Laos vs Oman: Democracy
Laos
1
in 2025
Oman
1
in 2025
Laos rank
160th
Oman rank
160th
Democracy over time
- Laos
- Oman
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1 against 1 in Oman, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Oman ahead.
Laos ranks 160th and Oman ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Laos |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Laos |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Laos |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Laos |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Laos |
| 1950s | 3.7 | 0 | 3.7 | Laos |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Laos |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 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 democracy, Laos or Oman?
- Laos, at 1 against 1 in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Laos and Oman?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Oman?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Oman rank globally for democracy?
- Laos ranks 160th and Oman ranks 160th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).