Laos vs Thailand: Common Good Justifications Score
Laos
-0.217
in 2025
Thailand
-0.102
in 2025
Laos rank
135th
Thailand rank
134th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Laos
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -0.102 against -0.217 in Laos, a difference of 0.115.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.
Laos ranks 135th and Thailand ranks 134th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.55 | -1.4 | 2.15 | Thailand |
| 1910s | -3.55 | -1.21 | 2.33 | Thailand |
| 1920s | -3.55 | -1.19 | 2.35 | Thailand |
| 1930s | -3.55 | -1.15 | 2.4 | Thailand |
| 1940s | -2.72 | -0.5508 | 2.17 | Thailand |
| 1950s | -1.52 | -1.15 | 0.372 | Thailand |
| 1960s | -1.52 | -1.06 | 0.463 | Thailand |
| 1970s | -0.6033 | -0.6166 | 0.0133 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.598 | -0.4574 | 1.06 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.598 | -0.0232 | 0.6212 | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.598 | -0.2149 | 0.8129 | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.716 | -1.2 | 1.91 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1178 | -0.7313 | 0.8492 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Laos or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -0.102 against -0.217 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Laos and Thailand?
- 0.115, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Thailand rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Laos ranks 135th and Thailand ranks 134th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.