Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled was 0.809 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1900–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.809 for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 0.835 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.234, in 1900.
Lesotho ranks 73rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.234 | — |
| 1901 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.235 | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.34 | +44.7% |
| 1941 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.361 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.51 | +41.3% |
| 1967 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.472 | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.51 | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.514 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.503 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.522 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.487 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.495 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.507 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.527 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.565 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.572 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.683 | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.682 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.685 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.679 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.681 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.694 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.73 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.75 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.732 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.745 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.756 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.789 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.803 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.803 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.805 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.806 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.807 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.799 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.753 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.778 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.749 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.799 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.825 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.835 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.831 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.781 | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 0.809 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.234 | 0.234 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.235 | 0.235 | 0.235 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.235 | 0.235 | 0.235 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.235 | 0.235 | 0.235 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4206 | 0.361 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4983 | 0.472 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5113 | 0.487 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6444 | 0.527 | 0.685 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7468 | 0.694 | 0.789 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.791 | 0.749 | 0.807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8133 | 0.781 | 0.835 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Lesotho was 0.809 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.835 in 2022.
- What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.234 in 1900.
- How does Lesotho rank for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of women's political empowerment V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.