Laos vs Vietnam: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Laos
-0.792
in 2025
Vietnam
-0.781
in 2025
Laos rank
134th
Vietnam rank
133rd
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Laos
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports -0.781 against -0.792 in Laos, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 134th and Vietnam ranks 133rd of 176 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.11 | -1.22 | 0.107 | Laos |
| 1980s | -1.25 | -1.2 | 0.0439 | Vietnam |
| 1990s | -1.51 | -1.18 | 0.3267 | Vietnam |
| 2000s | -1.51 | -0.6437 | 0.8663 | Vietnam |
| 2010s | -1.42 | -0.5148 | 0.9095 | Vietnam |
| 2020s | -0.8243 | -0.5675 | 0.2568 | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Laos or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at -0.781 against -0.792 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Laos and Vietnam?
- 0.011, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Laos ranks 134th and Vietnam ranks 133rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.