Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Ghana or Laos?

Ghana, at 0.398 against 0.396 in Laos as of 2025.

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

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Laos: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Ghana

0.398

in 2025

Laos

0.396

in 2025

Ghana rank

119th

Laos rank

120th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Ghana
Laos

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.398 against 0.396 in Laos, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 119th and Laos ranks 120th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 11 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.12	0.05	0.07	Ghana
1910s	0.116	0.05	0.066	Ghana
1920s	0.1155	0.05	0.0655	Ghana
1930s	0.119	0.05	0.069	Ghana
1940s	0.148	0.0577	0.0903	Ghana
1950s	0.2398	0.1473	0.0925	Ghana
1960s	0.2747	0.176	0.0987	Ghana
1970s	0.2614	0.2392	0.0222	Ghana
1980s	0.3004	0.327	0.0266	Laos
1990s	0.4129	0.327	0.0859	Ghana
2000s	0.4237	0.3281	0.0956	Ghana
2010s	0.3959	0.3514	0.0445	Ghana
2020s	0.38	0.3853	0.0053	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Ghana or Laos?: Ghana, at 0.398 against 0.396 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Ghana and Laos?: 0.002, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Ghana ranks 119th and Laos ranks 120th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.