Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Equatorial Guinea or Laos?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.323 against 0.317 in Laos as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Equatorial Guinea and Laos?

0.006, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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 Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Laos: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.323

in 2025

Laos

0.317

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

122nd

Laos rank

124th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Laos

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.323 against 0.317 in Laos, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd and Laos ranks 124th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.03	0.039	0.009	Laos
1910s	0.03	0.039	0.009	Laos
1920s	0.03	0.039	0.009	Laos
1930s	0.055	0.039	0.016	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.0645	0.0462	0.0183	Equatorial Guinea
1950s	0.099	0.0841	0.0149	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.1119	0.083	0.0289	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.0566	0.192	0.1354	Laos
1980s	0.274	0.337	0.063	Laos
1990s	0.2995	0.4422	0.1427	Laos
2000s	0.273	0.4299	0.1569	Laos
2010s	0.2947	0.3854	0.0907	Laos
2020s	0.3355	0.3527	0.0172	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Equatorial Guinea or Laos?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.323 against 0.317 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Equatorial Guinea and Laos?: 0.006, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Laos?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Laos rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd and Laos ranks 124th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution 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 all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.