Bahrain vs Laos: Free and Fair Elections Index
Bahrain
0.274
in 2025
Laos
0.236
in 2025
Bahrain rank
123rd
Laos rank
126th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Bahrain
- Laos
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.274 against 0.236 in Laos, a difference of 0.038.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.
Bahrain ranks 123rd and Laos ranks 126th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.0866 | 0.0866 | Laos |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.2825 | 0.2825 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1667 | 0.1667 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.1391 | 0.1265 | 0.0126 | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.0085 | 0.0085 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1167 | 0.1167 | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.2972 | 0.1421 | 0.1551 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.3424 | 0.1455 | 0.1969 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.2735 | 0.2132 | 0.0603 | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Bahrain or Laos?
- Bahrain, at 0.274 against 0.236 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Bahrain and Laos?
- 0.038, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Laos?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Laos rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Bahrain ranks 123rd and Laos ranks 126th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.