Lao PDR vs Moldova: Sovereign state
Lao PDR
1
in 2025
Moldova
1
in 2025
Lao PDR rank
1st
Moldova rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Lao PDR
- Moldova
How they compare
Lao PDR currently reports 1 against 1 in Moldova, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Moldova ahead.
Lao PDR ranks 1st and Moldova ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Lao PDR has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao PDR | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Lao PDR |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lao PDR |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lao PDR |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lao PDR |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Lao PDR |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, Lao PDR or Moldova?
- Lao PDR, at 1 against 1 in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Lao PDR and Moldova?
- 0, with Lao PDR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao PDR and Moldova?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Lao PDR and Moldova rank globally for sovereign state?
- Lao PDR ranks 1st and Moldova ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.