What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Lesotho and United States?

0.007, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs United States: Women's Civil Society Participation Index

Lesotho

0.716

in 2025

United States

0.723

in 2025

Lesotho rank

93rd

United States rank

91st

Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time

Lesotho
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.723 against 0.716 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 93rd and United States ranks 91st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and United States in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.324	0.293	0.031	Lesotho
1910s	0.324	0.2934	0.0306	Lesotho
1920s	0.324	0.329	0.005	United States
1930s	0.324	0.3333	0.0093	United States
1940s	0.324	0.372	0.048	United States
1950s	0.324	0.4048	0.0808	United States
1960s	0.3454	0.424	0.0786	United States
1970s	0.3113	0.6469	0.3356	United States
1980s	0.3283	0.7638	0.4355	United States
1990s	0.588	0.7922	0.2042	United States
2000s	0.657	0.8215	0.1645	United States
2010s	0.7014	0.8211	0.1197	United States
2020s	0.7345	0.791	0.0565	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Lesotho or United States?: United States, at 0.723 against 0.716 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Lesotho and United States?: 0.007, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and United States rank globally for women's civil society participation index?: Lesotho ranks 93rd and United States ranks 91st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.