Civil Rights Score in Laos
Laos: Civil Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in Laos, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 3 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Laos peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2007.
That places Laos 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Civil Rights Score in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 3 | +50.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 86% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 82 Cameroon 3 compare
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More social development data for Laos
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 80 (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,489 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,489 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.76 % change on previous year (1984)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Laos?
- Civil rights score in Laos was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- How does Laos rank for civil rights score?
- Laos ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.