Laos vs Thailand

Laos vs Thailand: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.14 of 1 in Laos and 0.48 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.33 of 1, or 3.32 times that in Laos.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Laos vs Thailand: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.14 of 1 in Laos and 0.48 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.33 of 1, or 3.32 times that in Laos.
LaosThailandWorld

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Laos.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearLaosThailandWorld
20250.140.480.65
20240.150.50.65
20230.150.480.66
20220.140.410.66
20210.130.40.67
20200.140.40.67
20190.150.450.68
20180.130.340.68
20170.130.340.68
20160.120.350.68
20150.120.360.69
20140.120.390.69
20130.120.620.7
20120.10.660.7
20110.10.660.7
20100.10.580.7
20090.10.60.69
20080.10.610.69
20070.10.570.69
20060.10.570.69
20050.10.650.69
20040.10.650.69
20030.10.70.69
20020.090.70.68
20010.090.730.68
20000.090.750.67
19990.090.750.66
19980.090.750.65
19970.090.730.65
19960.090.710.65
19950.080.710.65
19940.080.710.64
19930.080.710.63
19920.080.510.62
19910.080.530.6
19900.080.610.57
19890.080.590.51
19880.080.590.5
19870.080.580.5
19860.070.580.49
19850.060.590.48
19840.060.580.47
19830.060.580.47
19820.060.560.46
19810.060.560.46
19800.060.520.46
19790.060.310.45
19780.060.310.44
19770.060.310.44
19760.060.330.44
19750.110.410.44
19740.340.410.43
19730.340.340.43
19720.340.320.44
19710.350.340.44
19700.350.340.44
19690.350.310.44
19680.350.30.45
19670.350.280.45
19660.350.280.46
19650.350.280.46
19640.350.280.46
19630.350.270.46
19620.350.270.46
19610.340.270.46
19600.370.270.46
19590.40.260.44
19580.420.270.44
19570.420.310.43
19560.410.310.43
19550.410.310.43
19540.390.290.43
19530.390.280.43
19520.360.280.43
19510.360.30.43
19500.360.30.42
19490.360.30.42
19480.360.30.42
19470.360.320.42
19460.340.320.42
19450.250.30.38
19440.20.280.35
19430.190.280.35
19420.190.280.35
19410.190.280.35
19400.190.280.36
19390.210.290.38
19380.220.290.39
19370.220.290.39
19360.220.290.39
19350.220.290.4
19340.220.290.4
19330.220.260.4
19320.220.260.41
19310.220.280.41
19300.220.280.41
19290.220.280.41
19280.220.280.41
19270.220.280.41
19260.230.280.41
19250.230.280.41
19240.230.280.42
19230.230.280.41
19220.230.280.42
19210.230.280.42
19200.230.280.42
19190.230.280.41
19180.230.280.4
19170.230.280.39
19160.230.280.39
19150.230.280.4
19140.230.280.4
19130.230.280.41
19120.230.280.41
19110.230.280.41
19100.230.270.41
19090.230.270.41
19080.230.270.41
19070.230.250.41
19060.230.250.41
19050.230.250.41
19040.230.20.41
19030.230.20.41
19020.230.20.41
19010.230.20.41
19000.230.20.41
1899–0.210.47
1898–0.210.47
1897–0.210.46
1896–0.210.47
1895–0.210.46
1894–0.210.46
1893–0.210.46
18920.210.210.45
18910.210.210.45
18900.210.210.45
18890.210.210.45
18880.210.210.45
18870.210.210.45
18860.210.210.44
18850.210.210.44
18840.210.210.44
18830.20.20.44
18820.20.20.44
18810.20.20.44
18800.20.20.44
18790.210.210.45
18780.210.210.45
18770.210.210.44
18760.210.210.45
18750.210.210.45
18740.210.210.45
18730.170.170.45
18720.170.170.44
18710.170.170.45
18700.170.170.44
18690.170.170.44
18680.170.170.43
18670.170.170.44
18660.170.170.43
18650.170.170.43
18640.170.170.42
18630.170.170.43
18620.170.170.43
18610.170.170.42
18600.170.170.41
18590.170.170.4
18580.170.170.4
18570.170.170.4
18560.170.170.4
18550.170.170.4
18540.170.170.4
18530.170.170.4
18520.170.170.39
18510.170.170.39
18500.170.170.39
18490.170.170.41
18480.170.170.4
18470.170.170.38
18460.170.170.38
18450.170.170.37
18440.170.170.37
18430.170.170.37
18420.170.170.37
18410.170.170.37
18400.170.170.36
18390.170.170.36
18380.170.170.36
18370.170.170.36
18360.170.170.36
18350.170.170.36
18340.170.170.35
18330.170.170.35
18320.170.170.35
18310.170.170.35
18300.170.170.35
18290.160.160.35
18280.160.160.35
18270.160.160.35
18260.160.160.35
18250.160.160.35
18240.160.160.34
18230.160.160.35
18220.160.160.34
18210.160.160.34
18200.160.160.33
18190.160.160.32
18180.160.160.31
18170.160.160.31
18160.160.160.32
18150.160.160.32
18140.160.160.3
18130.160.160.29
18120.160.160.28
18110.160.160.28
18100.160.160.29
18090.160.160.29
18080.160.160.28
18070.160.160.28
18060.160.160.27
18050.160.160.27
18040.160.160.27
18030.160.160.27
18020.160.160.27
18010.160.160.27
18000.160.160.27
17990.160.160.28
17980.160.160.27
17970.160.160.27
17960.160.160.27
17950.160.160.27
17940.160.160.27
17930.160.160.27
17920.160.160.27
17910.160.160.27
17900.160.160.27
17890.160.160.27

Each country on its own

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Laos vs Thailand

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment