Iraq vs Lesotho: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Iraq
25.5%
in 2025
Lesotho
25.0%
in 2025
Iraq rank
98th
Lesotho rank
101st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Iraq
- Lesotho
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 25.5% against 25.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 98th and Lesotho ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 2.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 15.3% | 4.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.6% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 24.9% | 3.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Iraq or Lesotho?
- Iraq, at 25.5% against 25.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Iraq and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Iraq ranks 98th 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.