What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?

0.042, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?

80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Myanmar: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.144

in 2025

Myanmar

0.102

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

168th

Myanmar rank

170th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Myanmar

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.144 against 0.102 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.042.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.4 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Myanmar ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 168th and Myanmar ranks 170th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.3553	0.5413	0.186	Myanmar
1950s	0.3934	0.5534	0.16	Myanmar
1960s	0.3488	0.2042	0.1446	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s	0.2048	0.0988	0.106	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s	0.0648	0.1053	0.0405	Myanmar
1990s	0.0829	0.122	0.0391	Myanmar
2000s	0.0973	0.1186	0.0213	Myanmar
2010s	0.1182	0.4156	0.2974	Myanmar
2020s	0.1432	0.1698	0.0267	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Myanmar?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.144 against 0.102 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?: 0.042, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 168th and Myanmar ranks 170th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.