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Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Pakistan: Women's Political Participation Index

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.867
in 2025
Pakistan
0.862
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
115th
Pakistan rank
117th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Pakistan
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.867 against 0.862 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 115th and Pakistan ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Pakistan Difference Ahead
1830s 0.091 0.434 0.343 Pakistan
1840s 0.091 0.434 0.343 Pakistan
1850s 0.091 0.434 0.343 Pakistan
1860s 0.091 0.434 0.343 Pakistan
1870s 0.091 0.434 0.343 Pakistan
1880s 0.091 0.434 0.343 Pakistan
1890s 0.091 0.434 0.343 Pakistan
1900s 0.14 0.434 0.294 Pakistan
1910s 0.14 0.434 0.294 Pakistan
1920s 0.14 0.434 0.294 Pakistan
1930s 0.14 0.434 0.294 Pakistan
1940s 0.1514 0.434 0.2826 Pakistan
1950s 0.286 0.4 0.114 Pakistan
1960s 0.258 0.46 0.202 Pakistan
1970s 0.343 0.4484 0.1054 Pakistan
1980s 0.4395 0.5114 0.0719 Pakistan
1990s 0.6591 0.6085 0.0506 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.8442 0.804 0.0402 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.893 0.9005 0.0075 Pakistan
2020s 0.8873 0.8503 0.037 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Pakistan?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.867 against 0.862 in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Pakistan?
0.005, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Pakistan?
163 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Pakistan rank globally for women's political participation index?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 115th and Pakistan ranks 117th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Women's Political Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.