Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Share of women in parliament
Bulgaria
25.0%
in 2025
Lesotho
25.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Lesotho rank
94th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Bulgaria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.0% against 25.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 94th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.6% | 0.0% | 15.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 0.0% | 16.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 6.5% | 12.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 21.4% | 5.4% | 16.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 5.2% | 6.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 13.9% | 8.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 24.5% | 2.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.6% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
- Bulgaria, at 25.0% against 25.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 94th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.