Afghanistan vs Laos: Executive Corruption Index
Afghanistan
0.615
in 2025
Laos
0.621
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
69th
Laos rank
66th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.621 against 0.615 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 69th and Laos ranks 66th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.435 | 0.765 | 0.33 | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.4385 | 0.765 | 0.3265 | Laos |
| 1920s | 0.47 | 0.765 | 0.295 | Laos |
| 1930s | 0.47 | 0.765 | 0.295 | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.47 | 0.7879 | 0.3179 | Laos |
| 1950s | 0.47 | 0.8596 | 0.3896 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.47 | 0.881 | 0.411 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.4827 | 0.7804 | 0.2977 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.528 | 0.665 | 0.137 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.79 | 0.665 | 0.125 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.8977 | 0.665 | 0.2327 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.8864 | 0.6697 | 0.2167 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.65 | 0.6222 | 0.0278 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Afghanistan or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.621 against 0.615 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Afghanistan and Laos?
- 0.006, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Afghanistan ranks 69th and Laos ranks 66th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).