Freedom of Association Score in Laos
Laos: Freedom of Association Score was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 128 countries
All-time high
1
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of Association Score in Laos, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Laos stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Laos peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Laos ranks 124th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Freedom of Association Score in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5, 40% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 124 Eritrea 1 compare
- 124 Myanmar 1 compare
- 124 North Korea 1 compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 1 compare
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 freedom of association score in Laos?
- Freedom of association score in Laos was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for freedom of association score?
- Laos ranks 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association 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 Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.