China vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Political civil liberties index

China
0.036
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.053
in 2025
China rank
171st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
169th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • China
  • 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 China, a difference of 0.017.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.

China ranks 171st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 20 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1780s 0.208 0.16 0.048 China
1790s 0.208 0.16 0.048 China
1800s 0.208 0.16 0.048 China
1810s 0.208 0.16 0.048 China
1820s 0.208 0.16 0.048 China
1830s 0.208 0.179 0.029 China
1840s 0.208 0.179 0.029 China
1850s 0.1744 0.179 0.0046 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1860s 0.2262 0.179 0.0472 China
1870s 0.258 0.1734 0.0846 China
1880s 0.258 0.1492 0.1088 China
1890s 0.231 0.156 0.075 China
1900s 0.2422 0.176 0.0662 China
1910s 0.4199 0.1764 0.2435 China
1920s 0.4469 0.1681 0.2788 China
1930s 0.3664 0.166 0.2004 China
1940s 0.3526 0.2939 0.0587 China
1950s 0.0535 0.5271 0.4736 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1960s 0.0307 0.4581 0.4274 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 0.0413 0.2413 0.2 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 0.1961 0.024 0.1721 China
1990s 0.1706 0.0298 0.1408 China
2000s 0.1806 0.037 0.1436 China
2010s 0.1097 0.0492 0.0605 China
2020s 0.0455 0.0528 0.0073 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, China or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.053 against 0.036 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.017, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do China and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for political civil liberties index?
China 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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