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?
- 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.