Ireland vs Lesotho: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ireland
25.3%
in 2025
Lesotho
25.0%
in 2025
Ireland rank
100th
Lesotho rank
101st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ireland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 25.3% against 25.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 100th and Lesotho ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 4.1% | 8.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 14.1% | 1.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 24.6% | 6.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 24.9% | 1.3% | 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, Ireland or Lesotho?
- Ireland, at 25.3% against 25.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ireland and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ireland ranks 100th 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.