Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Laos or Qatar?

Qatar, at 0.394 against 0.38 in Laos as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Qatar?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Qatar: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Laos

0.38

in 2025

Qatar

0.394

in 2025

Laos rank

141st

Qatar rank

138th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Laos
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.394 against 0.38 in Laos, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.

Laos ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 138th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.093	0.117	0.024	Qatar
1910s	0.093	0.13	0.037	Qatar
1920s	0.093	0.182	0.089	Qatar
1930s	0.093	0.182	0.089	Qatar
1940s	0.0862	0.194	0.1078	Qatar
1950s	0.1507	0.2078	0.0571	Qatar
1960s	0.1835	0.2467	0.0632	Qatar
1970s	0.2896	0.3603	0.0707	Qatar
1980s	0.4044	0.3929	0.0115	Laos
1990s	0.3942	0.4489	0.0547	Qatar
2000s	0.3611	0.442	0.0809	Qatar
2010s	0.3538	0.4438	0.09	Qatar
2020s	0.4115	0.3952	0.0163	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Laos or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.394 against 0.38 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Laos and Qatar?: 0.014, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Qatar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Laos and Qatar rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Laos ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 138th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.