Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Laos or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 0.123 against 0.114 in Laos as of 2025.

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

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.

Laos vs Pakistan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Laos

0.114

in 2025

Pakistan

0.123

in 2025

Laos rank

150th

Pakistan rank

147th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Laos
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.123 against 0.114 in Laos, a difference of 0.009.

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

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

Laos ranks 150th and Pakistan ranks 147th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.025	0.0672	0.0422	Pakistan
1910s	0.025	0.069	0.044	Pakistan
1920s	0.025	0.0814	0.0564	Pakistan
1930s	0.025	0.0904	0.0654	Pakistan
1940s	0.0301	0.0957	0.0656	Pakistan
1950s	0.0716	0.0871	0.0155	Pakistan
1960s	0.0773	0.0837	0.0064	Pakistan
1970s	0.0941	0.0799	0.0142	Laos
1980s	0.1083	0.08	0.0283	Laos
1990s	0.1085	0.1335	0.025	Pakistan
2000s	0.1001	0.1202	0.0201	Pakistan
2010s	0.0999	0.1506	0.0507	Pakistan
2020s	0.1218	0.1292	0.0073	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Laos or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0.123 against 0.114 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Laos and Pakistan?: 0.009, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Pakistan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Laos and Pakistan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Laos ranks 150th and Pakistan 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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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.