Belarus vs Laos: Democracy
Belarus
1
in 2025
Laos
1
in 2025
Belarus rank
159th
Laos rank
159th
Democracy over time
- Belarus
- Laos
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1 against 1 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Laos ahead.
Belarus ranks 159th and Laos ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Laos |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Laos |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Laos |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Laos |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Laos |
| 1950s | 1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | Laos |
| 1960s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Laos |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Laos |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Belarus |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 1 | 1.8 | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belarus or Laos?
- Belarus, at 1 against 1 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belarus and Laos?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Laos?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Laos rank globally for democracy?
- Belarus ranks 159th and Laos ranks 159th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).