Laos vs Nepal

Laos (Asia) and Nepal (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$ · 1984-2025

Laos Nepal World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1984 Laos: 483.02 Nepal: 151.08 World: 2,614.33 1985 Laos: 632.8 Nepal: 149.9 World: 2,690.59 1986 Laos: 461.91 Nepal: 159.55 World: 3,118.57 1987 Laos: 274.73 Nepal: 162.04 World: 3,487.88 1988 Laos: 147.07 Nepal: 187.08 World: 3,829.99 1989 Laos: 170.38 Nepal: 184.98 World: 3,930.51 1990 Laos: 200.73 Nepal: 185.79 World: 4,338.94 1991 Laos: 231.81 Nepal: 195.72 World: 4,453.9 1992 Laos: 247.35 Nepal: 165.03 World: 4,679.98 1993 Laos: 283.4 Nepal: 172.81 World: 4,685.3 1994 Laos: 320.97 Nepal: 187.26 World: 4,967.01 1995 Laos: 357.76 Nepal: 197.84 World: 5,463.2 1996 Laos: 371.34 Nepal: 198.82 World: 5,507.22 1997 Laos: 339.09 Nepal: 211.83 World: 5,408.57 1998 Laos: 243.92 Nepal: 205.08 World: 5,302.34 1999 Laos: 272.33 Nepal: 208.65 World: 5,401.23 2000 Laos: 318.75 Nepal: 223.83 World: 5,512.56 2001 Laos: 320.32 Nepal: 240.8 World: 5,404.2 2002 Laos: 313.35 Nepal: 238.89 World: 5,539.32 2003 Laos: 355.1 Nepal: 246.43 World: 6,129.87 2004 Laos: 409.3 Nepal: 279.59 World: 6,818 2005 Laos: 466.06 Nepal: 309.02 World: 7,290.57 2006 Laos: 579.39 Nepal: 340.43 World: 7,803.19 2007 Laos: 697.32 Nepal: 385.45 World: 8,685.33 2008 Laos: 885.75 Nepal: 464.82 World: 9,425.74 2009 Laos: 935.03 Nepal: 473.08 World: 8,827.04 2010 Laos: 1,125.92 Nepal: 585.28 World: 9,555.07 2011 Laos: 1,361.55 Nepal: 785.52 World: 10,496.93 2012 Laos: 1,563.57 Nepal: 788.2 World: 10,597.85 2013 Laos: 1,812.52 Nepal: 803.27 World: 10,759.35 2014 Laos: 1,981.04 Nepal: 821.46 World: 10,912.24 2015 Laos: 2,121.01 Nepal: 875.54 World: 10,191.98 2016 Laos: 2,303.22 Nepal: 877.26 World: 10,239.47 2017 Laos: 2,432.43 Nepal: 1,034.28 World: 10,784.4 2018 Laos: 2,545.11 Nepal: 1,179.2 World: 11,344.73 2019 Laos: 2,589.32 Nepal: 1,203.14 World: 11,417.6 2020 Laos: 2,583.78 Nepal: 1,154.22 World: 10,999.49 2021 Laos: 2,526.05 Nepal: 1,252.75 World: 12,472.91 2022 Laos: 2,046.4 Nepal: 1,385.91 World: 12,876.24 2023 Laos: 2,066.95 Nepal: 1,382.38 World: 13,313.86 2024 Laos: 2,123.98 Nepal: 1,460.28 World: 13,717.09 2025 Laos: 2,324.76 Nepal: 1,535.88 World: 14,405.85 1984 1996 2002 2008 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Laos Nepal World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Laos: 41.04 Nepal: 38.65 World: 50.94 1961 Laos: 41.34 Nepal: 38.97 World: 52.8 1962 Laos: 42.27 Nepal: 39.33 World: 55.29 1963 Laos: 41.54 Nepal: 39.61 World: 55.65 1964 Laos: 41.86 Nepal: 40.23 World: 56.1 1965 Laos: 42.22 Nepal: 40.69 World: 55.93 1966 Laos: 42.35 Nepal: 41.24 World: 56.45 1967 Laos: 42.87 Nepal: 41.71 World: 56.9 1968 Laos: 43.18 Nepal: 42.17 World: 57.34 1969 Laos: 43.46 Nepal: 42.72 World: 57.68 1970 Laos: 43.78 Nepal: 43.15 World: 57.94 1971 Laos: 44.12 Nepal: 43.62 World: 58.02 1972 Laos: 44.42 Nepal: 44.07 World: 58.84 1973 Laos: 44.73 Nepal: 44.49 World: 59.3 1974 Laos: 45.89 Nepal: 44.92 World: 59.7 1975 Laos: 46.15 Nepal: 45.5 World: 60.13 1976 Laos: 46.01 Nepal: 45.99 World: 60.45 1977 Laos: 46.41 Nepal: 46.63 World: 61.04 1978 Laos: 46.83 Nepal: 47.2 World: 61.39 1979 Laos: 47.46 Nepal: 47.77 World: 61.84 1980 Laos: 48.56 Nepal: 48.33 World: 62.15 1981 Laos: 49.24 Nepal: 48.66 World: 62.52 1982 Laos: 49.93 Nepal: 49.18 World: 62.87 1983 Laos: 50.49 Nepal: 49.68 World: 63.13 1984 Laos: 51.01 Nepal: 50.23 World: 63.44 1985 Laos: 51.58 Nepal: 50.92 World: 63.73 1986 Laos: 52.14 Nepal: 51.59 World: 64.12 1987 Laos: 52.6 Nepal: 52.38 World: 64.46 1988 Laos: 53.08 Nepal: 53.11 World: 64.67 1989 Laos: 53.59 Nepal: 54.01 World: 64.96 1990 Laos: 54.04 Nepal: 54.77 World: 65.11 1991 Laos: 54.7 Nepal: 55.65 World: 65.3 1992 Laos: 55.1 Nepal: 56.69 World: 65.55 1993 Laos: 55.58 Nepal: 57.6 World: 65.74 1994 Laos: 55.81 Nepal: 58.63 World: 65.96 1995 Laos: 56.34 Nepal: 59.32 World: 66.2 1996 Laos: 56.82 Nepal: 60.04 World: 66.52 1997 Laos: 57.3 Nepal: 60.82 World: 66.83 1998 Laos: 57.55 Nepal: 61.53 World: 67.07 1999 Laos: 57.87 Nepal: 62.04 World: 67.31 2000 Laos: 58.32 Nepal: 62.64 World: 67.65 2001 Laos: 58.89 Nepal: 63.29 World: 67.95 2002 Laos: 59.3 Nepal: 63.51 World: 68.23 2003 Laos: 59.64 Nepal: 64.23 World: 68.52 2004 Laos: 60.08 Nepal: 64.74 World: 68.77 2005 Laos: 60.69 Nepal: 65.28 World: 69.11 2006 Laos: 61.07 Nepal: 65.89 World: 69.47 2007 Laos: 61.69 Nepal: 66.17 World: 69.81 2008 Laos: 62.25 Nepal: 66.44 World: 70 2009 Laos: 63.02 Nepal: 66.6 World: 70.38 2010 Laos: 63.69 Nepal: 66.77 World: 70.68 2011 Laos: 64.51 Nepal: 67.12 World: 70.97 2012 Laos: 65.13 Nepal: 67.36 World: 71.26 2013 Laos: 65.72 Nepal: 67.6 World: 71.53 2014 Laos: 66.35 Nepal: 67.81 World: 71.78 2015 Laos: 66.69 Nepal: 67.37 World: 71.97 2016 Laos: 67.01 Nepal: 68.44 World: 72.19 2017 Laos: 67.35 Nepal: 68.74 World: 72.37 2018 Laos: 67.59 Nepal: 69.04 World: 72.64 2019 Laos: 67.91 Nepal: 69.3 World: 72.87 2020 Laos: 68.34 Nepal: 69.11 World: 72.18 2021 Laos: 67.81 Nepal: 68.39 World: 71.22 2022 Laos: 68.72 Nepal: 70.09 World: 72.97 2023 Laos: 68.96 Nepal: 70.35 World: 73.33 2024 Laos: 69.23 Nepal: 70.64 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Laos Nepal World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Laos: 6.29 Nepal: 6.07 World: 4.69 1961 Laos: 6.31 Nepal: 6.09 World: 4.56 1962 Laos: 6.31 Nepal: 6.08 World: 5.02 1963 Laos: 6.32 Nepal: 6.06 World: 5.31 1964 Laos: 6.31 Nepal: 6.04 World: 5.13 1965 Laos: 6.32 Nepal: 6.01 World: 5.08 1966 Laos: 6.31 Nepal: 5.98 World: 4.97 1967 Laos: 6.31 Nepal: 5.95 World: 4.87 1968 Laos: 6.3 Nepal: 5.94 World: 4.98 1969 Laos: 6.3 Nepal: 5.89 World: 4.88 1970 Laos: 6.31 Nepal: 5.87 World: 4.84 1971 Laos: 6.3 Nepal: 5.85 World: 4.69 1972 Laos: 6.28 Nepal: 5.8 World: 4.55 1973 Laos: 6.28 Nepal: 5.7 World: 4.42 1974 Laos: 6.29 Nepal: 5.75 World: 4.26 1975 Laos: 6.29 Nepal: 5.73 World: 4.07 1976 Laos: 6.29 Nepal: 5.72 World: 3.97 1977 Laos: 6.29 Nepal: 5.69 World: 3.84 1978 Laos: 6.3 Nepal: 5.68 World: 3.77 1979 Laos: 6.31 Nepal: 5.64 World: 3.76 1980 Laos: 6.33 Nepal: 5.6 World: 3.73 1981 Laos: 6.35 Nepal: 5.58 World: 3.71 1982 Laos: 6.37 Nepal: 5.55 World: 3.72 1983 Laos: 6.38 Nepal: 5.54 World: 3.59 1984 Laos: 6.37 Nepal: 5.51 World: 3.57 1985 Laos: 6.33 Nepal: 5.46 World: 3.53 1986 Laos: 6.26 Nepal: 5.4 World: 3.51 1987 Laos: 6.21 Nepal: 5.35 World: 3.48 1988 Laos: 6.16 Nepal: 5.31 World: 3.39 1989 Laos: 6.1 Nepal: 5.26 World: 3.35 1990 Laos: 6.06 Nepal: 5.21 World: 3.31 1991 Laos: 5.99 Nepal: 5.15 World: 3.13 1992 Laos: 5.9 Nepal: 5.07 World: 3.04 1993 Laos: 5.8 Nepal: 5.04 World: 2.97 1994 Laos: 5.6 Nepal: 4.96 World: 2.92 1995 Laos: 5.36 Nepal: 4.87 World: 2.87 1996 Laos: 5.15 Nepal: 4.67 World: 2.82 1997 Laos: 4.96 Nepal: 4.44 World: 2.78 1998 Laos: 4.79 Nepal: 4.28 World: 2.75 1999 Laos: 4.64 Nepal: 4.13 World: 2.72 2000 Laos: 4.43 Nepal: 3.98 World: 2.73 2001 Laos: 4.29 Nepal: 3.79 World: 2.69 2002 Laos: 4.13 Nepal: 3.6 World: 2.66 2003 Laos: 4.02 Nepal: 3.44 World: 2.64 2004 Laos: 3.9 Nepal: 3.28 World: 2.63 2005 Laos: 3.69 Nepal: 3.12 World: 2.61 2006 Laos: 3.56 Nepal: 2.97 World: 2.61 2007 Laos: 3.44 Nepal: 2.86 World: 2.6 2008 Laos: 3.33 Nepal: 2.74 World: 2.6 2009 Laos: 3.23 Nepal: 2.63 World: 2.59 2010 Laos: 3.14 Nepal: 2.54 World: 2.57 2011 Laos: 3.05 Nepal: 2.46 World: 2.55 2012 Laos: 2.95 Nepal: 2.42 World: 2.56 2013 Laos: 2.87 Nepal: 2.36 World: 2.53 2014 Laos: 2.8 Nepal: 2.32 World: 2.52 2015 Laos: 2.8 Nepal: 2.27 World: 2.49 2016 Laos: 2.74 Nepal: 2.23 World: 2.49 2017 Laos: 2.69 Nepal: 2.17 World: 2.46 2018 Laos: 2.63 Nepal: 2.12 World: 2.39 2019 Laos: 2.59 Nepal: 2.08 World: 2.35 2020 Laos: 2.54 Nepal: 2.05 World: 2.28 2021 Laos: 2.49 Nepal: 2.03 World: 2.25 2022 Laos: 2.46 Nepal: 2 World: 2.22 2023 Laos: 2.42 Nepal: 1.98 World: 2.2 2024 Laos: 2.4 Nepal: 1.96 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Laos Nepal World

0 5 10 15 1991 Laos: 2.5 Nepal: 10.47 World: 5.12 1992 Laos: 2.71 Nepal: 10.47 World: 5.28 1993 Laos: 2.73 Nepal: 10.49 World: 5.54 1994 Laos: 2.63 Nepal: 10.46 World: 5.79 1995 Laos: 2.6 Nepal: 10.47 World: 5.92 1996 Laos: 2.45 Nepal: 10.45 World: 5.98 1997 Laos: 2.35 Nepal: 10.51 World: 6.01 1998 Laos: 2.29 Nepal: 10.53 World: 6.16 1999 Laos: 2.15 Nepal: 10.55 World: 6.28 2000 Laos: 2.05 Nepal: 10.53 World: 6.11 2001 Laos: 1.88 Nepal: 10.5 World: 6.19 2002 Laos: 1.78 Nepal: 10.59 World: 6.41 2003 Laos: 1.64 Nepal: 10.64 World: 6.48 2004 Laos: 1.5 Nepal: 10.65 World: 6.33 2005 Laos: 1.35 Nepal: 10.59 World: 6.22 2006 Laos: 1.2 Nepal: 10.61 World: 5.97 2007 Laos: 1.07 Nepal: 10.64 World: 5.77 2008 Laos: 0.94 Nepal: 10.6 World: 5.82 2009 Laos: 0.84 Nepal: 10.58 World: 6.41 2010 Laos: 0.71 Nepal: 10.56 World: 6.28 2011 Laos: 0.96 Nepal: 10.63 World: 6.15 2012 Laos: 1.21 Nepal: 10.63 World: 6.15 2013 Laos: 1.47 Nepal: 10.67 World: 6.1 2014 Laos: 1.73 Nepal: 10.62 World: 5.96 2015 Laos: 2.01 Nepal: 10.64 World: 6 2016 Laos: 2.63 Nepal: 10.71 World: 5.97 2017 Laos: 3.27 Nepal: 10.66 World: 5.9 2018 Laos: 2.9 Nepal: 10.59 World: 5.76 2019 Laos: 2.53 Nepal: 10.48 World: 5.59 2020 Laos: 2.35 Nepal: 13.04 World: 6.59 2021 Laos: 2.08 Nepal: 12.24 World: 6.05 2022 Laos: 1.21 Nepal: 10.66 World: 5.23 2023 Laos: 1.19 Nepal: 10.44 World: 4.85 2024 Laos: 1.17 Nepal: 10.5 World: 4.81 2025 Laos: 1.19 Nepal: 10.47 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Laos Nepal World

0 2 4 6 1970 Laos: 0.11 Nepal: 0.03 World: 4.14 1971 Laos: 0.11 Nepal: 0.03 World: 4.04 1972 Laos: 0.11 Nepal: 0.03 World: 4.16 1973 Laos: 0.13 Nepal: 0.04 World: 4.32 1974 Laos: 0.15 Nepal: 0.04 World: 4.23 1975 Laos: 0.13 Nepal: 0.03 World: 4.14 1976 Laos: 0.12 Nepal: 0.02 World: 4.31 1977 Laos: 0.13 Nepal: 0.03 World: 4.36 1978 Laos: 0.12 Nepal: 0.03 World: 4.42 1979 Laos: 0.13 Nepal: 0.04 World: 4.46 1980 Laos: 0.14 Nepal: 0.04 World: 4.33 1981 Laos: 0.06 Nepal: 0.03 World: 4.18 1982 Laos: 0.05 Nepal: 0.04 World: 4.05 1983 Laos: 0.05 Nepal: 0.05 World: 4.01 1984 Laos: 0.04 Nepal: 0.05 World: 4.07 1985 Laos: 0.05 Nepal: 0.04 World: 4.05 1986 Laos: 0.05 Nepal: 0.05 World: 4.04 1987 Laos: 0.06 Nepal: 0.05 World: 4.1 1988 Laos: 0.05 Nepal: 0.05 World: 4.16 1989 Laos: 0.06 Nepal: 0.04 World: 4.16 1990 Laos: 0.06 Nepal: 0.06 World: 4.15 1991 Laos: 0.07 Nepal: 0.07 World: 4.1 1992 Laos: 0.08 Nepal: 0.07 World: 4.01 1993 Laos: 0.08 Nepal: 0.07 World: 3.97 1994 Laos: 0.08 Nepal: 0.09 World: 3.94 1995 Laos: 0.08 Nepal: 0.09 World: 3.99 1996 Laos: 0.09 Nepal: 0.1 World: 4.01 1997 Laos: 0.1 Nepal: 0.1 World: 4.02 1998 Laos: 0.1 Nepal: 0.11 World: 3.98 1999 Laos: 0.1 Nepal: 0.14 World: 3.95 2000 Laos: 0.17 Nepal: 0.14 World: 4.01 2001 Laos: 0.19 Nepal: 0.15 World: 4.01 2002 Laos: 0.21 Nepal: 0.12 World: 4.02 2003 Laos: 0.21 Nepal: 0.13 World: 4.15 2004 Laos: 0.22 Nepal: 0.11 World: 4.28 2005 Laos: 0.22 Nepal: 0.12 World: 4.39 2006 Laos: 0.29 Nepal: 0.1 World: 4.48 2007 Laos: 0.3 Nepal: 0.1 World: 4.59 2008 Laos: 0.34 Nepal: 0.11 World: 4.56 2009 Laos: 0.42 Nepal: 0.15 World: 4.45 2010 Laos: 0.47 Nepal: 0.18 World: 4.67 2011 Laos: 0.49 Nepal: 0.2 World: 4.76 2012 Laos: 0.51 Nepal: 0.23 World: 4.77 2013 Laos: 0.6 Nepal: 0.23 World: 4.81 2014 Laos: 0.65 Nepal: 0.27 World: 4.78 2015 Laos: 1.31 Nepal: 0.26 World: 4.7 2016 Laos: 2.3 Nepal: 0.39 World: 4.65 2017 Laos: 2.74 Nepal: 0.47 World: 4.67 2018 Laos: 2.79 Nepal: 0.53 World: 4.73 2019 Laos: 2.68 Nepal: 0.47 World: 4.7 2020 Laos: 2.65 Nepal: 0.57 World: 4.47 2021 Laos: 3.2 Nepal: 0.59 World: 4.68 2022 Laos: 3.18 Nepal: 0.51 World: 4.67 2023 Laos: 3.36 Nepal: 0.52 World: 4.68 2024 Laos: 3.35 Nepal: 0.54 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Laos Nepal World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Laos: 0.85 Nepal: 0.83 World: 15.6 2006 Laos: 1.17 Nepal: 1.14 World: 17.2 2007 Laos: 1.64 Nepal: 1.41 World: 20.2 2008 Laos: 3.55 Nepal: 1.73 World: 22.8 2009 Laos: 6 Nepal: 1.97 World: 25.3 2010 Laos: 7 Nepal: 7.93 World: 28.4 2011 Laos: 9 Nepal: 9 World: 30.9 2012 Laos: 10.75 Nepal: 11.15 World: 33.3 2013 Laos: 12.5 Nepal: 13.3 World: 35.3 2014 Laos: 14.26 Nepal: 15.44 World: 37.4 2015 Laos: 18.2 Nepal: 17.58 World: 39.9 2016 Laos: 21.87 Nepal: 20.7 World: 43.6 2017 Laos: 25.51 Nepal: 24.3 World: 46.3 2018 Laos: 36.27 Nepal: 28.6 World: 49.4 2019 Laos: 47.03 Nepal: 33.34 World: 53.9 2020 Laos: 54 Nepal: 36.97 World: 60.1 2021 Laos: 62 Nepal: 40.99 World: 63.8 2022 Laos: 64.54 Nepal: 45.45 World: 67 2023 Laos: 64.4 Nepal: 45.81 World: 69.2 2024 Laos: 65.59 Nepal: 46.32 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Laos Nepal
Population 7.9 mn 2025
102nd of 215		 29.6 mn 2025
52nd of 215
Population density 33.2 /km² 2023
165th of 214		 207.1 /km² 2023
64th of 214
Population growth 1.32 % 2025
76th of 215		 -0.11 % 2025
177th of 215
Life expectancy 69.2 years 2024
157th of 215		 70.6 years 2024
148th of 215
Fertility rate 2.40 2024
81st of 215		 1.96 2024
106th of 215
Birth rate 20.9 ‰ 2024
66th of 215		 19.0 ‰ 2024
80th of 215
Infant mortality 27.2 ‰ 2024
144th of 196		 22.2 ‰ 2024
133rd of 196
Urban population 40.3 % 2025
171st of 215		 67.0 % 2025
98th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.8 % 2025
150th of 215		 6.6 % 2025
131st of 215
Living in cities 4.9 % 2025
183rd of 215		 19.0 % 2025
168th of 215
Living in towns 27.4 % 2025
130th of 215		 54.3 % 2025
30th of 215
Living in rural areas 67.7 % 2025
5th of 215		 26.7 % 2025
92nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Laos Nepal
Human Development Index 0.617 2023
147th of 193		 0.622 2023
145th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.462 2023
121st of 169		 0.437 2023
126th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.570 2023
118th of 156		 0.592 2023
110th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.475 2023
117th of 172		 0.487 2023
126th of 172

Economy

Indicator Laos Nepal
GDP 18.3 bn US$ 2025
134th of 186		 45.5 bn US$ 2025
102nd of 186
GDP per capita 2,325 US$ 2025
150th of 186		 1,536 US$ 2025
160th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 10,383 int. $ 2025
126th of 185		 6,175 int. $ 2025
147th of 185
GNI per capita 2,150 US$ 2025
146th of 182		 1,570 US$ 2025
155th of 182
GDP growth 4.5 % 2025
55th of 186		 4.4 % 2025
58th of 186
Inflation 7.7 % 2025
27th of 165		 2.7 % 2025
88th of 165
Trade 75.1 % 2016 42.6 % 2025
115th of 138
Exports 33.2 % 2016 8.8 % 2025
136th of 138
FDI inflows 6.0 % 2024
41st of 192		 0.1 % 2024
171st of 192
Manufacturing 9.1 % 2025
84th of 132		 5.0 % 2025
115th of 132
Agriculture 16.6 % 2025
35th of 158		 21.6 % 2025
26th of 158
Tax revenue 12.1 % 2022 13.9 % 2023
Military spending 0.2 % 2013 1.0 % 2024
110th of 147
Government debt - 39.9 % 2021
11th of 56

Labour

Indicator Laos Nepal
Unemployment 1.2 % 2025
8th of 181		 10.5 % 2025
149th of 181
Youth unemployment 2.4 % 2025
8th of 181		 20.6 % 2025
138th of 181
Women in the labour force 61.6 % 2025
41st of 181		 27.5 % 2025
165th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 68.6 % 2025
6th of 181		 22.9 % 2025
75th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.5 h 2025
58th of 181		 41.1 h 2025
66th of 181
Youth NEET rate 22.6 % 2025
115th of 181		 30.7 % 2025
157th of 181
Output per hour 8.7 $ 2025
137th of 181		 9.7 $ 2025
131st of 181
Labour income share - 49.6 % 2023

Health

Indicator Laos Nepal
Health spending 1.3 % 2023
192nd of 192		 6.2 % 2023
99th of 192
Health spending per person 27 US$ 2023
185th of 191		 84 US$ 2023
150th of 191
Physicians 0.33 /1,000 2022
87th of 125		 1.01 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 29.4 ‰ 2024
138th of 196		 25.1 ‰ 2024
131st of 196
Maternal mortality 112 /100k 2023
131st of 194		 142 /100k 2023
143rd of 194
Tobacco use 25.4 % 2024
120th of 166		 28.7 % 2024
132nd of 166
Safe drinking water 35.2 % 2024
121st of 147		 16.5 % 2024
140th of 147

Food

Indicator Laos Nepal
Calories per person 2,588 kcal 2024
126th of 155		 2,927 kcal 2024
79th of 155
Protein supply 81.2 g 2022
112th of 174		 83.3 g 2022
108th of 174
Animal protein supply 24.9 g 2022
131st of 174		 17.2 g 2022
145th of 174
Fat supply 42.5 g 2022
164th of 174		 64.1 g 2022
132nd of 174
Food insecurity 34.4 % 2024
92nd of 134		 35.0 % 2024
93rd of 134
Severe food insecurity 5.5 % 2024
71st of 124		 12.3 % 2024
92nd of 124
Cereal import dependency -0.3 % 2022
127th of 160		 17.3 % 2022
112th of 160

Education

Indicator Laos Nepal
Literacy 75.6 % 2023 68.7 % 2019
Secondary enrolment 50.5 % 2025
100th of 108		 90.4 % 2024
68th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 14.9 % 2023
114th of 128		 21.3 % 2024
106th of 128
Education spending 1.2 % 2023
116th of 121		 3.7 % 2024
53rd of 121
Expected schooling 9.6 yrs 2023
175th of 195		 13.8 yrs 2023
92nd of 195
Mean schooling 6.1 yrs 2023
154th of 193		 4.5 yrs 2023
176th of 193

Society

Indicator Laos Nepal
Income inequality 34.7 2024
68th of 93		 30.0 2022
Extreme poverty 7.1 % 2024
77th of 93		 2.4 % 2022
Internet use 65.6 % 2024
128th of 182		 46.3 % 2024
148th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 64.8 /100 2023 99.8 /100 2024
115th of 151
Electricity access 96.5 % 2024
145th of 213		 97.9 % 2024
140th of 213
Women in parliament 22.0 % 2025
110th of 184		 33.1 % 2024

Refugees

Indicator Laos Nepal
Refugees from the country 6,489 2025
72nd of 199		 8,019 2025
67th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.8 ‰ 2025
65th of 199		 0.3 ‰ 2025
91st of 199
Refugees hosted - 19,613 2025
84th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.7 ‰ 2025
96th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 302 2025
122nd of 177

Governance

Indicator Laos Nepal
Control of corruption 28.0 /100 2024
165th of 207		 35.1 /100 2024
146th of 207
Government effectiveness 40.0 /100 2024
144th of 205		 34.1 /100 2024
170th of 205
Rule of law 44.2 /100 2024
150th of 207		 51.7 /100 2024
117th of 207
Regulatory quality 44.8 /100 2024
149th of 205		 46.2 /100 2024
143rd of 205
Voice and accountability 31.1 /100 2024
182nd of 205		 55.8 /100 2024
103rd of 205
Political stability 75.4 /100 2024
70th of 207		 58.8 /100 2024
141st of 207

Environment

Indicator Laos Nepal
CO₂ per capita 3.35 t 2024
115th of 202		 0.54 t 2024
44th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 24.4 Mt 2024
81st of 204		 18.8 Mt 2024
91st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.06 % 2024
81st of 204		 0.05 % 2024
91st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
122nd of 204		 0.2 Gt 2024
125th of 204
GHG per capita 5.35 t 2024
124th of 202		 1.40 t 2024
35th of 202
Renewable energy 49.2 % 2022
47th of 211		 73.7 % 2021
24th of 211
Forest area 71.5 % 2023
16th of 212		 41.6 % 2023
73rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 26.0 µg/m³ 2023
140th of 200		 53.2 µg/m³ 2023
189th of 200
Water stress 4.8 % 2022
56th of 176		 8.3 % 2022
81st of 176
Land area 230,800 km² 2023
80th of 214		 143,350 km² 2023
93rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Laos Nepal
Renewable electricity 76.7 % 2024
35th of 190		 100.0 % 2024
6th of 190
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
171st of 190		 1.2 % 2024
138th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
103rd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
132nd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 76.7 % 2024
42nd of 190		 100.0 % 2024
6th of 190
Fossil electricity 23.3 % 2024
42nd of 190		 0.0 % 2024
6th of 190
Coal power 23.3 % 2024
158th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
75th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 232 g/kWh 2024
54th of 190		 24 g/kWh 2024
3rd of 190
Electricity per capita 2.01 MWh 2024
108th of 191		 0.37 MWh 2024
158th 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.