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Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? in Lesotho

Lesotho: Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 2006
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? in Lesotho, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? in Lesotho is 1, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? in Lesotho peaked at 1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

That places Lesotho 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? in Lesotho, year by year

Year Value Change
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 0 —
2006 1 —
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 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0.4 0 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? in Lesotho?
Can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? in Lesotho was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
What is the lowest can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man??
Lesotho ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man?
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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