Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
29.40 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 72/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Lao PDR
East Asia & Pacific · East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Vientiane
Rank #165 of scored countries.
Survival
63.8
Living
21.4
Governance
30.9
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.33 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 5/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
15.00 %(2024)
Normalized: 82/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
35.19 %(2024)
Normalized: 27/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
1.19 %(2025)
Normalized: 99/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
2.38 %(2025)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
1.23 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 3/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
9,776 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 7/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
1.33 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
23.13 %(2024)
Normalized: 54/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
69.22 years(2024)
Normalized: 43/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
34.70 0–100 index(2024)
Normalized: 63/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.98 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 17/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.58 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 32/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.74 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 31/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.47 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 12/100 · higher is better
History
Lao PDR — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1992: -13.4 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 1.5 | 18.6 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 1.5 | 17.9 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 1.4 | 18.9 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 1.3 | 19.0 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 1.3 | 19.3 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 2.5 | 19.9 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 2.4 | 20.1 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 2.0 | 20.2 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 1.7 | 20.1 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 1.6 | 22.6 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 1.4 | 22.6 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 0.9 | 21.5 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 0.9 | 22.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 16.1 | 21.8 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 16.4 | 23.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 16.3 | 23.6 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 16.8 | 23.6 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 17.3 | 24.4 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 17.9 | 25.7 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 18.6 | 27.2 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 28.2 | 31.6 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 28.3 | 33.1 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 28.7 | 33.9 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 29.0 | 33.8 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 29.3 | 43.0 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 23.8 | 35.8 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 57.9 | 42.5 | — |
| 1992 | 54.0 | 44 | 58.0 | 38.7 | 69.1 |
| 1993 | 54.3 | 52 | 58.2 | 38.8 | 69.9 |
| 1994 | 54.8 | 55 | 58.6 | 38.4 | 71.7 |
| 1995 | 54.8 | 55 | 59.4 | 38.6 | 69.9 |
| 1996 | 45.7 | 142 | 60.2 | 39.3 | 31.4 |
| 1997 | 45.4 | 143 | 60.6 | 37.9 | 31.4 |
| 1998 | 43.5 | 147 | 61.0 | 31.8 | 31.9 |
| 1999 | 38.0 | 168 | 61.4 | 15.6 | 31.8 |
| 2000 | 37.3 | 167 | 49.3 | 28.1 | 30.8 |
| 2001 | 39.0 | 163 | 50.0 | 32.5 | 30.7 |
| 2002 | 38.2 | 166 | 50.5 | 31.5 | 28.1 |
| 2003 | 37.4 | 168 | 51.0 | 30.7 | 25.0 |
| 2004 | 37.3 | 173 | 51.8 | 27.9 | 27.2 |
| 2005 | 37.0 | 175 | 52.1 | 28.1 | 25.5 |
| 2006 | 37.5 | 172 | 52.6 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| 2007 | 37.8 | 172 | 52.8 | 29.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 36.6 | 169 | 53.2 | 25.9 | 25.1 |
| 2009 | 38.6 | 170 | 53.2 | 31.9 | 24.7 |
| 2010 | 36.8 | 174 | 54.0 | 25.4 | 25.3 |
| 2011 | 36.0 | 173 | 53.9 | 23.4 | 25.1 |
| 2012 | 37.0 | 171 | 53.6 | 26.9 | 24.8 |
| 2013 | 37.6 | 172 | 53.4 | 28.0 | 26.0 |
| 2014 | 39.3 | 172 | 53.5 | 30.0 | 29.5 |
| 2015 | 40.0 | 166 | 53.4 | 32.3 | 29.4 |
| 2016 | 40.0 | 167 | 53.0 | 31.6 | 30.8 |
| 2017 | 39.8 | 166 | 53.0 | 31.9 | 29.8 |
| 2018 | 39.6 | 169 | 57.0 | 30.3 | 24.7 |
| 2019 | 39.2 | 168 | 57.8 | 29.4 | 23.2 |
| 2020 | 39.0 | 167 | 58.6 | 27.6 | 23.5 |
| 2021 | 40.0 | 161 | 59.5 | 28.8 | 24.5 |
| 2022 | 38.1 | 173 | 61.5 | 20.2 | 25.6 |
| 2023 | 37.5 | 175 | 62.1 | 17.6 | 25.8 |
| 2024 | 40.6 | 165 | 63.8 | 21.1 | 30.5 |
| 2025 | 40.7 | 165 | 63.8 | 21.4 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 40.6 | 165 | 63.5 | 21.3 | 31.1 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Lao PDR.