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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 8,239.17 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 7,275,556 | HDI (2020): 0.61 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
137
Score: 40.1
Vulnerability
0.526
Readiness
0.328
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 38th most vulnerable country and the 142nd 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 |
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| Ranking | 155 | 155 | 156 | 158 | 160 | 161 | 163 | 161 | 166 | 164 | 161 | 160 | 156 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 151 | 146 | 144 | 139 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 139 | 137 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.526 | |
| Food | 0.591 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.946 | |
| Projected population change | 0.309 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.301 | |
| Rural population | 0.687 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.895 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.409 | |
| Water | 0.434 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.400 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.274 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.032 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.429 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.628 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.843 | |
| Health | 0.532 | |
| 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 | 0.766 | |
| Slum population | 0.216 | |
| Medical staff | 0.974 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.395 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.556 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.471 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 1.000 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.197 | |
| 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 | 0.313 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.568 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.656 | |
| Paved roads | 0.870 | |
| Infrastructure | - | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.763 |