Chad vs Laos: Democratic change
Chad
1
in 2025
Laos
1
in 2025
Chad rank
23rd
Laos rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Chad
- Laos
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1 against 1 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Laos ahead.
Chad ranks 23rd and Laos ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Laos |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Chad |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Chad |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Chad |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Chad or Laos?
- Chad, at 1 against 1 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Chad and Laos?
- 0, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Laos?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Laos rank globally for democratic change?
- Chad ranks 23rd and Laos ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.