Kyrgyzstan vs Laos: Universal right to vote in practice
Kyrgyzstan
2
in 2025
Laos
2
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2 against 2 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Laos ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Laos |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 2 | 0.3333 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Kyrgyzstan or Laos?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2 against 2 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Kyrgyzstan and Laos?
- 0, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Laos?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Laos rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).