Laos

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 9,291.79 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 7,664,993 HDI (2023): 0.62
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 140
Score: 39.3
Vulnerability 0.486
Readiness 0.271

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Laos places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Laos is the 56th most vulnerable country and the 154th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
148
147
146
147
146
147
150
143
148
158
160
161
157
154
155
152
153
150
144
142
143
143
139
136
142
142
141
140
140
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.486
Food
0.586
Projected change of cereal yields
0.946
Projected population change
0.309
Food import dependency
0.253
Rural population
0.666
Agriculture capacity
0.901
Child malnutrition
0.442
Water
0.436
Projected change of annual runoff
0.400
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.274
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.033
Water dependency ratio
0.429
Dam capacity
0.645
Access to reliable drinking water
0.833
Health
0.568
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.750
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
0.220
Medical staff
0.954
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.393
Ecosystem Services
0.554
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.185
Protected biome
0.669
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.518
Projected change of warm periods
0.049
Projected change of flood hazard
0.648
Urban concentration
0.334
Age dependency ratio
0.515
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.692
Paved roads
0.870
Infrastructure
0.253
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.035
Disaster preparedness
0.975