Kuwait vs Laos: Elite Consultations Score
Kuwait
-0.163
in 2025
Laos
-0.174
in 2025
Kuwait rank
128th
Laos rank
130th
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Kuwait
- Laos
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -0.163 against -0.174 in Laos, a difference of 0.011.
Across all 230 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 128th and Laos ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1790s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1800s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1810s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1820s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1830s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1840s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1850s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1860s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1870s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1880s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1890s | -0.322 | -1.47 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1900s | -0.322 | -1.12 | 0.795 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -0.236 | -1.12 | 0.881 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | -0.0872 | -1.12 | 1.03 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | -0.0246 | -1.12 | 1.09 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.217 | -0.8227 | 1.04 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.84 | 0.049 | 0.791 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1.34 | 0.213 | 1.13 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.09 | -0.2005 | 1.3 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.11 | -0.6094 | 1.72 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.9773 | -0.403 | 1.38 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.18 | -0.403 | 1.58 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.11 | -0.3473 | 1.45 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2137 | -0.174 | 0.3877 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Kuwait or Laos?
- Kuwait, at -0.163 against -0.174 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Kuwait and Laos?
- 0.011, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Laos?
- 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Laos rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Kuwait ranks 128th and Laos ranks 130th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations 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 consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.