Laos vs Türkiye: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Laos
0.396
in 2025
Türkiye
0.4
in 2025
Laos rank
120th
Türkiye rank
118th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Laos
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.4 against 0.396 in Laos, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Türkiye ahead.
Laos ranks 120th and Türkiye ranks 118th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.034 | 0.07 | 0.036 | Türkiye |
| 1790s | 0.034 | 0.07 | 0.036 | Türkiye |
| 1800s | 0.034 | 0.07 | 0.036 | Türkiye |
| 1810s | 0.034 | 0.07 | 0.036 | Türkiye |
| 1820s | 0.034 | 0.07 | 0.036 | Türkiye |
| 1830s | 0.034 | 0.07 | 0.036 | Türkiye |
| 1840s | 0.034 | 0.07 | 0.036 | Türkiye |
| 1850s | 0.034 | 0.07 | 0.036 | Türkiye |
| 1860s | 0.034 | 0.0788 | 0.0448 | Türkiye |
| 1870s | 0.034 | 0.075 | 0.041 | Türkiye |
| 1880s | 0.034 | 0.046 | 0.012 | Türkiye |
| 1890s | 0.034 | 0.046 | 0.012 | Türkiye |
| 1900s | 0.05 | 0.0351 | 0.0149 | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.05 | 0.0638 | 0.0138 | Türkiye |
| 1920s | 0.05 | 0.0961 | 0.0461 | Türkiye |
| 1930s | 0.05 | 0.286 | 0.236 | Türkiye |
| 1940s | 0.0577 | 0.2903 | 0.2326 | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 0.1473 | 0.3358 | 0.1885 | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 0.176 | 0.4821 | 0.3061 | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 0.2392 | 0.5233 | 0.2841 | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 0.327 | 0.4714 | 0.1444 | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 0.327 | 0.5342 | 0.2072 | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.3281 | 0.5499 | 0.2218 | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.3514 | 0.5607 | 0.2093 | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.3853 | 0.4243 | 0.039 | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Laos or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.4 against 0.396 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Laos and Türkiye?
- 0.004, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Türkiye?
- 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Türkiye rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Laos ranks 120th and Türkiye ranks 118th 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.