Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bangladesh or Laos?

Bangladesh, at 0.115 against 0.114 in Laos as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Laos: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bangladesh

0.115

in 2025

Laos

0.114

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

149th

Laos rank

150th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bangladesh
Laos

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.115 against 0.114 in Laos, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 149th and Laos ranks 150th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 12 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0672	0.025	0.0422	Bangladesh
1910s	0.069	0.025	0.044	Bangladesh
1920s	0.0814	0.025	0.0564	Bangladesh
1930s	0.0904	0.025	0.0654	Bangladesh
1940s	0.0957	0.0301	0.0656	Bangladesh
1950s	0.0871	0.0716	0.0155	Bangladesh
1960s	0.0837	0.0773	0.0064	Bangladesh
1970s	0.1267	0.0941	0.0326	Bangladesh
1980s	0.136	0.1083	0.0277	Bangladesh
1990s	0.2052	0.1085	0.0967	Bangladesh
2000s	0.1779	0.1001	0.0778	Bangladesh
2010s	0.1361	0.0999	0.0362	Bangladesh
2020s	0.1035	0.1218	0.0183	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bangladesh or Laos?: Bangladesh, at 0.115 against 0.114 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bangladesh and Laos?: 0.001, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bangladesh ranks 149th and Laos ranks 150th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.