Cambodia vs Laos

Cambodia vs Laos: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.14 of 1 in Laos, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.36 times that in Laos.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Cambodia vs Laos: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.14 of 1 in Laos, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.36 times that in Laos.
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What the numbers say

  • Cambodia has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Laos.
  • In 2025, Cambodia ranked 143 and Laos ranked 161 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCambodiaLaosWorld
20250.180.140.48
20240.180.140.49
20230.190.130.49
20220.20.130.5
20210.190.140.5
20200.190.130.51
20190.190.130.52
20180.210.130.52
20170.230.120.52
20160.280.090.52
20150.290.090.52
20140.290.090.52
20130.30.090.52
20120.310.090.53
20110.310.090.53
20100.310.090.52
20090.310.090.52
20080.320.090.52
20070.320.090.52
20060.320.090.52
20050.320.090.52
20040.320.090.51
20030.320.090.51
20020.320.090.5
20010.320.090.49
20000.320.090.49
19990.320.090.49
19980.350.090.49
19970.370.090.49
19960.370.090.48
19950.370.090.47
19940.370.090.47
19930.320.090.46
19920.160.090.44
19910.140.090.42
19900.140.120.41
19890.110.110.36
19880.110.070.36
19870.110.070.35
19860.110.070.34
19850.110.070.34
19840.110.070.33
19830.110.070.32
19820.110.070.32
19810.090.070.32
19800.070.070.32
19790.070.070.31
19780.130.070.3
19770.130.070.3
19760.10.070.29
19750.070.130.29
19740.160.230.29
19730.160.240.29
19720.150.230.29
19710.140.240.29
19700.160.240.29
19690.260.240.29
19680.260.240.3
19670.260.240.29
19660.260.170.29
19650.260.170.3
19640.260.220.3
19630.260.220.3
19620.270.220.29
19610.270.220.29
19600.270.270.28
19590.260.290.27
19580.260.310.27
19570.270.260.27
19560.270.230.26
19550.140.230.25
19540.10.210.25
19530.070.210.24
19520.090.20.24
19510.080.20.24
19500.070.190.23
19490.090.190.22
19480.10.190.22
19470.070.170.21
19460.040.10.19
19450.040.060.16
19440.030.040.14
19430.030.040.14
19420.030.040.14
19410.030.040.15
19400.030.040.15
19390.030.030.17
19380.030.030.17
19370.030.030.17
19360.030.030.17
19350.030.030.17
19340.030.030.18
19330.030.030.18
19320.030.030.19
19310.030.030.18
19300.030.030.18
19290.030.030.19
19280.030.030.19
19270.030.030.19
19260.030.040.19
19250.030.040.19
19240.030.040.19
19230.030.040.19
19220.030.040.19
19210.030.040.19
19200.030.040.18
19190.030.040.16
19180.030.040.15
19170.030.040.15
19160.030.040.15
19150.030.040.15
19140.030.040.15
19130.030.040.15
19120.030.040.15
19110.030.040.15
19100.030.040.15
19090.030.040.15
19080.030.040.15
19070.030.040.15
19060.030.040.15
19050.030.040.15
19040.030.040.14
19030.030.040.14
19020.030.040.15
19010.030.040.14
19000.030.030.14
1899––0.22
1898––0.22
1897––0.22
1896––0.22
1895––0.22
1894––0.21
1893––0.21
1892–0.020.21
1891–0.020.2
1890–0.020.2
1889–0.020.2
1888–0.020.2
1887–0.020.2
1886–0.020.19
1885–0.020.19
1884–0.020.2
1883–0.020.19
1882–0.020.19
1881–0.020.19
1880–0.020.19
1879–0.020.19
1878–0.020.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.030.19
1875–0.030.18
1874–0.030.18
1873–0.030.18
1872–0.030.18
1871–0.030.18
1870–0.030.18
1869–0.030.17
1868–0.030.17
1867–0.030.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.030.13
1849–0.030.15
1848–0.030.13
1847–0.030.11
1846–0.030.11
1845–0.030.11
1844–0.030.11
1843–0.030.1
1842–0.030.1
1841–0.030.1
1840–0.030.1
1839–0.030.1
1838–0.030.09
1837–0.030.09
1836–0.030.1
1835–0.030.09
1834–0.030.09
1833–0.030.09
1832–0.030.09
1831–0.030.09
1830–0.030.09
1829–0.030.08
1828–0.030.08
1827–0.030.09
1826–0.030.08
1825–0.030.08
1824–0.030.08
1823–0.030.08
1822–0.030.08
1821–0.030.07
1820–0.030.07
1819–0.030.06
1818–0.030.06
1817–0.030.06
1816–0.030.06
1815–0.030.06
1814–0.030.05
1813–0.030.05
1812–0.030.06
1811–0.030.06
1810–0.030.06
1809–0.030.05
1808–0.030.05
1807–0.030.05
1806–0.030.05
1805–0.030.05
1804–0.030.05
1803–0.030.05
1802–0.030.05
1801–0.030.05
1800–0.030.05
1799–0.030.05
1798–0.030.06
1797–0.030.05
1796–0.030.05
1795–0.030.05
1794–0.030.05
1793–0.030.05
1792–0.030.05
1791–0.030.05
1790–0.030.05
1789–0.030.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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