Laos vs Philippines: Free and Fair Elections Index
Laos
0.236
in 2025
Philippines
0.271
in 2025
Laos rank
126th
Philippines rank
124th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Laos
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.271 against 0.236 in Laos, a difference of 0.035.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Philippines ahead.
Laos ranks 126th and Philippines ranks 124th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4643 | 0.4643 | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.4547 | 0.4547 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.433 | 0.433 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.0866 | 0.3041 | 0.2175 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.2825 | 0.4257 | 0.1432 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.1667 | 0.458 | 0.2913 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.1265 | 0.0793 | 0.0472 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.0085 | 0.1997 | 0.1912 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.1167 | 0.5203 | 0.4036 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.1421 | 0.4099 | 0.2678 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.1455 | 0.419 | 0.2735 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.2132 | 0.3513 | 0.1382 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Laos or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.271 against 0.236 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Laos and Philippines?
- 0.035, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Philippines rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Laos ranks 126th and Philippines ranks 124th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.