Israel vs Lesotho: Share of women in parliament
Israel
24.2%
in 2025
Lesotho
25.0%
in 2025
Israel rank
97th
Lesotho rank
94th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Israel
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 25.0% against 24.2% in Israel, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 97th and Lesotho ranks 94th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.2% | 0.0% | 9.2% | Israel |
| 1960s | 7.9% | 0.0% | 7.9% | Israel |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Israel |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.4% | 2.2% | Israel |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 5.2% | 3.2% | Israel |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 0.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 24.5% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.6% | 0.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Israel or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 25.0% against 24.2% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Israel and Lesotho?
- 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lesotho?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Lesotho rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Israel ranks 97th and Lesotho ranks 94th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.