Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Eritrea or Laos?

Laos, at 0.114 against 0.108 in Eritrea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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.

Eritrea vs Laos: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Eritrea

0.108

in 2025

Laos

0.114

in 2025

Eritrea rank

153rd

Laos rank

150th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Eritrea
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.114 against 0.108 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.006.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 150th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 9 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.044	0.025	0.019	Eritrea
1910s	0.044	0.025	0.019	Eritrea
1920s	0.0452	0.025	0.0202	Eritrea
1930s	0.04	0.025	0.015	Eritrea
1940s	0.0879	0.0301	0.0578	Eritrea
1950s	0.08	0.0716	0.0084	Eritrea
1960s	0.0629	0.0773	0.0144	Laos
1970s	0.0747	0.0941	0.0194	Laos
1980s	0.079	0.1083	0.0293	Laos
1990s	0.1475	0.1085	0.039	Eritrea
2000s	0.1429	0.1001	0.0428	Eritrea
2010s	0.1407	0.0999	0.0408	Eritrea
2020s	0.1098	0.1218	0.012	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Eritrea or Laos?: Laos, at 0.114 against 0.108 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Eritrea and Laos?: 0.006, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Eritrea ranks 153rd 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.