How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Laos: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Cambodia

0.203

in 2025

Laos

0.22

in 2025

Cambodia rank

160th

Laos rank

158th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Cambodia
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.22 against 0.203 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

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

Cambodia ranks 160th and Laos ranks 158th of 176 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.292	0.171	0.121	Cambodia
1910s	0.292	0.171	0.121	Cambodia
1920s	0.292	0.171	0.121	Cambodia
1930s	0.292	0.1702	0.1218	Cambodia
1940s	0.2948	0.1418	0.153	Cambodia
1950s	0.4388	0.2636	0.1752	Cambodia
1960s	0.5444	0.224	0.3204	Cambodia
1970s	0.2187	0.1467	0.072	Cambodia
1980s	0.0818	0.0789	0.0029	Cambodia
1990s	0.3139	0.1014	0.2125	Cambodia
2000s	0.4304	0.1139	0.3165	Cambodia
2010s	0.3614	0.1306	0.2308	Cambodia
2020s	0.2293	0.185	0.0443	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Cambodia or Laos?: Laos, at 0.22 against 0.203 in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Cambodia and Laos?: 0.017, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Laos?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Laos rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Cambodia ranks 160th and Laos ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.