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Key features of women's political empowerment in Lesotho

Lesotho: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.809 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.809
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
73rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.835
in 2022
All-time low
0.234
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Lesotho, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.809 for key features of women's political empowerment 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 women's political empowerment in Lesotho peaked at 0.835 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.234, in 1900.

That places Lesotho 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 70 Portugal 0.811 compare
  2. 71 Guyana 0.81 compare
  3. 71 Philippines 0.81 compare
  4. 74 Viet Nam 0.808 compare
  5. 75 Mongolia 0.806 compare
  6. 76 Kenya 0.804 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Lesotho?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Lesotho was 0.809 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.835 in 2022.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.234 in 1900.
How does Lesotho rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.