Cambodia vs Laos

Cambodia vs Laos: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.14 of 1 in Laos, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.81 times that in Laos.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Cambodia vs Laos: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.14 of 1 in Laos, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.81 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 156 and Laos ranked 169 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCambodiaLaosWorld
20250.260.140.65
20240.260.150.65
20230.280.150.66
20220.330.140.66
20210.330.130.67
20200.350.140.67
20190.380.150.68
20180.360.130.68
20170.350.130.68
20160.410.120.68
20150.460.120.69
20140.460.120.69
20130.470.120.7
20120.510.10.7
20110.50.10.7
20100.50.10.7
20090.510.10.69
20080.510.10.69
20070.510.10.69
20060.510.10.69
20050.510.10.69
20040.530.10.69
20030.530.10.69
20020.540.090.68
20010.540.090.68
20000.530.090.67
19990.510.090.66
19980.510.090.65
19970.450.090.65
19960.490.090.65
19950.490.080.65
19940.480.080.64
19930.330.080.63
19920.170.080.62
19910.080.080.6
19900.080.080.57
19890.070.080.51
19880.070.080.5
19870.070.080.5
19860.070.070.49
19850.070.060.48
19840.070.060.47
19830.070.060.47
19820.070.060.46
19810.070.060.46
19800.070.060.46
19790.030.060.45
19780.010.060.44
19770.010.060.44
19760.010.060.44
19750.010.110.44
19740.360.340.43
19730.360.340.43
19720.360.340.44
19710.360.350.44
19700.390.350.44
19690.450.350.44
19680.450.350.45
19670.450.350.45
19660.450.350.46
19650.450.350.46
19640.450.350.46
19630.450.350.46
19620.440.350.46
19610.440.340.46
19600.440.370.46
19590.440.40.44
19580.440.420.44
19570.430.420.43
19560.430.410.43
19550.420.410.43
19540.420.390.43
19530.280.390.43
19520.270.360.43
19510.270.360.43
19500.270.360.42
19490.270.360.42
19480.270.360.42
19470.270.360.42
19460.270.340.42
19450.260.250.38
19440.260.20.35
19430.260.190.35
19420.260.190.35
19410.260.190.35
19400.260.190.36
19390.260.210.38
19380.260.220.39
19370.260.220.39
19360.260.220.39
19350.260.220.4
19340.260.220.4
19330.260.220.4
19320.260.220.41
19310.260.220.41
19300.260.220.41
19290.260.220.41
19280.260.220.41
19270.260.220.41
19260.260.230.41
19250.260.230.41
19240.260.230.42
19230.260.230.41
19220.260.230.42
19210.260.230.42
19200.260.230.42
19190.260.230.41
19180.260.230.4
19170.260.230.39
19160.260.230.39
19150.260.230.4
19140.260.230.4
19130.260.230.41
19120.260.230.41
19110.260.230.41
19100.260.230.41
19090.260.230.41
19080.260.230.41
19070.260.230.41
19060.260.230.41
19050.260.230.41
19040.260.230.41
19030.260.230.41
19020.260.230.41
19010.260.230.41
19000.260.230.41
1899––0.47
1898––0.47
1897––0.46
1896––0.47
1895––0.46
1894––0.46
1893––0.46
1892–0.210.45
1891–0.210.45
1890–0.210.45
1889–0.210.45
1888–0.210.45
1887–0.210.45
1886–0.210.44
1885–0.210.44
1884–0.210.44
1883–0.20.44
1882–0.20.44
1881–0.20.44
1880–0.20.44
1879–0.210.45
1878–0.210.45
1877–0.210.44
1876–0.210.45
1875–0.210.45
1874–0.210.45
1873–0.170.45
1872–0.170.44
1871–0.170.45
1870–0.170.44
1869–0.170.44
1868–0.170.43
1867–0.170.44
1866–0.170.43
1865–0.170.43
1864–0.170.42
1863–0.170.43
1862–0.170.43
1861–0.170.42
1860–0.170.41
1859–0.170.4
1858–0.170.4
1857–0.170.4
1856–0.170.4
1855–0.170.4
1854–0.170.4
1853–0.170.4
1852–0.170.39
1851–0.170.39
1850–0.170.39
1849–0.170.41
1848–0.170.4
1847–0.170.38
1846–0.170.38
1845–0.170.37
1844–0.170.37
1843–0.170.37
1842–0.170.37
1841–0.170.37
1840–0.170.36
1839–0.170.36
1838–0.170.36
1837–0.170.36
1836–0.170.36
1835–0.170.36
1834–0.170.35
1833–0.170.35
1832–0.170.35
1831–0.170.35
1830–0.170.35
1829–0.160.35
1828–0.160.35
1827–0.160.35
1826–0.160.35
1825–0.160.35
1824–0.160.34
1823–0.160.35
1822–0.160.34
1821–0.160.34
1820–0.160.33
1819–0.160.32
1818–0.160.31
1817–0.160.31
1816–0.160.32
1815–0.160.32
1814–0.160.3
1813–0.160.29
1812–0.160.28
1811–0.160.28
1810–0.160.29
1809–0.160.29
1808–0.160.28
1807–0.160.28
1806–0.160.27
1805–0.160.27
1804–0.160.27
1803–0.160.27
1802–0.160.27
1801–0.160.27
1800–0.160.27
1799–0.160.28
1798–0.160.27
1797–0.160.27
1796–0.160.27
1795–0.160.27
1794–0.160.27
1793–0.160.27
1792–0.160.27
1791–0.160.27
1790–0.160.27
1789–0.160.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, 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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