Laos vs Niger: Democracy
Laos
0
in 2025
Niger
0
in 2025
Laos rank
142nd
Niger rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- Laos
- Niger
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0 against 0 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Laos ranks 142nd and Niger ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Laos |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Laos |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Laos or Niger?
- Laos, at 0 against 0 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Laos and Niger?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Niger rank globally for democracy?
- Laos ranks 142nd and Niger ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.