Lao PDR vs Viet Nam: Electoral democracy
Lao PDR
0
in 2025
Viet Nam
0
in 2025
Lao PDR rank
142nd
Viet Nam rank
142nd
Electoral democracy over time
- Lao PDR
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Lao PDR currently reports 0 against 0 in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Lao PDR ranks 142nd and Viet Nam ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao PDR | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.1667 | 0.1667 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Lao PDR or Viet Nam?
- Lao PDR, at 0 against 0 in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Lao PDR and Viet Nam?
- 0, with Lao PDR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao PDR and Viet Nam?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Lao PDR and Viet Nam rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Lao PDR ranks 142nd and Viet Nam 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.