What is political centralization index in Laos?

Political centralization index in Laos was 0.557 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 0.693 in 1874.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 0.483 in 1948.

How does Laos rank for political centralization index?

Laos ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Laos

Name: Political centralization index in Laos
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Laos: Political centralization index was 0.557 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.557

Change on year

up 4.1%

World rank

65th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.693

in 1874

All-time low

0.483

in 1948

Years of data

145

1874–2025

Political centralization index in Laos, 1874–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.557 for political centralization index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Laos peaked at 0.693 in 1874 and was at its lowest, 0.483, in 1948.

Laos ranks 65th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 145 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Laos, 1874 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1874	0.693	—
1875	0.693	+0.0%
1876	0.693	+0.0%
1877	0.693	+0.0%
1878	0.693	+0.0%
1879	0.693	+0.0%
1880	0.693	+0.0%
1881	0.693	+0.0%
1882	0.693	+0.0%
1883	0.693	+0.0%
1884	0.693	+0.0%
1885	0.693	+0.0%
1886	0.693	+0.0%
1887	0.693	+0.0%
1888	0.693	+0.0%
1889	0.693	+0.0%
1890	0.693	+0.0%
1891	0.693	+0.0%
1892	0.693	+0.0%
1900	0.644	-7.1%
1901	0.644	+0.0%
1902	0.644	+0.0%
1903	0.644	+0.0%
1904	0.644	+0.0%
1905	0.644	+0.0%
1906	0.644	+0.0%
1907	0.644	+0.0%
1908	0.644	+0.0%
1909	0.644	+0.0%
1910	0.644	+0.0%
1911	0.644	+0.0%
1912	0.644	+0.0%
1913	0.644	+0.0%
1914	0.644	+0.0%
1915	0.644	+0.0%
1916	0.644	+0.0%
1917	0.644	+0.0%
1918	0.644	+0.0%
1919	0.644	+0.0%
1920	0.644	+0.0%
1921	0.644	+0.0%
1922	0.644	+0.0%
1923	0.644	+0.0%
1924	0.644	+0.0%
1925	0.644	+0.0%
1926	0.644	+0.0%
1927	0.644	+0.0%
1928	0.644	+0.0%
1929	0.644	+0.0%
1930	0.644	+0.0%
1931	0.644	+0.0%
1932	0.644	+0.0%
1933	0.644	+0.0%
1934	0.644	+0.0%
1935	0.644	+0.0%
1936	0.644	+0.0%
1937	0.644	+0.0%
1938	0.644	+0.0%
1939	0.644	+0.0%
1940	0.644	+0.0%
1941	0.637	-1.1%
1942	0.607	-4.7%
1943	0.631	+4.0%
1944	0.605	-4.1%
1945	0.639	+5.6%
1946	0.548	-14.2%
1947	0.592	+8.0%
1948	0.483	-18.4%
1949	0.483	+0.0%
1950	0.483	+0.0%
1951	0.483	+0.0%
1952	0.483	+0.0%
1953	0.569	+17.8%
1954	0.581	+2.1%
1955	0.58	-0.2%
1956	0.58	+0.0%
1957	0.582	+0.3%
1958	0.582	+0.0%
1959	0.587	+0.9%
1960	0.587	+0.0%
1961	0.591	+0.7%
1962	0.591	+0.0%
1963	0.591	+0.0%
1964	0.591	+0.0%
1965	0.591	+0.0%
1966	0.591	+0.0%
1967	0.591	+0.0%
1968	0.591	+0.0%
1969	0.591	+0.0%
1970	0.591	+0.0%
1971	0.591	+0.0%
1972	0.591	+0.0%
1973	0.591	+0.0%
1974	0.591	+0.0%
1975	0.589	-0.3%
1976	0.581	-1.4%
1977	0.581	+0.0%
1978	0.581	+0.0%
1979	0.581	+0.0%
1980	0.581	+0.0%
1981	0.581	+0.0%
1982	0.581	+0.0%
1983	0.581	+0.0%
1984	0.581	+0.0%
1985	0.581	+0.0%
1986	0.581	+0.0%
1987	0.581	+0.0%
1988	0.581	+0.0%
1989	0.515	-11.4%
1990	0.507	-1.6%
1991	0.505	-0.4%
1992	0.515	+2.0%
1993	0.499	-3.1%
1994	0.494	-1.0%
1995	0.494	+0.0%
1996	0.494	+0.0%
1997	0.494	+0.0%
1998	0.494	+0.0%
1999	0.494	+0.0%
2000	0.494	+0.0%
2001	0.494	+0.0%
2002	0.494	+0.0%
2003	0.494	+0.0%
2004	0.494	+0.0%
2005	0.494	+0.0%
2006	0.505	+2.2%
2007	0.505	+0.0%
2008	0.505	+0.0%
2009	0.505	+0.0%
2010	0.496	-1.8%
2011	0.496	+0.0%
2012	0.496	+0.0%
2013	0.496	+0.0%
2014	0.496	+0.0%
2015	0.496	+0.0%
2016	0.526	+6.0%
2017	0.538	+2.3%
2018	0.568	+5.6%
2019	0.528	-7.0%
2020	0.585	+10.8%
2021	0.528	-9.7%
2022	0.568	+7.6%
2023	0.55	-3.2%
2024	0.535	-2.7%
2025	0.557	+4.1%

Laos compared with similar countries

Laos's 0.557 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Laos's 0.557 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.267, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	0.693	0.693	0.693	6
1880s	0.693	0.693	0.693	10
1890s	0.693	0.693	0.693	3
1900s	0.644	0.644	0.644	10
1910s	0.644	0.644	0.644	10
1920s	0.644	0.644	0.644	10
1930s	0.644	0.644	0.644	10
1940s	0.5869	0.483	0.644	10
1950s	0.551	0.483	0.587	10
1960s	0.5906	0.587	0.591	10
1970s	0.5868	0.581	0.591	10
1980s	0.5744	0.515	0.581	10
1990s	0.499	0.494	0.515	10
2000s	0.4984	0.494	0.505	10
2010s	0.5136	0.496	0.568	10
2020s	0.5538	0.528	0.585	6

Countries ranked near Laos

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66 Serbia 0.55 compare
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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 political centralization index in Laos?: Political centralization index in Laos was 0.557 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 0.693 in 1874.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 0.483 in 1948.
How does Laos rank for political centralization index?: Laos ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026