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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 8,620.65 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 7,425,057 | HDI (2021): 0.61 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
121
Score: 43.8
Vulnerability
0.460
Readiness
0.336
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 69th most vulnerable country and the 136th 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 |
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| Ranking | 147 | 147 | 147 | 149 | 151 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 148 | 146 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 139 | 138 | 134 | 133 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 121 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.460 | |
| Food | 0.574 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.946 | |
| Projected population change | 0.309 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.253 | |
| Rural population | 0.680 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.849 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.409 | |
| 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 | 0.637 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.843 | |
| Health | 0.492 | |
| 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 | 0.550 | |
| Slum population | 0.220 | |
| Medical staff | 0.947 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.395 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.555 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.471 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 1.000 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.192 | |
| Protected biome | 0.669 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.514 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.049 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.648 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.320 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.541 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.656 | |
| Paved roads | 0.870 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.191 | |
| 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 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.763 |