Japan vs Lesotho: Share of the population that is female
Japan
51.2%
in 2025
Lesotho
51.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
51st
Lesotho rank
50th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 51.2% against 51.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 51st and Lesotho ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 55.2% | 4.0% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 51.9% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.9% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 51.3% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 51.4% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 51.4% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.3% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Japan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 51.2% against 51.2% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Japan and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Japan ranks 51st and Lesotho ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.