Cambodia vs Laos: Democratic Features Index

Cambodia

2.93

in 2025

Laos

3.12

in 2025

Cambodia rank

107th

Laos rank

104th

Democratic Features Index over time

Cambodia
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.12 against 2.93 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.1833.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 107th and Laos ranks 104th of 128 countries.

Individual pages

Democratic Features Index in Cambodia
Democratic Features Index in Laos
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Democratic Features Index
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).