Bhutan vs Lao PDR: Liberal political institutions
Bhutan
0
in 2025
Lao PDR
0
in 2025
Bhutan rank
53rd
Lao PDR rank
53rd
Liberal political institutions over time
- Bhutan
- Lao PDR
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0 against 0 in Lao PDR, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lao PDR ahead.
Bhutan ranks 53rd and Lao PDR ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Lao PDR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Bhutan or Lao PDR?
- Bhutan, at 0 against 0 in Lao PDR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Bhutan and Lao PDR?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lao PDR?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Lao PDR rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd and Lao PDR ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions