Cambodia vs Laos: Democracy
Cambodia
1
in 2025
Laos
1
in 2025
Cambodia rank
159th
Laos rank
159th
Democracy over time
- Cambodia
- Laos
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1 against 1 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Laos ahead.
Cambodia ranks 159th and Laos ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | Laos |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Laos |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Laos |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | Laos |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | Laos |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Laos |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 1 | 1.6 | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cambodia or Laos?
- Cambodia, at 1 against 1 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cambodia and Laos?
- 0, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Laos?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Laos rank globally for democracy?
- Cambodia 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.
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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).