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Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Laos

Laos: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.22
Change on year
up 20.9%
World rank
158th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.29
in 1953
All-time low
0.067
in 1977
Years of data
230
1789–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Laos, 1789–2025

0.050.10.150.20.250.3178919072025

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

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.22 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Laos peaked at 0.29 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.067, in 1977.

Laos ranks 158th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 230 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.074 0.074 0.074 1
1790s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1800s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1810s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1820s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1830s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1840s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1850s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1860s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1870s 0.1112 0.074 0.135 10
1880s 0.135 0.135 0.135 10
1890s 0.147 0.147 0.147 3
1900s 0.171 0.171 0.171 10
1910s 0.171 0.171 0.171 10
1920s 0.171 0.171 0.171 10
1930s 0.1702 0.163 0.171 10
1940s 0.1418 0.093 0.223 10
1950s 0.2636 0.211 0.29 10
1960s 0.224 0.222 0.227 10
1970s 0.1467 0.067 0.222 10
1980s 0.0789 0.067 0.099 10
1990s 0.1014 0.093 0.108 10
2000s 0.1139 0.11 0.119 10
2010s 0.1306 0.113 0.179 10
2020s 0.185 0.167 0.22 6

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 155 Guinea 0.232 compare
  2. 156 Cuba 0.228 compare
  3. 157 China 0.227 compare
  4. 159 Belarus 0.207 compare
  5. 160 Cambodia 0.203 compare
  6. 161 Saudi Arabia 0.199 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Laos?
Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Laos was 0.22 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.29 in 1953.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.067 in 1977.
How does Laos rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
Laos ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.