Belarus vs Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Political civil liberties index

Belarus
0.036
in 2025
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
0.053
in 2025
Belarus rank
171st
Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank
169th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Belarus
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People’s Democratic Republic currently reports 0.053 against 0.036 in Belarus, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Lao People’s Democratic Republic's figure about 1.5 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lao People’s Democratic Republic ahead.

Belarus ranks 171st and Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 10 and Lao People’s Democratic Republic in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Lao People’s Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1790s 0.085 0.16 0.075 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1800s 0.085 0.16 0.075 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1810s 0.085 0.16 0.075 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1820s 0.0778 0.16 0.0822 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1830s 0.067 0.179 0.112 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1840s 0.067 0.179 0.112 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1850s 0.0947 0.179 0.0843 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1860s 0.1615 0.179 0.0175 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1870s 0.1746 0.1734 0.0012 Belarus
1880s 0.1847 0.1492 0.0355 Belarus
1890s 0.189 0.156 0.033 Belarus
1900s 0.2715 0.176 0.0955 Belarus
1910s 0.2684 0.1764 0.092 Belarus
1920s 0.0368 0.1681 0.1313 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1930s 0.0164 0.166 0.1496 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1940s 0.0151 0.2939 0.2788 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1950s 0.0305 0.5271 0.4966 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1960s 0.0394 0.4581 0.4187 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1970s 0.0373 0.2413 0.204 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1980s 0.1174 0.024 0.0934 Belarus
1990s 0.7091 0.0298 0.6793 Belarus
2000s 0.3662 0.037 0.3292 Belarus
2010s 0.367 0.0492 0.3178 Belarus
2020s 0.0675 0.0528 0.0147 Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Belarus or Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, at 0.053 against 0.036 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Belarus and Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
0.017, with Lao People’s Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
224 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Belarus ranks 171st and Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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