Laos vs Sudan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Laos
0.144
in 2025
Sudan
0.171
in 2025
Laos rank
168th
Sudan rank
165th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Laos
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.171 against 0.144 in Laos, a difference of 0.027.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 168th and Sudan ranks 165th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3553 | 0.2712 | 0.084 | Laos |
| 1950s | 0.3934 | 0.3817 | 0.0117 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.3488 | 0.3252 | 0.0236 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.2048 | 0.2106 | 0.0058 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.0648 | 0.3144 | 0.2496 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.0829 | 0.0859 | 0.003 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0973 | 0.1288 | 0.0315 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.1182 | 0.1615 | 0.0433 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.1432 | 0.2188 | 0.0757 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Laos or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.171 against 0.144 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Laos and Sudan?
- 0.027, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sudan?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sudan rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Laos ranks 168th and Sudan ranks 165th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
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.