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Women political participation index in Lesotho

Lesotho: Women political participation index was 0.976 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.976
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.979
in 2023
All-time low
0.265
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women political participation index in Lesotho, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.81190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, women political participation index in Lesotho stood at 0.976.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women political participation index in Lesotho peaked at 0.979 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.265, in 1900.

Lesotho ranks 65th 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.

Women political participation index in Lesotho, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.265 —
1901 0.265 +0.0%
1902 0.265 +0.0%
1903 0.265 +0.0%
1904 0.265 +0.0%
1905 0.265 +0.0%
1906 0.265 +0.0%
1907 0.265 +0.0%
1908 0.265 +0.0%
1909 0.265 +0.0%
1910 0.265 +0.0%
1911 0.265 +0.0%
1912 0.265 +0.0%
1913 0.265 +0.0%
1914 0.265 +0.0%
1915 0.265 +0.0%
1916 0.265 +0.0%
1917 0.265 +0.0%
1918 0.265 +0.0%
1919 0.265 +0.0%
1920 0.265 +0.0%
1921 0.265 +0.0%
1922 0.265 +0.0%
1923 0.265 +0.0%
1924 0.265 +0.0%
1925 0.265 +0.0%
1926 0.265 +0.0%
1927 0.265 +0.0%
1928 0.265 +0.0%
1929 0.265 +0.0%
1930 0.265 +0.0%
1931 0.265 +0.0%
1932 0.265 +0.0%
1933 0.265 +0.0%
1934 0.265 +0.0%
1935 0.265 +0.0%
1936 0.265 +0.0%
1937 0.265 +0.0%
1938 0.265 +0.0%
1939 0.265 +0.0%
1940 0.578 +118.1%
1941 0.578 +0.0%
1942 0.578 +0.0%
1943 0.578 +0.0%
1944 0.578 +0.0%
1945 0.578 +0.0%
1946 0.578 +0.0%
1947 0.578 +0.0%
1948 0.578 +0.0%
1949 0.578 +0.0%
1950 0.578 +0.0%
1951 0.578 +0.0%
1952 0.578 +0.0%
1953 0.578 +0.0%
1954 0.578 +0.0%
1955 0.578 +0.0%
1956 0.578 +0.0%
1957 0.578 +0.0%
1958 0.578 +0.0%
1959 0.578 +0.0%
1960 0.578 +0.0%
1961 0.578 +0.0%
1962 0.578 +0.0%
1963 0.578 +0.0%
1964 0.578 +0.0%
1965 0.578 +0.0%
1966 0.628 +8.7%
1967 0.628 +0.0%
1968 0.628 +0.0%
1969 0.628 +0.0%
1970 0.628 +0.0%
1971 0.628 +0.0%
1972 0.628 +0.0%
1973 0.743 +18.3%
1974 0.743 +0.0%
1975 0.743 +0.0%
1976 0.743 +0.0%
1977 0.743 +0.0%
1978 0.743 +0.0%
1979 0.743 +0.0%
1980 0.781 +5.1%
1981 0.781 +0.0%
1982 0.781 +0.0%
1983 0.781 +0.0%
1984 0.781 +0.0%
1985 0.675 -13.6%
1986 0.675 +0.0%
1987 0.675 +0.0%
1988 0.675 +0.0%
1989 0.675 +0.0%
1990 0.678 +0.4%
1991 0.793 +17.0%
1992 0.812 +2.4%
1993 0.769 -5.3%
1994 0.759 -1.3%
1995 0.769 +1.3%
1996 0.769 +0.0%
1997 0.769 +0.0%
1998 0.751 -2.3%
1999 0.756 +0.7%
2000 0.756 +0.0%
2001 0.756 +0.0%
2002 0.861 +13.9%
2003 0.861 +0.0%
2004 0.861 +0.0%
2005 0.861 +0.0%
2006 0.861 +0.0%
2007 0.956 +11.0%
2008 0.957 +0.1%
2009 0.957 +0.0%
2010 0.956 -0.1%
2011 0.956 +0.0%
2012 0.96 +0.4%
2013 0.964 +0.4%
2014 0.97 +0.6%
2015 0.964 -0.6%
2016 0.964 +0.0%
2017 0.814 -15.6%
2018 0.959 +17.8%
2019 0.943 -1.7%
2020 0.959 +1.7%
2021 0.959 +0.0%
2022 0.974 +1.6%
2023 0.979 +0.5%
2024 0.976 -0.3%
2025 0.976 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.265 0.265 0.265 10
1910s 0.265 0.265 0.265 10
1920s 0.265 0.265 0.265 10
1930s 0.265 0.265 0.265 10
1940s 0.578 0.578 0.578 10
1950s 0.578 0.578 0.578 10
1960s 0.598 0.578 0.628 10
1970s 0.7085 0.628 0.743 10
1980s 0.728 0.675 0.781 10
1990s 0.7625 0.678 0.812 10
2000s 0.8687 0.756 0.957 10
2010s 0.945 0.814 0.97 10
2020s 0.9705 0.959 0.979 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 62 Uganda 0.978 compare
  2. 63 Djibouti 0.977 compare
  3. 63 Nepal 0.977 compare
  4. 65 Ukraine 0.976 compare
  5. 67 Thailand 0.974 compare
  6. 68 Greece 0.972 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political participation index in Lesotho?
Women political participation index in Lesotho was 0.976 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political participation index recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 2023.
What is the lowest women political participation index recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 1900.
How does Lesotho rank for women political participation index?
Lesotho ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women political participation index rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women political participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women political participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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