What is the difference in human rights index vs. electoral democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Laos?

0.025, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Laos?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Laos: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.169

in 2025

Laos

0.144

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

168th

Laos rank

170th

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Laos

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.169 against 0.144 in Laos, a difference of 0.025.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Laos ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1174	0.2281	0.1107	Laos
1910s	0.1243	0.2278	0.1035	Laos
1920s	0.1215	0.2254	0.1039	Laos
1930s	0.117	0.2225	0.1055	Laos
1940s	0.1198	0.263	0.1432	Laos
1950s	0.149	0.3934	0.2444	Laos
1960s	0.2281	0.3488	0.1207	Laos
1970s	0.0127	0.2048	0.1921	Laos
1980s	0.2055	0.0648	0.1407	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.2127	0.0829	0.1298	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.2174	0.0973	0.1201	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.2092	0.1182	0.091	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.1905	0.1432	0.0473	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. electoral democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Laos?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.169 against 0.144 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. electoral democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Laos?: 0.025, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Laos?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Laos rank globally for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Laos ranks 170th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.