Laos

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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