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
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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

Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.