Laos vs Uganda: Participatory political institutions index
Laos
0.396
in 2025
Uganda
0.412
in 2025
Laos rank
120th
Uganda rank
117th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Laos
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.412 against 0.396 in Laos, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
Laos ranks 120th and Uganda ranks 117th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.05 | 0.127 | 0.077 | Uganda |
| 1910s | 0.05 | 0.127 | 0.077 | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.05 | 0.167 | 0.117 | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.05 | 0.159 | 0.109 | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.0577 | 0.1599 | 0.1022 | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.1473 | 0.1767 | 0.0294 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.176 | 0.2199 | 0.0439 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.2392 | 0.0673 | 0.1719 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.327 | 0.2192 | 0.1078 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.327 | 0.4644 | 0.1374 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.3281 | 0.5757 | 0.2476 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3514 | 0.5654 | 0.214 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3853 | 0.4358 | 0.0505 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Laos or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.412 against 0.396 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Laos and Uganda?
- 0.016, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Uganda rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Laos ranks 120th and Uganda ranks 117th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.