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Lao People's Democratic Republic

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GSoD Indices Data 2013-2022

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Basic Information

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Population Tooltip
7 379 360
System of government
Communist State
Head of government
Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh (since 2021)
Head of government party
People's Revolutionary Party
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
Block Vote
Women in lower or single chamber
22.0%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2021
Head of state
President Thongloun Sisoulith
Selection process for head of state
Indirect election (assembly)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
21/01/2020
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
70.80%
Population Tooltip
7 379 360
System of government
Communist State
Head of government
Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh (since 2021)
Head of government party
People's Revolutionary Party
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
Block Vote
Women in lower or single chamber
22.0%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2021
Head of state
President Thongloun Sisoulith
Selection process for head of state
Indirect election (assembly)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
21/01/2020
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
70.80%
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Human Rights Treaties

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State Party State party
Signatory Signatory
No Action No action
United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
State Party
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
State Party
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
State Party
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
State Party
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
State Party
Convention on the Rights of the Child
State Party
International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
No Action
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 
Signatory
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
State Party
International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
State Party
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
No Action
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
No Action
Equal Remuneration Convention
State Party
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
No Action
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
State Party
Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
State Party
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
State Party
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Performance by category over the last 6 months

Representation neutral Representation
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Representation neutral Rights
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Representation neutral Rule of law
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Representation neutral Participation
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Global State of Democracy Indices

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Representation
Representation
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/1
high 0.7-1.0
mid 0.4-0.7
low 0.0-0.4
Rights
Rights
0
/1
high 0.7-1.0
mid 0.4-0.7
low 0.0-0.4
Rule of Law
Rule of Law
0
/1
high 0.7-1.0
mid 0.4-0.7
low 0.0-0.4
Participation
Participation
0
/1
high 0.7-1.0
mid 0.4-0.7
low 0.0-0.4
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Factors of Democratic Performance Over Time

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