Effective Power to Govern Score in Laos
Laos: Effective Power to Govern Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Laos, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in Laos is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Laos peaked at 2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Laos ranks 103rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 33% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 33% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 103 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 103 Bahrain 1 compare
- 103 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 103 Cambodia 1 compare
- 103 Chad 1 compare
- 103 Cuba 1 compare
- 103 Eritrea 1 compare
- 103 Guinea 1 compare
- 103 Haiti 1 compare
- 103 Kuwait 1 compare
- 103 Libya 1 compare
- 103 Mali 1 compare
- 103 Myanmar 1 compare
- 103 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 103 Niger 1 compare
- 103 North Korea 1 compare
- 103 Oman 1 compare
- 103 Qatar 1 compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 103 South Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Syria 1 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 103 Yemen 1 compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Laos?
- Effective power to govern score in Laos was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for effective power to govern score?
- Laos ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.