How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Saudi Arabia?

230 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Laos vs Saudi Arabia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Laos

0.22

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.199

in 2025

Laos rank

158th

Saudi Arabia rank

161st

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Laos
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.22 against 0.199 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Laos ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 16 and Saudi Arabia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.074	0.074	0	—
1790s	0.074	0.074	0	—
1800s	0.074	0.074	0	—
1810s	0.074	0.0795	0.0055	Saudi Arabia
1820s	0.074	0.069	0.005	Laos
1830s	0.074	0.054	0.02	Laos
1840s	0.074	0.054	0.02	Laos
1850s	0.074	0.054	0.02	Laos
1860s	0.074	0.054	0.02	Laos
1870s	0.1112	0.054	0.0572	Laos
1880s	0.135	0.054	0.081	Laos
1890s	0.147	0.054	0.093	Laos
1900s	0.171	0.0715	0.0995	Laos
1910s	0.171	0.079	0.092	Laos
1920s	0.171	0.0805	0.0905	Laos
1930s	0.1702	0.1031	0.0671	Laos
1940s	0.1418	0.107	0.0348	Laos
1950s	0.2636	0.1106	0.153	Laos
1960s	0.224	0.1345	0.0895	Laos
1970s	0.1467	0.1379	0.0088	Laos
1980s	0.0789	0.1402	0.0613	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0.1014	0.1438	0.0424	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.1139	0.1556	0.0417	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.1306	0.1842	0.0536	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.185	0.1887	0.0037	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Laos or Saudi Arabia?: Laos, at 0.22 against 0.199 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Laos and Saudi Arabia?: 0.021, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Saudi Arabia?: 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Laos and Saudi Arabia rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Laos ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st 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.