Congo, Rep. vs Lao PDR: Democracy
Congo, Rep.
1
in 2025
Lao PDR
1
in 2025
Congo, Rep. rank
87th
Lao PDR rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Congo, Rep.
- Lao PDR
How they compare
Congo, Rep. currently reports 1 against 1 in Lao PDR, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Lao PDR ahead.
Congo, Rep. ranks 87th and Lao PDR ranks 87th of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Congo, Rep. averaged higher in 2 and Lao PDR in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo, Rep. | Lao PDR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Lao PDR |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | Lao PDR |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Congo, Rep. |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Congo, Rep. |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Lao PDR |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Congo, Rep. or Lao PDR?
- Congo, Rep., at 1 against 1 in Lao PDR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Congo, Rep. and Lao PDR?
- 0, with Congo, Rep. ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Rep. and Lao PDR?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Congo, Rep. and Lao PDR rank globally for democracy?
- Congo, Rep. ranks 87th and Lao PDR ranks 87th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).