Guinea-Bissau vs Laos: Electoral democracy
Guinea-Bissau
0
in 2025
Laos
0
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
116th
Laos rank
116th
Electoral democracy over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Laos
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0 against 0 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Laos ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th and Laos ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Guinea-Bissau or Laos?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0 against 0 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Guinea-Bissau and Laos?
- 0, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Laos?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Laos rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th and Laos ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).