Laos vs Mongolia: Democracy
Laos
1
in 2025
Mongolia
1
in 2025
Laos rank
90th
Mongolia rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Laos
- Mongolia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1 against 1 in Mongolia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Mongolia ahead.
Laos ranks 90th and Mongolia ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 1 | 2.17 | 1.17 | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Laos or Mongolia?
- Laos, at 1 against 1 in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Laos and Mongolia?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mongolia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Mongolia rank globally for democracy?
- Laos ranks 90th and Mongolia ranks 90th of 175 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).