LA
Laos
Asia
Laos ranks #180 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 37.6/100.
Score
37.6
D-
How to read Laos's freedom profile
With an overall score of 37.6/100, Laos is constrained across most freedoms. It ranks #180 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Asia region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.
Its strongest freedom is Economic Liberty (5.7/10), while Assembly & Association (0.5/10) is where it scores lowest. That 5.2-point spread means Laos's record is very uneven — freedom here depends heavily on which right you look at. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.