Laos vs Libya: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Laos
0.114
in 2025
Libya
0.123
in 2025
Laos rank
150th
Libya rank
147th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Laos
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.123 against 0.114 in Laos, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 83 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 150th and Libya ranks 147th of 175 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.025 | 0.04 | 0.015 | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.0195 | 0.0385 | 0.019 | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.0742 | 0.1087 | 0.0344 | Libya |
| 1960s | 0.0773 | 0.1161 | 0.0388 | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.0941 | 0.125 | 0.0309 | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.1083 | 0.125 | 0.0167 | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.1085 | 0.125 | 0.0165 | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.1001 | 0.1249 | 0.0248 | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0999 | 0.1975 | 0.0976 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1218 | 0.136 | 0.0142 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Laos or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.123 against 0.114 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Laos and Libya?
- 0.009, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Libya?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Libya rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Laos ranks 150th and Libya ranks 147th 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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About this data
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.