Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Central African Republic or Laos?

Central African Republic, at 0.114 against 0.114 in Laos as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Central African Republic and Laos?

0, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Laos?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 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.

Central African Republic vs Laos: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Central African Republic

0.114

in 2025

Laos

0.114

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

150th

Laos rank

150th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Central African Republic
Laos

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.114 against 0.114 in Laos, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Laos ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 150th and Laos ranks 150th of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.013	0.025	0.012	Laos
1930s	0.013	0.025	0.012	Laos
1940s	0.0164	0.0301	0.0137	Laos
1950s	0.0432	0.0716	0.0284	Laos
1960s	0.1091	0.0773	0.0318	Central African Republic
1970s	0.1025	0.0941	0.0084	Central African Republic
1980s	0.146	0.1083	0.0377	Central African Republic
1990s	0.2038	0.1085	0.0953	Central African Republic
2000s	0.1834	0.1001	0.0833	Central African Republic
2010s	0.1828	0.0999	0.0829	Central African Republic
2020s	0.1445	0.1218	0.0227	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Central African Republic or Laos?: Central African Republic, at 0.114 against 0.114 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Central African Republic and Laos?: 0, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Laos?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Laos rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Central African Republic ranks 150th 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.