Burkina Faso vs Laos: Participatory Democracy Index
Burkina Faso
0.104
in 2025
Laos
0.118
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
142nd
Laos rank
139th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.118 against 0.104 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 10 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.024 | 0.014 | 0.01 | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 0.0258 | 0.014 | 0.0118 | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.026 | 0.014 | 0.012 | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.0307 | 0.0357 | 0.005 | Laos |
| 1950s | 0.0443 | 0.0713 | 0.027 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.0926 | 0.0749 | 0.0177 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.0887 | 0.0809 | 0.0078 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.0903 | 0.0887 | 0.0016 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.2015 | 0.0912 | 0.1103 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.2836 | 0.0915 | 0.1921 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.3517 | 0.0994 | 0.2523 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.2158 | 0.1147 | 0.1012 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Burkina Faso or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.118 against 0.104 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Burkina Faso and Laos?
- 0.014, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Laos?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Laos rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 139th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy 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 of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.