Access to justice for women in Lesotho
Lesotho: Access to justice for women was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
47th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Access to justice for women in Lesotho, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to justice for women in Lesotho is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
Over the whole period, access to justice for women in Lesotho peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
Lesotho ranks 47th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to justice for women in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 47 Afghanistan 0
- 47 Algeria 0
- 47 Angola 0
- 47 Argentina 0 compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 0
- 47 Bahrain 0
- 47 Bangladesh 0
- 47 Belarus 0 compare
- 47 Benin 0 compare
- 47 Bhutan 0 compare
- 47 Bolivia 0
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 47 Botswana 0 compare
- 47 Brazil 0
- 47 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 0
- 47 Burundi 0
- 47 Cambodia 0
- 47 Cameroon 0
- 47 Canada 0 compare
- 47 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 47 Central African Republic 0
- 47 Chad 0
- 47 China 0
- 47 Colombia 0
- 47 Comoros 0
- 47 Congo 0
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 47 Cuba 0
- 47 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 47 Djibouti 0
- 47 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 47 East Timor 0
- 47 Ecuador 0
- 47 Egypt 0
- 47 El Salvador 0
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 47 Eritrea 0
- 47 Eswatini 0
- 47 Ethiopia 0
- 47 Fiji 0 compare
- 47 Gabon 0 compare
- 47 Georgia 0
- 47 Ghana 0 compare
- 47 Guatemala 0
- 47 Guinea 0
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 47 Guyana 0
- 47 Haiti 0
- 47 Honduras 0
- 47 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 47 Hungary 0 compare
- 47 India 0
- 47 Indonesia 0 compare
- 47 Iran 0
- 47 Iraq 0
- 47 Israel 0 compare
- 47 Jamaica 0 compare
- 47 Jordan 0
- 47 Kazakhstan 0
- 47 Kenya 0
- 47 Kuwait 0
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 47 Laos 0
- 47 Lebanon 0
- 47 Liberia 0
- 47 Libya 0
- 47 Madagascar 0
- 47 Malawi 0 compare
- 47 Malaysia 0
- 47 Maldives 0
- 47 Mali 0
- 47 Mauritania 0
- 47 Mexico 0
- 47 Moldova 0 compare
- 47 Mongolia 0
- 47 Montenegro 0
- 47 Mozambique 0
- 47 Myanmar 0
- 47 Namibia 0
- 47 Nepal 0
- 47 Nicaragua 0
- 47 North Korea 0
- 47 North Macedonia 0
- 47 Oman 0
- 47 Pakistan 0
- 47 Palestine 0
- 47 Panama 0
- 47 Papua New Guinea 0
- 47 Paraguay 0
- 47 Peru 0
- 47 Philippines 0
- 47 Poland 0 compare
- 47 Portugal 0 compare
- 47 Qatar 0
- 47 Romania 0 compare
- 47 Russia 0
- 47 Rwanda 0 compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 47 Saudi Arabia 0
- 47 Senegal 0 compare
- 47 Serbia 0 compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 47 Somalia 0
- 47 South Africa 0 compare
- 47 South Sudan 0
- 47 Sri Lanka 0
- 47 Sudan 0
- 47 Suriname 0 compare
- 47 Syria 0
- 47 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 47 Tanzania 0
- 47 Thailand 0
- 47 Togo 0
- 47 Tunisia 0 compare
- 47 Turkey 0 compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 0
- 47 Uganda 0 compare
- 47 Ukraine 0
- 47 United Arab Emirates 0
- 47 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 47 United States 0 compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0
- 47 Vatican 0
- 47 Venezuela 0
- 47 Vietnam 0
- 47 Yemen 0
- 47 Zambia 0
- 47 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to justice for women in Lesotho?
- Access to justice for women in Lesotho was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to justice for women recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest access to justice for women recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Lesotho rank for access to justice for women?
- Lesotho ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to justice for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate whether women have access to justice.