Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Laos
Laos: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 75.27 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Stability - Governance score in Laos, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - governance score in Laos stood at 75.27 0-100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Laos peaked at 78.2 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.02 0-100, in 2003.
That places Laos 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Laos, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 66.98 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 61.15 0-100 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 55.3 0-100 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 64.47 0-100 | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 48.02 0-100 | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 56.68 0-100 | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 58.76 0-100 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 63.88 0-100 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 62.7 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 65.71 0-100 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 64.3 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 61.88 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 64.18 0-100 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 64.16 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.64 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.33 0-100 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 71.92 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 70.72 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 69.78 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 69.5 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.98 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 74.35 0-100 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 75.04 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 77.2 0-100 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 78.2 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 75.21 0-100 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 75.27 0-100 | +0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 75.27 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.26 0-100, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 75.27 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.48 0-100, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -25.5% | 64.47 0-100 | 48.02 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.06 0-100 | 61.15 0-100 | 66.98 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.98 0-100 | 48.02 0-100 | 65.71 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.91 0-100 | 61.88 0-100 | 71.92 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.88 0-100 | 74.35 0-100 | 78.2 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 72 Oman 76.04 0-100 compare
- 73 French Polynesia 75.7 0-100 compare
- 74 Mongolia 75.54 0-100 compare
- 76 Sao Tome and Principe 75.17 0-100 compare
- 77 Jamaica 75.13 0-100 compare
- 78 Netherlands 74.97 0-100 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 political stability - governance score in Laos?
- Political stability - governance score in Laos was 75.27 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2 0-100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.02 0-100 in 2003.
- How does Laos rank for political stability - governance score?
- Laos ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).