FreedomRankings
LA

Laos

Asia

Laos ranks #180 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 37.6/100.

Score
37.6
D-

Universal category breakdown

Economic Liberty
5.7C

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 5.7/10

Fraser HFIView source
Due Process
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

World Justice ProjectView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source
Property Rights
4.4D

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 4.4/10

Fraser HFIView source
Freedom of Movement
4.4D

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 4.4/10

Fraser HFIView source
Equal Protection
4.1D

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.415 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Religion
4.0D

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 4/10

Fraser HFIView source
Free Expression
3.3F

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 33.2/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Political Participation
1.2F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.118 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Assembly & Association
0.5F

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.047 (0–1)

V-DemView source