Burkina Faso vs Laos: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Burkina Faso
0
in 2025
Laos
0
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
142nd
Laos rank
142nd
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Laos
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 against 0 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Laos ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Laos |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.8889 | 0.1111 | 0.7778 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Burkina Faso or Laos?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 against 0 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Burkina Faso and Laos?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Laos?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Laos rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.