ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0	0	0	—
1930s	0	0	0	—
1940s	0	0.9	0.9	Lesotho
1950s	0	1	1	Lesotho
1960s	0	0	0	—
1970s	0	0	0	—
1980s	0	0	0	—
1990s	0	0	0	—
2000s	0	0	0	—
2010s	0.2	0	0.2	Central African Republic
2020s	0	0	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender of the head of state, Central African Republic or Lesotho?: Central African Republic, at 0 against 0 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 0, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for gender of the head of state?: Central African Republic ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gender of the head of state
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,951 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.