India vs Laos: Elected parliament and government

India
1
in 2025
Laos
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Laos rank
1st

Elected parliament and government over time

  • India
  • Laos
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

India currently reports 1 against 1 in Laos, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Laos ahead.

India ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 197 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Laos Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0.3 0 0.3 India
1950s 1 0.6 0.4 India
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 0.4 0.6 India
1980s 1 0.1 0.9 India
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 0.6 0.4 India
2010s 1 0.9 0.1 India
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament and government, India or Laos?
India, at 1 against 1 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament and government between India and Laos?
0, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Laos?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do India and Laos rank globally for elected parliament and government?
India ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Elected parliament and government
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.