Which has higher human rights index vs. electoral democracy index, Laos or Sudan?

Sudan, at 0.171 against 0.144 in Laos as of 2025.

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

190 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

Laos vs Sudan: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index

Laos

0.144

in 2025

Sudan

0.171

in 2025

Laos rank

170th

Sudan rank

167th

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time

Laos
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.171 against 0.144 in Laos, a difference of 0.027.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.

Laos ranks 170th and Sudan ranks 167th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.159	0.308	0.149	Sudan
1830s	0.165	0.308	0.143	Sudan
1840s	0.165	0.3294	0.1644	Sudan
1850s	0.165	0.3612	0.1962	Sudan
1860s	0.165	0.364	0.199	Sudan
1870s	0.1925	0.3816	0.1891	Sudan
1880s	0.202	0.4032	0.2012	Sudan
1900s	0.2281	0.235	0.0069	Sudan
1910s	0.2278	0.2353	0.0075	Sudan
1920s	0.2254	0.2532	0.0278	Sudan
1930s	0.2225	0.266	0.0435	Sudan
1940s	0.263	0.2683	0.0053	Sudan
1950s	0.3934	0.3817	0.0117	Laos
1960s	0.3488	0.3252	0.0236	Laos
1970s	0.2048	0.2106	0.0058	Sudan
1980s	0.0648	0.3144	0.2496	Sudan
1990s	0.0829	0.0859	0.003	Sudan
2000s	0.0973	0.1288	0.0315	Sudan
2010s	0.1182	0.1615	0.0433	Sudan
2020s	0.1432	0.2188	0.0757	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. electoral democracy index, Laos or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.171 against 0.144 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. electoral democracy index between Laos and Sudan?: 0.027, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sudan?: 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Laos and Sudan rank globally for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Laos ranks 170th and Sudan ranks 167th 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.