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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#160Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile40#142Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile75.4#67Rule of Law0-100 percentile44.2#150
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,284 indicators
GDPcurrent US$18.3B#134GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $8,872.7#126GDP growth%4.5%#55Inflation%7.7%#139
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$12.38B#95Merchandise importscurrent US$10.34B#113Exports of goods & services% GDP33.2%#92Imports of goods & services% GDP41.9%#90
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,593 indicators
Life expectancyyears69.2#159Infant mortalityper 1k births27.2#101Maternal mortalityper 100k112#60Health spending% GDP1.3%#192
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,570 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross50.5%#8Education spending% GDP1.2%#116Adult literacy%75.6%#29Primary enrollment% gross93.1%#13
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Demography

430 indicators
Populationpeople7.87M#102Population growth%1.3%#77Urban population%40.3%#161Fertility ratebirths/woman2.4#81
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

269 indicators
Electricity access% pop96.5%#17Renewable energy share%49.2%#19Forest area% land71.5%#16Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,664.7#91
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

210 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop94.2%#19Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.880.6#99Electricity from coal% of output23.8%#54
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

308 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area18.8%#79Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources3.9%#63Capture fisheries productiontonnes78,795#89
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

286 indicators
Agricultural land% land area9.9%#178Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,196.4#26Aquaculture productiontonnes153,504#33Food production index2014-16 = 100114.8#60
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

562 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people64.8#159Secure internet serversper 1M people301.7#140Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people16.1#58
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,516 indicators
Gini indexindex34.7#8Extreme poverty% pop7.1%#18Internet users% pop65.6%#126Female labor participation%61.6%#41
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

387 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.8#27Hazard & exposure0-102.7#22Vulnerability0-103.6#25
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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