Laos vs Lebanon

Laos (Asia) and Lebanon (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1988-2024

Laos Lebanon World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1988 Laos: 147.07 Lebanon: 959.15 World: 3,829.99 1989 Laos: 170.38 Lebanon: 771 World: 3,930.51 1990 Laos: 200.73 Lebanon: 789.53 World: 4,338.94 1991 Laos: 231.81 Lebanon: 1,278.42 World: 4,453.9 1992 Laos: 247.35 Lebanon: 1,559.38 World: 4,679.98 1993 Laos: 283.4 Lebanon: 2,078.64 World: 4,685.3 1994 Laos: 320.97 Lebanon: 2,467.77 World: 4,967.01 1995 Laos: 357.76 Lebanon: 2,958.74 World: 5,463.2 1996 Laos: 371.34 Lebanon: 3,393.05 World: 5,507.22 1997 Laos: 339.09 Lebanon: 3,834.06 World: 5,408.57 1998 Laos: 243.92 Lebanon: 4,124.86 World: 5,302.34 1999 Laos: 272.33 Lebanon: 4,086.94 World: 5,401.23 2000 Laos: 318.75 Lebanon: 3,986.84 World: 5,512.56 2001 Laos: 320.32 Lebanon: 4,009.56 World: 5,404.2 2002 Laos: 313.35 Lebanon: 4,290.85 World: 5,539.32 2003 Laos: 355.1 Lebanon: 4,437.72 World: 6,129.87 2004 Laos: 409.3 Lebanon: 4,600.68 World: 6,818 2005 Laos: 466.06 Lebanon: 4,602.2 World: 7,290.57 2006 Laos: 579.39 Lebanon: 4,635.25 World: 7,803.19 2007 Laos: 697.32 Lebanon: 5,125.26 World: 8,685.33 2008 Laos: 885.75 Lebanon: 5,912.05 World: 9,425.74 2009 Laos: 935.03 Lebanon: 7,090.85 World: 8,827.04 2010 Laos: 1,125.92 Lebanon: 7,625.81 World: 9,555.07 2011 Laos: 1,361.55 Lebanon: 7,834.96 World: 10,496.93 2012 Laos: 1,563.57 Lebanon: 8,406.98 World: 10,597.85 2013 Laos: 1,812.52 Lebanon: 8,162.38 World: 10,759.35 2014 Laos: 1,981.04 Lebanon: 7,577.64 World: 10,912.24 2015 Laos: 2,121.01 Lebanon: 7,714.11 World: 10,191.98 2016 Laos: 2,303.22 Lebanon: 8,089.01 World: 10,239.47 2017 Laos: 2,432.43 Lebanon: 8,608.21 World: 10,784.4 2018 Laos: 2,545.11 Lebanon: 9,174.54 World: 11,344.73 2019 Laos: 2,589.32 Lebanon: 8,905.88 World: 11,417.6 2020 Laos: 2,583.78 Lebanon: 5,561.19 World: 10,999.49 2021 Laos: 2,526.05 Lebanon: 4,045.37 World: 12,472.91 2022 Laos: 2,046.4 Lebanon: 3,654.36 World: 12,876.24 2023 Laos: 2,066.95 Lebanon: 3,477.72 World: 13,313.86 2024 Laos: 2,123.98 Lebanon: 4,473.27 World: 13,717.09 1988 2000 2006 2012 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Laos Lebanon World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Laos: 41.04 Lebanon: 63.93 World: 50.94 1961 Laos: 41.34 Lebanon: 64.27 World: 52.8 1962 Laos: 42.27 Lebanon: 64.6 World: 55.29 1963 Laos: 41.54 Lebanon: 64.88 World: 55.65 1964 Laos: 41.86 Lebanon: 65.1 World: 56.1 1965 Laos: 42.22 Lebanon: 65.32 World: 55.93 1966 Laos: 42.35 Lebanon: 65.5 World: 56.45 1967 Laos: 42.87 Lebanon: 65.68 World: 56.9 1968 Laos: 43.18 Lebanon: 65.8 World: 57.34 1969 Laos: 43.46 Lebanon: 65.92 World: 57.68 1970 Laos: 43.78 Lebanon: 66.02 World: 57.94 1971 Laos: 44.12 Lebanon: 66.12 World: 58.02 1972 Laos: 44.42 Lebanon: 66.2 World: 58.84 1973 Laos: 44.73 Lebanon: 66.3 World: 59.3 1974 Laos: 45.89 Lebanon: 66.41 World: 59.7 1975 Laos: 46.15 Lebanon: 57.74 World: 60.13 1976 Laos: 46.01 Lebanon: 36.44 World: 60.45 1977 Laos: 46.41 Lebanon: 60.33 World: 61.04 1978 Laos: 46.83 Lebanon: 60 World: 61.39 1979 Laos: 47.46 Lebanon: 59.56 World: 61.84 1980 Laos: 48.56 Lebanon: 59.91 World: 62.15 1981 Laos: 49.24 Lebanon: 60.28 World: 62.52 1982 Laos: 49.93 Lebanon: 47.19 World: 62.87 1983 Laos: 50.49 Lebanon: 60.75 World: 63.13 1984 Laos: 51.01 Lebanon: 61.17 World: 63.44 1985 Laos: 51.58 Lebanon: 61.57 World: 63.73 1986 Laos: 52.14 Lebanon: 62.01 World: 64.12 1987 Laos: 52.6 Lebanon: 62.54 World: 64.46 1988 Laos: 53.08 Lebanon: 62.92 World: 64.67 1989 Laos: 53.59 Lebanon: 65.11 World: 64.96 1990 Laos: 54.04 Lebanon: 65.48 World: 65.11 1991 Laos: 54.7 Lebanon: 70.87 World: 65.3 1992 Laos: 55.1 Lebanon: 71.17 World: 65.55 1993 Laos: 55.58 Lebanon: 71.56 World: 65.74 1994 Laos: 55.81 Lebanon: 72.03 World: 65.96 1995 Laos: 56.34 Lebanon: 72.38 World: 66.2 1996 Laos: 56.82 Lebanon: 72.61 World: 66.52 1997 Laos: 57.3 Lebanon: 72.94 World: 66.83 1998 Laos: 57.55 Lebanon: 73.2 World: 67.07 1999 Laos: 57.87 Lebanon: 73.51 World: 67.31 2000 Laos: 58.32 Lebanon: 73.9 World: 67.65 2001 Laos: 58.89 Lebanon: 74.35 World: 67.95 2002 Laos: 59.3 Lebanon: 74.84 World: 68.23 2003 Laos: 59.64 Lebanon: 75.28 World: 68.52 2004 Laos: 60.08 Lebanon: 75.69 World: 68.77 2005 Laos: 60.69 Lebanon: 76.07 World: 69.11 2006 Laos: 61.07 Lebanon: 75.68 World: 69.47 2007 Laos: 61.69 Lebanon: 76.73 World: 69.81 2008 Laos: 62.25 Lebanon: 76.96 World: 70 2009 Laos: 63.02 Lebanon: 77.26 World: 70.38 2010 Laos: 63.69 Lebanon: 77.53 World: 70.68 2011 Laos: 64.51 Lebanon: 77.77 World: 70.97 2012 Laos: 65.13 Lebanon: 77.94 World: 71.26 2013 Laos: 65.72 Lebanon: 78.04 World: 71.53 2014 Laos: 66.35 Lebanon: 78.15 World: 71.78 2015 Laos: 66.69 Lebanon: 78.28 World: 71.97 2016 Laos: 67.01 Lebanon: 78.31 World: 72.19 2017 Laos: 67.35 Lebanon: 78.19 World: 72.37 2018 Laos: 67.59 Lebanon: 78.26 World: 72.64 2019 Laos: 67.91 Lebanon: 78.21 World: 72.87 2020 Laos: 68.34 Lebanon: 76.3 World: 72.18 2021 Laos: 67.81 Lebanon: 73.65 World: 71.22 2022 Laos: 68.72 Lebanon: 78 World: 72.97 2023 Laos: 68.96 Lebanon: 77.82 World: 73.33 2024 Laos: 69.23 Lebanon: 77.95 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Laos Lebanon World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Laos: 6.29 Lebanon: 5.88 World: 4.69 1961 Laos: 6.31 Lebanon: 5.89 World: 4.56 1962 Laos: 6.31 Lebanon: 5.9 World: 5.02 1963 Laos: 6.32 Lebanon: 5.91 World: 5.31 1964 Laos: 6.31 Lebanon: 5.85 World: 5.13 1965 Laos: 6.32 Lebanon: 5.77 World: 5.08 1966 Laos: 6.31 Lebanon: 5.68 World: 4.97 1967 Laos: 6.31 Lebanon: 5.57 World: 4.87 1968 Laos: 6.3 Lebanon: 5.45 World: 4.98 1969 Laos: 6.3 Lebanon: 5.32 World: 4.88 1970 Laos: 6.31 Lebanon: 5.19 World: 4.84 1971 Laos: 6.3 Lebanon: 5.05 World: 4.69 1972 Laos: 6.28 Lebanon: 4.91 World: 4.55 1973 Laos: 6.28 Lebanon: 4.79 World: 4.42 1974 Laos: 6.29 Lebanon: 4.65 World: 4.26 1975 Laos: 6.29 Lebanon: 4.52 World: 4.07 1976 Laos: 6.29 Lebanon: 4.39 World: 3.97 1977 Laos: 6.29 Lebanon: 4.28 World: 3.84 1978 Laos: 6.3 Lebanon: 4.18 World: 3.77 1979 Laos: 6.31 Lebanon: 4.08 World: 3.76 1980 Laos: 6.33 Lebanon: 4.01 World: 3.73 1981 Laos: 6.35 Lebanon: 3.95 World: 3.71 1982 Laos: 6.37 Lebanon: 3.86 World: 3.72 1983 Laos: 6.38 Lebanon: 3.73 World: 3.59 1984 Laos: 6.37 Lebanon: 3.66 World: 3.57 1985 Laos: 6.33 Lebanon: 3.53 World: 3.53 1986 Laos: 6.26 Lebanon: 3.47 World: 3.51 1987 Laos: 6.21 Lebanon: 3.42 World: 3.48 1988 Laos: 6.16 Lebanon: 3.39 World: 3.39 1989 Laos: 6.1 Lebanon: 3.36 World: 3.35 1990 Laos: 6.06 Lebanon: 3.27 World: 3.31 1991 Laos: 5.99 Lebanon: 3.16 World: 3.13 1992 Laos: 5.9 Lebanon: 3.05 World: 3.04 1993 Laos: 5.8 Lebanon: 2.94 World: 2.97 1994 Laos: 5.6 Lebanon: 2.82 World: 2.92 1995 Laos: 5.36 Lebanon: 2.73 World: 2.87 1996 Laos: 5.15 Lebanon: 2.7 World: 2.82 1997 Laos: 4.96 Lebanon: 2.67 World: 2.78 1998 Laos: 4.79 Lebanon: 2.65 World: 2.75 1999 Laos: 4.64 Lebanon: 2.63 World: 2.72 2000 Laos: 4.43 Lebanon: 2.6 World: 2.73 2001 Laos: 4.29 Lebanon: 2.58 World: 2.69 2002 Laos: 4.13 Lebanon: 2.52 World: 2.66 2003 Laos: 4.02 Lebanon: 2.46 World: 2.64 2004 Laos: 3.9 Lebanon: 2.38 World: 2.63 2005 Laos: 3.69 Lebanon: 2.29 World: 2.61 2006 Laos: 3.56 Lebanon: 2.24 World: 2.61 2007 Laos: 3.44 Lebanon: 2.2 World: 2.6 2008 Laos: 3.33 Lebanon: 2.17 World: 2.6 2009 Laos: 3.23 Lebanon: 2.19 World: 2.59 2010 Laos: 3.14 Lebanon: 2.26 World: 2.57 2011 Laos: 3.05 Lebanon: 2.32 World: 2.55 2012 Laos: 2.95 Lebanon: 2.35 World: 2.56 2013 Laos: 2.87 Lebanon: 2.36 World: 2.53 2014 Laos: 2.8 Lebanon: 2.38 World: 2.52 2015 Laos: 2.8 Lebanon: 2.38 World: 2.49 2016 Laos: 2.74 Lebanon: 2.39 World: 2.49 2017 Laos: 2.69 Lebanon: 2.37 World: 2.46 2018 Laos: 2.63 Lebanon: 2.35 World: 2.39 2019 Laos: 2.59 Lebanon: 2.33 World: 2.35 2020 Laos: 2.54 Lebanon: 2.31 World: 2.28 2021 Laos: 2.49 Lebanon: 2.28 World: 2.25 2022 Laos: 2.46 Lebanon: 2.26 World: 2.22 2023 Laos: 2.42 Lebanon: 2.24 World: 2.2 2024 Laos: 2.4 Lebanon: 2.23 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2023

Laos Lebanon World

0 5 10 15 1991 Laos: 2.5 Lebanon: 8.59 World: 5.12 1992 Laos: 2.71 Lebanon: 8.23 World: 5.28 1993 Laos: 2.73 Lebanon: 8.23 World: 5.54 1994 Laos: 2.63 Lebanon: 8.32 World: 5.79 1995 Laos: 2.6 Lebanon: 8.42 World: 5.92 1996 Laos: 2.45 Lebanon: 8.41 World: 5.98 1997 Laos: 2.35 Lebanon: 8.62 World: 6.01 1998 Laos: 2.29 Lebanon: 8.57 World: 6.16 1999 Laos: 2.15 Lebanon: 8.79 World: 6.28 2000 Laos: 2.05 Lebanon: 8.64 World: 6.11 2001 Laos: 1.88 Lebanon: 8.5 World: 6.19 2002 Laos: 1.78 Lebanon: 8.25 World: 6.41 2003 Laos: 1.64 Lebanon: 8.06 World: 6.48 2004 Laos: 1.5 Lebanon: 7.85 World: 6.33 2005 Laos: 1.35 Lebanon: 8.25 World: 6.22 2006 Laos: 1.2 Lebanon: 8.68 World: 5.97 2007 Laos: 1.07 Lebanon: 8.98 World: 5.77 2008 Laos: 0.94 Lebanon: 7.67 World: 5.82 2009 Laos: 0.84 Lebanon: 6.36 World: 6.41 2010 Laos: 0.71 Lebanon: 6.77 World: 6.28 2011 Laos: 0.96 Lebanon: 7.35 World: 6.15 2012 Laos: 1.21 Lebanon: 7.95 World: 6.15 2013 Laos: 1.47 Lebanon: 8.48 World: 6.1 2014 Laos: 1.73 Lebanon: 8.84 World: 5.96 2015 Laos: 2.01 Lebanon: 9.31 World: 6 2016 Laos: 2.63 Lebanon: 9.79 World: 5.97 2017 Laos: 3.27 Lebanon: 10.26 World: 5.9 2018 Laos: 2.9 Lebanon: 10.76 World: 5.76 2019 Laos: 2.53 Lebanon: 11.3 World: 5.59 2020 Laos: 2.35 Lebanon: 13.25 World: 6.59 2021 Laos: 2.08 Lebanon: 12.72 World: 6.05 2022 Laos: 1.21 Lebanon: 11.11 World: 5.23 2023 Laos: 1.19 Lebanon: 10.99 World: 4.85 1991 2001 2006 2011 2023

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Laos Lebanon World

0 2 4 6 1970 Laos: 0.11 Lebanon: 2.28 World: 4.14 1971 Laos: 0.11 Lebanon: 2.25 World: 4.04 1972 Laos: 0.11 Lebanon: 2.4 World: 4.16 1973 Laos: 0.13 Lebanon: 2.88 World: 4.32 1974 Laos: 0.15 Lebanon: 2.86 World: 4.23 1975 Laos: 0.13 Lebanon: 2.49 World: 4.14 1976 Laos: 0.12 Lebanon: 2.31 World: 4.31 1977 Laos: 0.13 Lebanon: 1.98 World: 4.36 1978 Laos: 0.12 Lebanon: 2.35 World: 4.42 1979 Laos: 0.13 Lebanon: 2.58 World: 4.46 1980 Laos: 0.14 Lebanon: 2.56 World: 4.33 1981 Laos: 0.06 Lebanon: 2.53 World: 4.18 1982 Laos: 0.05 Lebanon: 1.84 World: 4.05 1983 Laos: 0.05 Lebanon: 1.94 World: 4.01 1984 Laos: 0.04 Lebanon: 1.94 World: 4.07 1985 Laos: 0.05 Lebanon: 2.21 World: 4.05 1986 Laos: 0.05 Lebanon: 2.28 World: 4.04 1987 Laos: 0.06 Lebanon: 2.27 World: 4.1 1988 Laos: 0.05 Lebanon: 1.72 World: 4.16 1989 Laos: 0.06 Lebanon: 1.69 World: 4.16 1990 Laos: 0.06 Lebanon: 1.66 World: 4.15 1991 Laos: 0.07 Lebanon: 2.02 World: 4.1 1992 Laos: 0.08 Lebanon: 2.12 World: 4.01 1993 Laos: 0.08 Lebanon: 2.98 World: 3.97 1994 Laos: 0.08 Lebanon: 3.22 World: 3.94 1995 Laos: 0.08 Lebanon: 3.67 World: 3.99 1996 Laos: 0.09 Lebanon: 3.74 World: 4.01 1997 Laos: 0.1 Lebanon: 4.03 World: 4.02 1998 Laos: 0.1 Lebanon: 3.93 World: 3.98 1999 Laos: 0.1 Lebanon: 3.98 World: 3.95 2000 Laos: 0.17 Lebanon: 3.54 World: 4.01 2001 Laos: 0.19 Lebanon: 3.75 World: 4.01 2002 Laos: 0.21 Lebanon: 3.69 World: 4.02 2003 Laos: 0.21 Lebanon: 3.64 World: 4.15 2004 Laos: 0.22 Lebanon: 3.63 World: 4.28 2005 Laos: 0.22 Lebanon: 3.55 World: 4.39 2006 Laos: 0.29 Lebanon: 3.4 World: 4.48 2007 Laos: 0.3 Lebanon: 3.09 World: 4.59 2008 Laos: 0.34 Lebanon: 3.72 World: 4.56 2009 Laos: 0.42 Lebanon: 4.32 World: 4.45 2010 Laos: 0.47 Lebanon: 4.1 World: 4.67 2011 Laos: 0.49 Lebanon: 4.12 World: 4.76 2012 Laos: 0.51 Lebanon: 4.48 World: 4.77 2013 Laos: 0.6 Lebanon: 4.02 World: 4.81 2014 Laos: 0.65 Lebanon: 3.93 World: 4.78 2015 Laos: 1.31 Lebanon: 4.16 World: 4.7 2016 Laos: 2.3 Lebanon: 4.41 World: 4.65 2017 Laos: 2.74 Lebanon: 4.76 World: 4.67 2018 Laos: 2.79 Lebanon: 4.59 World: 4.73 2019 Laos: 2.68 Lebanon: 4.66 World: 4.7 2020 Laos: 2.65 Lebanon: 3.83 World: 4.47 2021 Laos: 3.2 Lebanon: 2.92 World: 4.68 2022 Laos: 3.18 Lebanon: 1.82 World: 4.67 2023 Laos: 3.36 Lebanon: 1.87 World: 4.68 2024 Laos: 3.35 Lebanon: 1.9 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Laos Lebanon World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Laos: 0.85 Lebanon: 10.14 World: 15.6 2006 Laos: 1.17 Lebanon: 15 World: 17.2 2007 Laos: 1.64 Lebanon: 18.74 World: 20.2 2008 Laos: 3.55 Lebanon: 22.53 World: 22.8 2009 Laos: 6 Lebanon: 30.14 World: 25.3 2010 Laos: 7 Lebanon: 43.68 World: 28.4 2011 Laos: 9 Lebanon: 52 World: 30.9 2012 Laos: 10.75 Lebanon: 61.25 World: 33.3 2013 Laos: 12.5 Lebanon: 70.5 World: 35.3 2014 Laos: 14.26 Lebanon: 73 World: 37.4 2015 Laos: 18.2 Lebanon: 74 World: 39.9 2016 Laos: 21.87 Lebanon: 76.11 World: 43.6 2017 Laos: 25.51 Lebanon: 78.18 World: 46.3 2018 Laos: 36.27 Lebanon: 80.9 World: 49.4 2019 Laos: 47.03 Lebanon: 81.48 World: 53.9 2020 Laos: 54 Lebanon: 82.07 World: 60.1 2021 Laos: 62 Lebanon: 82.66 World: 63.8 2022 Laos: 64.54 Lebanon: 81.46 World: 67 2023 Laos: 64.4 Lebanon: 81.71 World: 69.2 2024 Laos: 65.59 Lebanon: 80.63 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Population 7.9 mn 2025
102nd of 215		 5.8 mn 2025
115th of 215
Population density 33.2 /km² 2023
165th of 214		 564.4 /km² 2023
17th of 214
Population growth 1.32 % 2025
76th of 215		 0.75 % 2025
116th of 215
Life expectancy 69.2 years 2024
157th of 215		 77.9 years 2024
70th of 215
Fertility rate 2.40 2024
81st of 215		 2.23 2024
90th of 215
Birth rate 20.9 ‰ 2024
66th of 215		 16.0 ‰ 2024
96th of 215
Infant mortality 27.2 ‰ 2024
144th of 196		 15.3 ‰ 2024
115th of 196
Urban population 40.3 % 2025
171st of 215		 91.0 % 2025
30th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.8 % 2025
150th of 215		 10.4 % 2025
94th of 215
Living in cities 4.9 % 2025
183rd of 215		 50.8 % 2025
52nd of 215
Living in towns 27.4 % 2025
130th of 215		 39.3 % 2025
69th of 215
Living in rural areas 67.7 % 2025
5th of 215		 9.9 % 2025
189th of 215

Human development

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Human Development Index 0.617 2023
147th of 193		 0.752 2023
102nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.462 2023
121st of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.570 2023
118th of 156		 0.691 2023
70th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.475 2023
117th of 172		 0.360 2023
91st of 172

Economy

Indicator Laos Lebanon
GDP 18.3 bn US$ 2025
134th of 186		 26 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 2,325 US$ 2025
150th of 186		 4,473 US$ 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) 10,383 int. $ 2025
126th of 185		 11,917 int. $ 2024
GNI per capita 2,150 US$ 2025
146th of 182		 3,560 US$ 2024
GDP growth 4.5 % 2025
55th of 186		 -7.1 % 2024
Inflation 7.7 % 2025
27th of 165		 14.6 % 2025
9th of 165
Trade 75.1 % 2016 82.2 % 2024
Exports 33.2 % 2016 23.3 % 2024
FDI inflows 6.0 % 2024
41st of 192		 7.1 % 2024
32nd of 192
Manufacturing 9.1 % 2025
84th of 132		 1.4 % 2021
Agriculture 16.6 % 2025
35th of 158		 1.0 % 2024
Tax revenue 12.1 % 2022 11.1 % 2024
74th of 89
Military spending 0.2 % 2013 2.6 % 2024
33rd of 147

Labour

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Unemployment 1.2 % 2025
8th of 181		 11.0 % 2023
Youth unemployment 2.4 % 2025
8th of 181		 22.7 % 2023
Women in the labour force 61.6 % 2025
41st of 181		 22.2 % 2023
Jobs in agriculture 68.6 % 2025
6th of 181		 3.5 % 2023
Weekly hours worked 41.5 h 2025
58th of 181		 46.8 h 2023
Youth NEET rate 22.6 % 2025
115th of 181		 23.8 % 2023
Output per hour 8.7 $ 2025
137th of 181		 17.6 $ 2023
Labour income share - 44.0 % 2023

Health

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Health spending 1.3 % 2023
192nd of 192		 5.6 % 2023
114th of 192
Health spending per person 27 US$ 2023
185th of 191		 261 US$ 2023
117th of 191
Physicians 0.33 /1,000 2022
87th of 125		 2.68 /1,000 2020
Under-5 mortality 29.4 ‰ 2024
138th of 196		 17.6 ‰ 2024
114th of 196
Maternal mortality 112 /100k 2023
131st of 194		 15 /100k 2023
57th of 194
Tobacco use 25.4 % 2024
120th of 166		 46.9 % 2024
165th of 166
Safe drinking water 35.2 % 2024
121st of 147		 47.7 % 2024
109th of 147

Food

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Calories per person 2,588 kcal 2024
126th of 155		 2,828 kcal 2023
96th of 155
Protein supply 81.2 g 2022
112th of 174		 79.6 g 2022
116th of 174
Animal protein supply 24.9 g 2022
131st of 174		 29.6 g 2022
118th of 174
Fat supply 42.5 g 2022
164th of 174		 90.5 g 2022
95th of 174
Food insecurity 34.4 % 2024
92nd of 134		 44.3 % 2024
103rd of 134
Severe food insecurity 5.5 % 2024
71st of 124		 10.2 % 2024
87th of 124
Cereal import dependency -0.3 % 2022
127th of 160		 86.6 % 2022
40th of 160

Education

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Literacy 75.6 % 2023 92.0 % 2019
Secondary enrolment 50.5 % 2025
100th of 108		 63.8 % 2024
95th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 14.9 % 2023
114th of 128		 54.4 % 2023
63rd of 128
Education spending 1.2 % 2023
116th of 121		 1.2 % 2024
114th of 121
Expected schooling 9.6 yrs 2023
175th of 195		 11.7 yrs 2023
142nd of 195
Mean schooling 6.1 yrs 2023
154th of 193		 10.4 yrs 2023
85th of 193

Society

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Income inequality 34.7 2024
68th of 93		 35.5 2022
Extreme poverty 7.1 % 2024
77th of 93		 5.8 % 2022
Internet use 65.6 % 2024
128th of 182		 80.6 % 2024
98th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 64.8 /100 2023 74.0 /100 2022
Electricity access 96.5 % 2024
145th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
60th of 213
Women in parliament 22.0 % 2025
110th of 184		 6.3 % 2025
170th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Refugees from the country 6,489 2025
72nd of 199		 9,568 2025
63rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.8 ‰ 2025
65th of 199		 1.6 ‰ 2025
50th of 199
Refugees hosted - 535,168 2025
16th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 91.5 ‰ 2025
1st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 7,617 2025
63rd of 177

Governance

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Control of corruption 28.0 /100 2024
165th of 207		 21.5 /100 2024
188th of 207
Government effectiveness 40.0 /100 2024
144th of 205		 29.4 /100 2024
186th of 205
Rule of law 44.2 /100 2024
150th of 207		 38.3 /100 2024
170th of 207
Regulatory quality 44.8 /100 2024
149th of 205		 39.7 /100 2024
176th of 205
Voice and accountability 31.1 /100 2024
182nd of 205		 43.3 /100 2024
141st of 205
Political stability 75.4 /100 2024
70th of 207		 42.2 /100 2024
183rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Laos Lebanon
CO₂ per capita 3.35 t 2024
115th of 202		 1.90 t 2024
87th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 24.4 Mt 2024
81st of 204		 15.7 Mt 2024
95th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.06 % 2024
81st of 204		 0.04 % 2024
95th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
122nd of 204		 0.8 Gt 2024
88th of 204
GHG per capita 5.35 t 2024
124th of 202		 3.24 t 2024
86th of 202
Renewable energy 49.2 % 2022
47th of 211		 6.8 % 2021
160th of 211
Forest area 71.5 % 2023
16th of 212		 14.2 % 2023
145th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 26.0 µg/m³ 2023
140th of 200		 26.7 µg/m³ 2023
144th of 200
Water stress 4.8 % 2022
56th of 176		 58.8 % 2022
147th of 176
Land area 230,800 km² 2023
80th of 214		 10,230 km² 2023
161st of 214

Energy

Indicator Laos Lebanon
Renewable electricity 76.7 % 2024
35th of 190		 43.8 % 2024
73rd of 190
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
171st of 190		 30.2 % 2024
18th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
103rd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
104th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 76.7 % 2024
42nd of 190		 43.8 % 2024
82nd of 190
Fossil electricity 23.3 % 2024
42nd of 190		 56.2 % 2024
82nd of 190
Coal power 23.3 % 2024
158th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
57th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 232 g/kWh 2024
54th of 190		 388 g/kWh 2024
82nd of 190
Electricity per capita 2.01 MWh 2024
108th of 191		 0.92 MWh 2024
138th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.