North Korea vs Laos: Transparent laws
North Korea
0
in 2025
Laos
0
in 2025
North Korea rank
44th
Laos rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- North Korea
- Laos
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Laos, a difference of 0.
Across all 196 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 44th and Laos ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, North Korea or Laos?
- North Korea, at 0 against 0 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between North Korea and Laos?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Laos?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Laos rank globally for transparent laws?
- North Korea ranks 44th and Laos ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.