What is equal access to power index in Laos?

Equal access to power index in Laos was 0.394 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 0.655 in 1976.

What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 0.032 in 1789.

How does Laos rank for equal access to power index?

Laos ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Laos data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Access to Power Index in Laos

Name: Equal Access to Power Index in Laos
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Laos: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.394 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.394

Change on year

down 7.9%

World rank

136th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.655

in 1976

All-time low

0.032

in 1789

Years of data

230

1789–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Laos, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal access to power index in Laos is 0.394, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Laos peaked at 0.655 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.032, in 1789.

Laos ranks 136th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Equal Access to Power Index in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Equal Access to Power Index in Laos, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.032	—
1790	0.032	+0.0%
1791	0.032	+0.0%
1792	0.032	+0.0%
1793	0.032	+0.0%
1794	0.032	+0.0%
1795	0.032	+0.0%
1796	0.032	+0.0%
1797	0.032	+0.0%
1798	0.032	+0.0%
1799	0.032	+0.0%
1800	0.032	+0.0%
1801	0.032	+0.0%
1802	0.032	+0.0%
1803	0.032	+0.0%
1804	0.032	+0.0%
1805	0.032	+0.0%
1806	0.032	+0.0%
1807	0.032	+0.0%
1808	0.032	+0.0%
1809	0.032	+0.0%
1810	0.032	+0.0%
1811	0.032	+0.0%
1812	0.032	+0.0%
1813	0.032	+0.0%
1814	0.032	+0.0%
1815	0.032	+0.0%
1816	0.032	+0.0%
1817	0.032	+0.0%
1818	0.032	+0.0%
1819	0.032	+0.0%
1820	0.032	+0.0%
1821	0.032	+0.0%
1822	0.032	+0.0%
1823	0.032	+0.0%
1824	0.032	+0.0%
1825	0.032	+0.0%
1826	0.032	+0.0%
1827	0.032	+0.0%
1828	0.032	+0.0%
1829	0.032	+0.0%
1830	0.032	+0.0%
1831	0.032	+0.0%
1832	0.032	+0.0%
1833	0.032	+0.0%
1834	0.032	+0.0%
1835	0.032	+0.0%
1836	0.032	+0.0%
1837	0.032	+0.0%
1838	0.032	+0.0%
1839	0.032	+0.0%
1840	0.032	+0.0%
1841	0.032	+0.0%
1842	0.032	+0.0%
1843	0.032	+0.0%
1844	0.032	+0.0%
1845	0.032	+0.0%
1846	0.032	+0.0%
1847	0.032	+0.0%
1848	0.032	+0.0%
1849	0.032	+0.0%
1850	0.032	+0.0%
1851	0.032	+0.0%
1852	0.032	+0.0%
1853	0.032	+0.0%
1854	0.032	+0.0%
1855	0.032	+0.0%
1856	0.032	+0.0%
1857	0.032	+0.0%
1858	0.032	+0.0%
1859	0.032	+0.0%
1860	0.032	+0.0%
1861	0.032	+0.0%
1862	0.032	+0.0%
1863	0.032	+0.0%
1864	0.032	+0.0%
1865	0.032	+0.0%
1866	0.032	+0.0%
1867	0.032	+0.0%
1868	0.032	+0.0%
1869	0.032	+0.0%
1870	0.032	+0.0%
1871	0.032	+0.0%
1872	0.032	+0.0%
1873	0.032	+0.0%
1874	0.032	+0.0%
1875	0.032	+0.0%
1876	0.032	+0.0%
1877	0.032	+0.0%
1878	0.032	+0.0%
1879	0.032	+0.0%
1880	0.032	+0.0%
1881	0.032	+0.0%
1882	0.032	+0.0%
1883	0.032	+0.0%
1884	0.032	+0.0%
1885	0.032	+0.0%
1886	0.032	+0.0%
1887	0.032	+0.0%
1888	0.032	+0.0%
1889	0.032	+0.0%
1890	0.032	+0.0%
1891	0.032	+0.0%
1892	0.032	+0.0%
1900	0.045	+40.6%
1901	0.045	+0.0%
1902	0.045	+0.0%
1903	0.045	+0.0%
1904	0.045	+0.0%
1905	0.045	+0.0%
1906	0.045	+0.0%
1907	0.045	+0.0%
1908	0.045	+0.0%
1909	0.045	+0.0%
1910	0.045	+0.0%
1911	0.045	+0.0%
1912	0.045	+0.0%
1913	0.045	+0.0%
1914	0.045	+0.0%
1915	0.045	+0.0%
1916	0.045	+0.0%
1917	0.045	+0.0%
1918	0.045	+0.0%
1919	0.045	+0.0%
1920	0.045	+0.0%
1921	0.045	+0.0%
1922	0.045	+0.0%
1923	0.045	+0.0%
1924	0.045	+0.0%
1925	0.045	+0.0%
1926	0.045	+0.0%
1927	0.045	+0.0%
1928	0.045	+0.0%
1929	0.045	+0.0%
1930	0.045	+0.0%
1931	0.045	+0.0%
1932	0.045	+0.0%
1933	0.045	+0.0%
1934	0.045	+0.0%
1935	0.045	+0.0%
1936	0.045	+0.0%
1937	0.045	+0.0%
1938	0.045	+0.0%
1939	0.045	+0.0%
1940	0.045	+0.0%
1941	0.045	+0.0%
1942	0.045	+0.0%
1943	0.045	+0.0%
1944	0.045	+0.0%
1945	0.067	+48.9%
1946	0.067	+0.0%
1947	0.067	+0.0%
1948	0.067	+0.0%
1949	0.067	+0.0%
1950	0.067	+0.0%
1951	0.067	+0.0%
1952	0.067	+0.0%
1953	0.103	+53.7%
1954	0.145	+40.8%
1955	0.241	+66.2%
1956	0.241	+0.0%
1957	0.241	+0.0%
1958	0.253	+5.0%
1959	0.253	+0.0%
1960	0.253	+0.0%
1961	0.253	+0.0%
1962	0.253	+0.0%
1963	0.253	+0.0%
1964	0.253	+0.0%
1965	0.261	+3.2%
1966	0.261	+0.0%
1967	0.261	+0.0%
1968	0.261	+0.0%
1969	0.261	+0.0%
1970	0.261	+0.0%
1971	0.261	+0.0%
1972	0.261	+0.0%
1973	0.284	+8.8%
1974	0.284	+0.0%
1975	0.341	+20.1%
1976	0.655	+92.1%
1977	0.655	+0.0%
1978	0.655	+0.0%
1979	0.655	+0.0%
1980	0.655	+0.0%
1981	0.606	-7.5%
1982	0.606	+0.0%
1983	0.606	+0.0%
1984	0.606	+0.0%
1985	0.586	-3.3%
1986	0.547	-6.7%
1987	0.547	+0.0%
1988	0.547	+0.0%
1989	0.515	-5.9%
1990	0.515	+0.0%
1991	0.515	+0.0%
1992	0.515	+0.0%
1993	0.515	+0.0%
1994	0.515	+0.0%
1995	0.515	+0.0%
1996	0.515	+0.0%
1997	0.515	+0.0%
1998	0.464	-9.9%
1999	0.464	+0.0%
2000	0.464	+0.0%
2001	0.464	+0.0%
2002	0.464	+0.0%
2003	0.464	+0.0%
2004	0.464	+0.0%
2005	0.35	-24.6%
2006	0.369	+5.4%
2007	0.369	+0.0%
2008	0.369	+0.0%
2009	0.369	+0.0%
2010	0.369	+0.0%
2011	0.369	+0.0%
2012	0.369	+0.0%
2013	0.369	+0.0%
2014	0.369	+0.0%
2015	0.369	+0.0%
2016	0.369	+0.0%
2017	0.406	+10.0%
2018	0.406	+0.0%
2019	0.381	-6.2%
2020	0.43	+12.9%
2021	0.405	-5.8%
2022	0.374	-7.7%
2023	0.388	+3.7%
2024	0.428	+10.3%
2025	0.394	-7.9%

Laos compared with similar countries

Laos's 0.394 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5685, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Laos's 0.394 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6175, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.032	0.032	0.032	1
1790s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1800s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1810s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1820s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1830s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1840s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1850s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1860s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1870s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1880s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1890s	0.032	0.032	0.032	3
1900s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1910s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1920s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1930s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1940s	0.056	0.045	0.067	10
1950s	0.1678	0.067	0.253	10
1960s	0.257	0.253	0.261	10
1970s	0.4312	0.261	0.655	10
1980s	0.5821	0.515	0.655	10
1990s	0.5048	0.464	0.515	10
2000s	0.4146	0.35	0.464	10
2010s	0.3776	0.369	0.406	10
2020s	0.4032	0.374	0.43	6

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Laos?: Equal access to power index in Laos was 0.394 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 0.655 in 1976.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 0.032 in 1789.
How does Laos rank for equal access to power index?: Laos ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.