Free fair elections bti in Laos
Laos: Free fair elections bti was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 128 countries
All-time high
2
in 2007
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Free fair elections bti in Laos, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1 for free fair elections bti 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, free fair elections bti in Laos peaked at 2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Laos ranks 106th 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.
Free fair elections bti in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 4, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 25% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 106 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 106 China 1 compare
- 106 Cuba 1 compare
- 106 Eritrea 1 compare
- 106 Guinea 1 compare
- 106 Haiti 1 compare
- 106 Kuwait 1 compare
- 106 Libya 1 compare
- 106 Mali 1 compare
- 106 Myanmar 1 compare
- 106 Niger 1 compare
- 106 North Korea 1 compare
- 106 Qatar 1 compare
- 106 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 106 Somalia 1 compare
- 106 South Sudan 1 compare
- 106 Sudan 1 compare
- 106 Syria 1 compare
- 106 Tajikistan 1 compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 106 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 free fair elections bti in Laos?
- Free fair elections bti in Laos was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free fair elections bti recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest free fair elections bti recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for free fair elections bti?
- Laos ranks 106th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free fair elections bti 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Free fair elections bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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