Countries / East Asia & Pacific

Lao PDR

East Asia & PacificLower middle incomeCapital: Vientiane224,930 observations

Population

7.87M

world rank #102 / 217

GDP

18.3B

world rank #134 / 186

GDP / capita

8,872.7

world rank #126 / 185

Life expectancy

69.2

world rank #159 / 217

Governance

576 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile28#160 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile40#142 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile75.4#67 Rule of Law0-100 percentile44.2#150

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Economy

2,286 indicators

GDPcurrent US$18.3B#134 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $8,872.7#126 GDP growth%4.5%#55 Inflation%7.7%#139

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Trade

127 indicators

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Health

1,593 indicators

Life expectancyyears69.2#159 Infant mortalityper 1k births27.2#101 Maternal mortalityper 100k112#60 Health spending% GDP1.3%#192

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Education

3,570 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross50.5%#8 Education spending% GDP1.2%#116 Adult literacy%75.6%#29 Primary enrollment% gross93.1%#13

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Demography

430 indicators

Populationpeople7.87M#102 Population growth%1.3%#77 Urban population%40.3%#161 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.4#81

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Climate

269 indicators

Electricity access% pop96.5%#17 Renewable energy share%49.2%#19 Forest area% land71.5%#16 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,664.7#91

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Energy

210 indicators

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Environment

308 indicators

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Agriculture

286 indicators

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Technology

562 indicators

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Society

1,516 indicators

Gini indexindex34.7#8 Extreme poverty% pop7.1%#18 Internet users% pop65.6%#126 Female labor participation%61.6%#41

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Risk

387 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-103.8#27 Hazard & exposure0-102.7#22 Vulnerability0-103.6#25

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Other

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