India vs Laos: Equal Rights Protection Index
India
0.408
in 2025
Laos
0.415
in 2025
India rank
133rd
Laos rank
132nd
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- India
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.415 against 0.408 in India, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.
India ranks 133rd and Laos ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.008 | India |
| 1790s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.008 | India |
| 1800s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.008 | India |
| 1810s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.008 | India |
| 1820s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.008 | India |
| 1830s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.008 | India |
| 1840s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.008 | India |
| 1850s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.008 | India |
| 1860s | 0.1527 | 0.01 | 0.1427 | India |
| 1870s | 0.173 | 0.01 | 0.163 | India |
| 1880s | 0.173 | 0.01 | 0.163 | India |
| 1890s | 0.173 | 0.01 | 0.163 | India |
| 1900s | 0.172 | 0.138 | 0.034 | India |
| 1910s | 0.172 | 0.138 | 0.034 | India |
| 1920s | 0.172 | 0.138 | 0.034 | India |
| 1930s | 0.1724 | 0.138 | 0.0344 | India |
| 1940s | 0.2789 | 0.1072 | 0.1717 | India |
| 1950s | 0.7045 | 0.1518 | 0.5527 | India |
| 1960s | 0.713 | 0.1564 | 0.5566 | India |
| 1970s | 0.7126 | 0.2078 | 0.5048 | India |
| 1980s | 0.7145 | 0.2752 | 0.4393 | India |
| 1990s | 0.716 | 0.212 | 0.504 | India |
| 2000s | 0.7012 | 0.212 | 0.4892 | India |
| 2010s | 0.6651 | 0.2689 | 0.3962 | India |
| 2020s | 0.5202 | 0.4647 | 0.0555 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, India or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.415 against 0.408 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between India and Laos?
- 0.007, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Laos?
- 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do India and Laos rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- India ranks 133rd and Laos ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Rights Protection 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 to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.