Laos vs Somalia: Liberal political institutions index
Laos
0.364
in 2025
Somalia
0.41
in 2025
Laos rank
122nd
Somalia rank
119th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Laos
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.41 against 0.364 in Laos, a difference of 0.046.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 122nd and Somalia ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.251 | 0.222 | 0.029 | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.251 | 0.213 | 0.038 | Laos |
| 1920s | 0.251 | 0.2025 | 0.0485 | Laos |
| 1930s | 0.2509 | 0.2022 | 0.0487 | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.2762 | 0.2124 | 0.0638 | Laos |
| 1950s | 0.3688 | 0.3166 | 0.0522 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.3461 | 0.517 | 0.1709 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.2947 | 0.0612 | 0.2335 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.2588 | 0.105 | 0.1538 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.3124 | 0.0565 | 0.2559 | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.3164 | 0.1736 | 0.1428 | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.3212 | 0.3477 | 0.0265 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3577 | 0.3785 | 0.0208 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Laos or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.41 against 0.364 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Laos and Somalia?
- 0.046, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Somalia rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Laos ranks 122nd and Somalia ranks 119th 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.