Laos vs Thailand: Sovereign state
Laos
1
in 2022
Thailand
1
in 2022
Laos rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Laos
- Thailand
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, Laos or Thailand?
- Laos, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Laos and Thailand?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Thailand?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Thailand rank globally for sovereign state?
- Laos ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Butcher and Griffiths (2020) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.