Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bulgaria
25.0%
in 2025
Lesotho
25.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
101st
Lesotho rank
101st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bulgaria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.0% against 25.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 4.1% | 6.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 14.1% | 7.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 24.6% | 2.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.9% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
- Bulgaria, at 25.0% against 25.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 101st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.