Iraq vs Laos: Centralization of Political Power Index

Iraq
0.567
in 2025
Laos
0.557
in 2025
Iraq rank
64th
Laos rank
65th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Iraq
  • Laos
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.567 against 0.557 in Laos, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 145 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 64th and Laos ranks 65th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.