Kazakhstan vs Laos: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Kazakhstan
-0.617
in 2025
Laos
-0.676
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
149th
Laos rank
150th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Kazakhstan
- Laos
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports -0.617 against -0.676 in Laos, a difference of 0.059.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 149th and Laos ranks 150th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 21 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1790s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1800s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1810s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1820s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1830s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1840s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1850s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | -0.941 | -1.53 | 0.586 | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | -0.8888 | -1.48 | 0.5872 | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | -0.286 | -1.48 | 1.19 | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 1.98 | -1.48 | 3.45 | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 1.56 | -1.48 | 3.04 | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 1.48 | -1.25 | 2.73 | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.77 | -0.7658 | 2.54 | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1.92 | -0.597 | 2.52 | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1.92 | -0.4275 | 2.35 | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.66 | -0.4985 | 2.16 | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | -0.859 | -0.517 | 0.342 | Laos |
| 2000s | -0.859 | -0.517 | 0.342 | Laos |
| 2010s | -0.7845 | -0.5525 | 0.232 | Laos |
| 2020s | -0.7273 | -0.673 | 0.0543 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Kazakhstan or Laos?
- Kazakhstan, at -0.617 against -0.676 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Kazakhstan and Laos?
- 0.059, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Laos?
- 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Laos rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Kazakhstan ranks 149th and Laos ranks 150th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.