Ireland vs Laos: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Ireland
1.16
in 2025
Laos
1.19
in 2025
Ireland rank
98th
Laos rank
95th
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Ireland
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.19 against 1.16 in Ireland, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 98th and Laos ranks 95th of 176 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1790s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1.94 | 0.846 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1.94 | -2.59 | 4.53 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 1.46 | -2.59 | 4.05 | Ireland |
| 1920s | -0.9363 | -2.59 | 1.65 | Ireland |
| 1930s | -0.0043 | -2.59 | 2.58 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.6 | -2.17 | 2.77 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1.65 | -0.6859 | 2.33 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.65 | -0.213 | 1.86 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.65 | 0.1707 | 1.48 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.65 | 0.711 | 0.936 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.23 | 0.4188 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.65 | 1.35 | 0.296 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.39 | 0.2194 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.19 | 0.0625 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign policy free from interference of other states score, Ireland or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.19 against 1.16 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign policy free from interference of other states score between Ireland and Laos?
- 0.03, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Laos?
- 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Laos rank globally for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
- Ireland ranks 98th and Laos ranks 95th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States 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 foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.