Cambodia vs Laos: Justified Political Positions Score
Cambodia
-0.499
in 2025
Laos
-0.329
in 2025
Cambodia rank
139th
Laos rank
138th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Cambodia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports -0.329 against -0.499 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.17.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 139th and Laos ranks 138th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 8 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.4 | -2.46 | 0.053 | Cambodia |
| 1910s | -2.4 | -2.46 | 0.053 | Cambodia |
| 1920s | -2.4 | -2.46 | 0.053 | Cambodia |
| 1930s | -2.4 | -2.46 | 0.053 | Cambodia |
| 1940s | -2.4 | -1.73 | 0.6678 | Laos |
| 1950s | -1.16 | -0.8373 | 0.3235 | Laos |
| 1960s | -0.181 | -0.877 | 0.696 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | -2.19 | -1.07 | 1.12 | Laos |
| 1980s | -2.36 | -0.987 | 1.37 | Laos |
| 1990s | -0.2157 | -0.987 | 0.7713 | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.096 | -0.987 | 1.08 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | -0.0987 | -0.6958 | 0.5971 | Cambodia |
| 2020s | -0.6095 | -0.329 | 0.2805 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Cambodia or Laos?
- Laos, at -0.329 against -0.499 in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Cambodia and Laos?
- 0.17, 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 justified political positions score?
- Cambodia ranks 139th and Laos ranks 138th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.