Little-known Lesotho, a small constitutional monarchy that is completely surrounded by South Africa, has closed 77 percent of its gender gap. It has no gap at all between women and men when it comes to education or health – the only country in Sub-Saharan Africa that can claim this – and it topped the category of economic opportunity, with 88 percent of that gap closed. It was No. 10 overall in 2009 and No. 43 in 2006.
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Top 10 countries for women: Global Gender Gap Index 2010
8. Lesotho
