Laos vs Lesotho: Elected parliament
Laos
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Laos rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Laos
- Lesotho
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Lesotho ahead.
Laos ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Laos |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Laos or Lesotho?
- Laos, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Laos and Lesotho?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for elected parliament?
- Laos ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.