Laos vs Madagascar: Liberal political institutions index

Laos
0.364
in 2025
Madagascar
0.387
in 2025
Laos rank
122nd
Madagascar rank
120th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Laos
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.387 against 0.364 in Laos, a difference of 0.023.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 122nd and Madagascar ranks 120th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 9 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Madagascar Difference Ahead
1900s 0.251 0.2215 0.0295 Laos
1910s 0.251 0.224 0.027 Laos
1920s 0.251 0.2186 0.0324 Laos
1930s 0.2509 0.218 0.0329 Laos
1940s 0.2762 0.2366 0.0396 Laos
1950s 0.3688 0.2874 0.0814 Laos
1960s 0.3461 0.3326 0.0135 Laos
1970s 0.2947 0.2652 0.0295 Laos
1980s 0.2588 0.252 0.0068 Laos
1990s 0.3124 0.4586 0.1462 Madagascar
2000s 0.3164 0.43 0.1136 Madagascar
2010s 0.3212 0.3646 0.0434 Madagascar
2020s 0.3577 0.3903 0.0327 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Laos or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.387 against 0.364 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Laos and Madagascar?
0.023, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Madagascar?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Laos and Madagascar rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Laos ranks 122nd and Madagascar ranks 120th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed