Judicial Corruption Score in Laos
Laos: Judicial Corruption Score was -1.12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Judicial Corruption Score in Laos, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded -1.12 for judicial corruption score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Laos peaked at 0.014 in 1941 and was at its lowest, -1.13, in 2023.
Laos ranks 136th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.396 | -0.396 | -0.396 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.396 | -0.396 | -0.396 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.396 | -0.396 | -0.396 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.396 | -0.396 | -0.396 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.2732 | -0.524 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.524 | -0.524 | -0.524 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.524 | -0.524 | -0.524 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8778 | -1.02 | -0.725 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8662 | -1.08 | -0.725 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.08 | -1.08 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.06 | -1.08 | -1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.09 | -1.09 | -1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9895 | -1.13 | -0.895 | 6 |
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More social development data for Laos
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 80 (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,489 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.135 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.032 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.047 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.135 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.118 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.11 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in Laos?
- Judicial corruption score in Laos was -1.12 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 in 1941.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.13 in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for judicial corruption score?
- Laos ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.