Which has higher electoral democracy index, Kuwait or Laos?

Kuwait, at 0.138 against 0.135 in Laos as of 2025.

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

230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Kuwait vs Laos: Electoral Democracy Index

Kuwait

0.138

in 2025

Laos

0.135

in 2025

Kuwait rank

159th

Laos rank

160th

Electoral Democracy Index over time

Kuwait
Laos

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.138 against 0.135 in Laos, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 159th and Laos ranks 160th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 23 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.077	0.025	0.052	Kuwait
1790s	0.072	0.025	0.047	Kuwait
1800s	0.072	0.025	0.047	Kuwait
1810s	0.072	0.025	0.047	Kuwait
1820s	0.072	0.025	0.047	Kuwait
1830s	0.072	0.026	0.046	Kuwait
1840s	0.072	0.026	0.046	Kuwait
1850s	0.072	0.026	0.046	Kuwait
1860s	0.072	0.026	0.046	Kuwait
1870s	0.072	0.0254	0.0466	Kuwait
1880s	0.072	0.0226	0.0494	Kuwait
1890s	0.072	0.023	0.049	Kuwait
1900s	0.078	0.0349	0.0431	Kuwait
1910s	0.078	0.035	0.043	Kuwait
1920s	0.0782	0.0347	0.0435	Kuwait
1930s	0.0786	0.034	0.0446	Kuwait
1940s	0.0804	0.0922	0.0118	Laos
1950s	0.0883	0.2345	0.1462	Laos
1960s	0.2214	0.2184	0.003	Kuwait
1970s	0.206	0.1577	0.0483	Kuwait
1980s	0.1791	0.0736	0.1055	Kuwait
1990s	0.238	0.0886	0.1494	Kuwait
2000s	0.3013	0.0893	0.212	Kuwait
2010s	0.3166	0.1013	0.2153	Kuwait
2020s	0.261	0.1328	0.1282	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy index, Kuwait or Laos?: Kuwait, at 0.138 against 0.135 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Kuwait and Laos?: 0.003, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Laos?: 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Laos rank globally for electoral democracy index?: Kuwait ranks 159th and Laos ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.